Rakesh Asthana given additional charge of DG Narcotics Control Bureau

Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) approved handing over of additional charge of post of Director General Narcotics Control Bureau to Director General of Civil Aviation Security (DG CAS) Rakesh Asthana. He is appointed for next 6 months or till a ..

Tags: Alok Verma • Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Director General Narcotics Control Bureau to Director General of Civil Aviation Security • Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 • Rakesh Asthana

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Badri Narain Sharma reappointed NAA Chief

Appointments Committee of Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reappointed Badri Narain Sharma as chairman of National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) for 2 years. B N Sharma a 1985-batch IAS officer from Rajasthan was due for retirement on August ..

Tags: Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Badri Narain Sharma • National Anti-Profiteering Authority

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Arun Kumar appointed as DGCA Director General

Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved appointment of Arun Kumar, Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, to Union Ministry of Civil Aviation as the new Director General (DG) in Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ..

Tags: Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Arun Kumar • B S Bhullar • DGCA Director General • Directorate General of Civil Aviation

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Samanat Goel appointed as RAW Chief

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved appointment of senior IPS officer Samant Kumar Goel as Director of  Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), external intelligence of India. He has been appointed for a fixed ..

Tags: ACC • Anil K Dhasmana • Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Balakot Air Strike • Director of  Research and Analysis Wing

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

ACC Approves extension of Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi as DGFT

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the extension of Senior bureaucrat Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi by over 3 months, in central deputation as Director General (DG), Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Key Highlights A. V. Chaturvedi is a ..

Tags: Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi • Amit Shah • Appointments Committee of Cabinet • DGFT • Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Centre reconstitutes 8 key Cabinet Committees

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government which stormed back into power for a second term at Centre after recently concluded 17th Lok Sabha eletion, reconstituted eight key cabinet committees. He also reconstituted six previous Cabinet sub-committees and formed two ..

Tags: Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Cabinet Committee on Accommodation • Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development • Cabinet Committee on Investment Growth • Cabinet Committee on Security

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019