Vini Mahajan takes charge as secretary in Jal Shakti ministry
NEW DELHI: Vini Mahajan, IAS (Punjab: 1987) assumed the charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation here today. Mahajan is an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, where she was placed on the Roll of Honour. She did B.A. (Honours) Economics from Lady Shri Ram […]
Sanjay Kumar Singh assumes charge as Secretary Steel
NEW DELHI: Sanjay Kumar Singh today assumed charge as the Secretary, Ministry of Steel in New Delhi. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Singh succeeds P.K. Tripathi, Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training(DoPT). Tripathi was holding the additional charge of Secretary Steel.Singh was appointed as Steel Secretary as part of […]
Durga Shankar Mishra, a 1984 batch IAS officer, is new Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary
NEW DELHI: Durga Shankar Mishra, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, took over as the new Chief Secretary of the state on Thursday. Formerly posted as Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary at the Centre, Mishra has been proposed to be appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, according to a Personnel […]
Unilever’s Leena Nair joins French luxury fashion house Chanel as global chief executive
NEW DELHI: Leena Nair, the first female and youngest-ever Chief Human Resources Officer of Anglo-Dutch FMCG major Unilever has stepped down to join French luxury group Chanel as its Global Chief Executive. She was a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE), which is responsible for delivering Unilever’s business and financial performance. “Leena Nair, CHRO, […]
Rajiv Bansal takes charge as Civil Aviation Secretary
NEW DELHI: IAS officer Rajiv Bansal took charge as the Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Friday. Before this appointment, Bansal was holding the position of Chairman and Managing Director of Air India. Bansal, a 1988-batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre, took over the charge of Civil Aviation Secretary from Pardeep Singh […]
Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari takes over as new IAF chief from Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria
NEW DELHI: Ace fighter pilot Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari who was in charge of the Ladakh sector during the peak of the crisis with China, took over as the Chief of Air Staff from Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday. Bhadauria superannuated after 42 years of service and was architect of two […]
India appoints 13 new Secretaries, as six to retire, seven posts vacant
NEW DELHI: As six top administrative positions are set to fall vacant with the incumbents retiring from service at the month end while a few others are lying vacant for months, the government on Wednesday announced appointment of 13 Secretaries in various ministries and departments on Wednesday. With the officers holding the position of Secretaries, […]
Air Marshal V R Chaudhari appointed next Chief of Air Staff
NEW DELHI: Government of India has decided to appoint Air Marshal V R Chaudhari, PVSM, AVSM, VM, presently Vice Chief of Air Staff, as the next Chief of the Air Staff after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC on 30th September, 2021. He has earlier served as the Air […]
In a first, BRO appoints woman Army officer as in-charge of road construction unit
NEW DELHI: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has appointed a woman Army officer for the first as the Officer Commanding of its 75 road construction company (RCC) in Uttarakhand, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday. The three platoon commanders under Major Aaina, Captain Anjana, AEE (Civ) Bhawana Joshi and AEE (Civ) Vishnumaya K became the […]
Adobe appoints Prativa Mohapatra as Managing Director of India Business
NEW DELHI: Adobe has announced the appointment of Prativa Mohapatra as Vice President and Managing Director for Adobe India. In this role, Prativa will lead Adobe’s India business across Adobe Experience Cloud, Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Document Cloud, reporting to Simon Tate, Adobe’s President for Asia Pacific (APAC). Adobe’sstrategy for unleashing creativity, accelerating document […]
J B Mohapatra appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes
NEW DELHI: Senior bureaucrat J B Mohapatra has been appointed the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the Personnel Ministry said in an order Wednesday. Mohapatra, a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) officer, is currently the member in the board that frames the policy for the Income Tax department. The Appointments […]
Omaxe appoints Abhinav C Ajmera as President- Leasing
NEW DELHI: India’s leading real estate developer Omaxe Ltd. has appointed top management professional Abhinav C Ajmera as President- Leasing. With an excellent career spanning over 25 years, Ajmera will be responsible for strengthening the leasing operations and in helping the group to infuse new energy in the company’s commercial & retail real estate division. […]
Bihar-born Pankaj Kumar appointed as new chief secretary of Gujarat
AHMEDABAD: Odisha-born senior IAS officer Pankaj Kumar has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary to the Gujarat government, an official from the state General Administration department said on Friday. A 1986-batch IAS officer, Kumar (59) will replace Anil Mukim, who is retiring from service on August 31, and will take charge on the same […]
Haryana government issues transfer orders of 26 IAS officers
CHANDIGARH: In a major administrative reshuffle, the Haryana government has issued transfer and posting orders of 26 IAS officers with immediate effect, according to a statement issued here on Sunday. Among those transferred include Pankaj Yadav, Commissioner, Ambala Division. He has been posted as Commissioner, Rohtak Division. P C Meena, Director General and Secretary, Skill […]
US based Colliers appoints Ramesh Nair as CEO for India business
NEW DELHI: US-based property consultant Colliers on Wednesday announced the appointment of Ramesh Nair as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for India business, as part of its strategy to accelerate growth in the country. Nair, an industry veteran, will also be the Managing Director, Market Development for Asia, Colliers said in a statement. In January […]
Jharkhand DGP Neeraj Sinha to continue till February 2023
RANCHI: Jharkhand’s Director-General of Police (DGP) Neeraj Sinha will continue to remain in his post till February 12, 2023. Sinha, a 1987-batch IPS officer, was named Jharkhand’s DGP, replacing incumbent MV Rao, on February 11 this year. He was appointed to the post without the mention of any specific tenure in the notification. Sinha will […]