Ravi Mittal appointed as part-time member of board of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA)

Ravi Mittal, additional secretary in the Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as the part-time member of the board of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA). He succeeded N S Rao at IRDAI, who is a joint secretary ..

Arun Mishra will be the new Chief of DGCA

Former IAS officer Arun Mishra will be the new chief of DGCA. The decision has come from Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). Mishra will replace E. K. Bharat Bhusan. Arun Mishra has served as Joint Secretary, senior executive, SDO, ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan told to quit; Prashant Narain Sukul takes charge

Civil aviation ministry has asked Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief E K Bharat Bhushan to quit as head of the aviation regulator with immediate effect. Bhushan was recently granted an extension as the head of DGCA. However, he ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

Anil Goswami: New secretary, Ministry of Social Justice

Anil Goswami, a 1978-IAS officer took over as the new Secretary of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in the ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. He was Special Secretary (Foreigners) in the ministry of Home Affairs.  Mr Goswami ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

Abid Hussain, former Indian ambassador to US, passes away

Former Indian ambassador to US, Abid Hussain passed away. He was among those few Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers who served the Indian Foreign Service despite not being the member of the prestigious service. During his career as an IAS, ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012

Person in News: R.P.Singh

Rajinder Pal Singh took charge as Chairman of NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) Mr. Singh is an IAS officer of 1976 batch of Andhra Pradesh Cadre (Retired)

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012