IAS officer Current Affairs, GK & News
Proposed Changes in IAS (Cadre) rules
The Government of India recently proposed to change the rules of appointing IAS officers. What are the changes? How are the officers appointed currently? Why were the rules changed? Why were the changes proposed? The changes were proposed by the Ministry of Personnel and Training on behalf of the Government of India. The ministry has ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Cooperative Federalism • Department of Personnel and Training • Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) • IAS officer • IAS rules-1954
Senior IAS Officer PD Vaghela appointed TRAI Chairman
On September 28, 2020, senior IAS Officer PD Vaghela was appointed as the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory of India) Chairman. HE has succeeded RS Sharma. About PD Vaghela He is a Gujarat-Cadre IAS Officer. He is currently in the Department of Pharmaceuticals that operates under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Prior to this, he was the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News
Topics: Digital India • IAS officer • national digital communication policy • Persons in News • TDSAT • Telecom sector • Telecommunications • TRAI
President’s New Secretary: Former retd IAS officer Kapil Dev Tripathi
On April 20, 2020, the Former IAS officer Kapil Dev Tripathi was appointed as the new secretary to the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his appointment for a term co-terminus with the tenure of the President. Appointment Committee of the Cabinet The Appointment Committee of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Appointment Committee of the Cabinet • Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) • Cabinet Committees • Chairman of Railway Board • Chief of Indian Army • IAS officer • President • President Ram Nath Kovind • RBI Governor
CARUNA: An initiative by the civil servants to fight against COVID-19
On April 4, 2020, the associations of civil servants formed an initiative called CARUNA. CARUNA is Civil Services Associations Reach to Support Natural Disasters. Highlights CARUNA is a collaborative platform. It includes IAS and IPS officers. The platform is to be represented by NGO, industry leaders, IT professionals along with the civil servants. The initiative ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Bio-medical • CARUNA • COVID-19 • Human Resources • IAS officer • IPS Officers • Public Awareness Campaign • ventilator
Yudvir Singh Malik appointed as CMD of Unitech
Retired IAS Officer Yudvir Singh Malik has been recently appointed as the Chairman and Managing director (CMD) of crisis-hit realty firm Unitech as per the terms of the order of the Supreme Court of India. He assumed office on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. A few days back, the Supreme Court directed the Centre to take ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: IAS officer • Supreme Court of India • Unitech • Yudvir Singh Malik
Rajiv Gauba appointed next Cabinet Secretary for two years
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narrendra Modi has approved appointment of Rajiv Gauba, as India’s new Cabinet Secretary for a tenure of two years. His term will start from 30 August 2019 or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Key Highlights Rajiv Gauba will initially join the Cabinet Secretariat as ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Cabinet Secretary • Home Affairs Secretary • IAS officer • Officer on Special Duty • Pradeep Kumar Sinha • Rajiv Gauba