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 Current Affairs

Topics: Digital India • IAS officer • national digital communication policy • 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: Awards, Persons & Places 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: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Cabinet Secretary • Home Affairs Secretary • IAS officer • Officer on Special Duty • Pradeep Kumar Sinha • Rajiv Gauba