IAS Prashasti Pareek, is a 2014-batch officer of the Gujarat cadre and is currently serving as the Collector of Arvalli, Gujarat.A firm believer that “Health is true wealth”, she has placed citizens' fitness and well-being at the heart of her work in the district.

“We are working to promote a culture of fitness and sports.”she shared

Inspired by Fit India Movement,a multi-pronged approach is being implemented in the district.

First is development of playgrounds in villages and schools,largely through DMF and other available grants.

Second is renovation of old and dilapidated sports complexes “With the help of the Nagar Palika, we recently redeveloped the sports complex in Modasa.” She added 

Thirdly as community driven initiative, cycling is being promoted every Sunday- an effort which has quickly gained popularity. “Senior citizens, homemakers, and youth are all actively participating. I personally join every week, and it has grown entirely on a voluntary basis, not by any directive,” she explained.

At its core, her vision rests on three pillars: Fitness, Health as True Wealth, and an Obesity-Free India, all directed towards building a healthier and more active community.

Beyond fitness, she has also launched the first phase of the Santrupti Abhiyan. “Under this the goal is to ensure that every household and every individual is covered under all relevant government schemes.” She said 

Under this a comprehensive survey is being carried for beneficiary identification with the help of village-level staff, Anganwadi workers, and other local resources.“This is a district-level initiative.we are converging existing funds and resources to make it possible.” she quoted 

With people at the centre, her approach remains truly community-driven, turning governance into a shared movement rather than just an administrative exercise.

Prachi Swaroop  and Rimjhim Prasad are likely to be new Members of CBIC in a couple of months. While Prachi is a 1990 batch IRS (C&CE) officer , Prasad is a 1991 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

All eyes are set on New Delhi, where the high-powered GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is scheduled to meet on September 3-4. One of the most anticipated reforms— a possible shift to a two-slab Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure— is expected to be on the table.

Yet, fresh signals emerging from North Block suggest that the council may tread cautiously on this contentious change. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has already moved to tamp market chatter by advising the public and media against speculating on GST rate revisions, a cue that the discussion could remain consultative rather than conclusive.

Officials familiar with the agenda indicate that although long-term simplification of GST slabs is widely supported, immediate political and revenue considerations might push the decision further down the road to the next meeting. With states still cautious about any revenue risk, observers believe the council could prioritise compliance easing and sector-specific reliefs over a sweeping rate restructuring.

If so, the much discussed two-slab GST may see the light of day just not yet.

NIC, under the Central Government, has now a competitor. Till now the NIC had the monopoly and manned all official mails. But now C-Dac has also entered the government market and provided its software to CGHS. Both tech organisations come under the same ministry.

In what could mark a significant move in India’s policy landscape, reliable sources indicate that BVR Subrahmanyam may soon be entrusted with a high-stake government project aimed at driving reforms in Research and Development.

Whether this responsibility will come as an additional charge to his existing role remains to be seen. However, the buzz around this development reflects the government’s trust in his proven track record. A 1987-batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, Subrahmanyam has long been regarded as one of the key architects of India’s development agenda.

Ms. Arpitha S will join as Deputy Secretary, Digital Media under Ministry of Information & Broadcasting under the Central Staffing Scheme for a period of four years. She is a 2015 batch IRS (C&IT) officer.

Cadre of Nishant Sihara has been transferred from Kerala to Bihar on grounds of marriage to IPS Ms Komal Meena. He is a 2022 batch IAS officer.

Inter Cadre Deputation (ICD) of Aunjaneya Kumar Singh from Sikkim cadre to Uttar Pradesh cadre has been extended for a period of one year beyond August 14, 2025. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Tenure of Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, has been extended by a period of six months w e f October 11, 2025.

The deputation tenure of Ashwin Shenvi, Joint Director, CBI, has been extended for a period of one year beyond September 6, 2025 (6 years in total). He is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

If sources are to be believed one recommendation of the collegium was reportedly related to a close relative of the senior most Judicial Judge. One can guess the name.

The tenure of Ramaswamy Narayanan as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, General Insurance Corporation of India is coming to an end in September, 2025.

It may sound bizarre that an IAS officer in Rajasthan has been tasked with 17 departments. It so happened that Principal Secretary Industries, Alok Gupta, 1996 batch, has gone abroad on long leave for a month. The Department of Personnel handed over his charge to Jogaram, an IAS of 2005 batch. It is not a hidden fact that Jogaram is already handling 13 departments. Now, with additional charge of Industries, MSME, BIP, and State enterprises Jogaram is heavily burdened with 17 departments. The question now is as to how many hours Jogaram will work?

The govt has started the next phase of the Central Vista project. Notices have been issued to ministries, departments, located in these two bhawans to vacate by October this year.

PM Narendra Modi approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission, set to be implemented on January 1, 2026. However, progress has been slow, with no chairman or members being appointed yet, raising concerns about timely readiness. The commission will benefit all Central Government employees and retirees with salary and pension increases. Notably, government bank employees are excluded, as their salaries are hiked through separate agreements with the Indian Banks Association (IBA). The notification for the commission is still pending, as the government awaits suggestions from various ministries and states.

The Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued an advisory for uniform transfer guidelines across PSBs, emphasizing periodic rotations to prevent complacency and ensure equitable distribution. The advisory mandates automating transfer processes. Banks must create online systems to allow employees to indicate location preferences.

The Board of Directors of Jammu and Kashmir Bank  has approved reappointment of Sudhir Gupta as Executive Director Board till November 30, 2027.

Sungita Sharma has been appointed as Technical Member (Centre) in the State Benches of Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT). She is an IRS-C&IT officer.

Predictions of more reshuffles in late 2025 for North East states, driven by central policies and elections, with whispers of prioritising security-experienced officers in sensitive areas like Manipur and Nagaland.

Discussions on naval fighter acquisitions include advocacy by retired Admiral Arun Prakash and Commodore Maolankar for limited induction of LCA Mk-1 (Navy) in air defence roles to generate data and support future developments.

Described as a “game-changer” by defence sources, Project RAMA (likely a classified naval program) is generating buzz for its potential to enhance maritime dominance, though details remain scarce.

IFS officers in Telangana are likely to see increased roles in managing urban green spaces and afforestation projects, given the state’s push for sustainable development. Speculation points to potential promotions for senior IFS officers to lead national programs like the Green India Mission.

Analysts predict this could be the start of a larger overhaul, especially with Delhi’s ongoing issues like urban crime and protests. Whispers in police circles suggest Golcha might focus on intelligence reforms and officer morale, given his past roles.

Extension of timelines for recording Performance Appraisal Reports (PARs) for 2024-25 in respect of AIS (IAS/IPS/IFS) officers by Reporting/Reviewing/Accepting Authorities, aimed at improving evaluation processes.

Four IPS officers have been given new postings in UP. Vijay Singh Meena has been appointed as ADGP, PTC, Sitapur, while Akash Kulhari takes over as IGP, Jhansi Zone and Keshav Kumar Chaudhary is now Additional Commissioner of Police, Ghaziabad. Besides, Mrs Kalpana Saxena takes over as DIG, Meerut Sector.  

Five IPS officers have been given new assignments in HP. Ms Rani Bindu has been appointed as IGP (Crime), Shimla, while Dr D K Chaudary is posted as Principal, Police Training College, Daroh, Kangra and Ms Soumya Sambasivan takes over as DIGP (Northern Range), Dharamshala. Besides, Rahul Nath will take charge as DIGP (Central Range), Mandi and Arvind Chaudhary is shifted as SP (Leave Reserve), PHQ, Shimla.    

Seven officers of State Police Service of Chhattisgarh have been promoted as IPS against the Select List of 2024 and allocated Chhattisgarh cadre. The promoted officers are: Pankaj Chandra, Bhawna Pandey, Vimal Kumar Bais, Harish Rathore, Vedvrat Sirmour, Rajshree Mishra and Shweta Shrivastava Sinha.

Dr. Sanghmitra Markam, who is presently serving as Chief Personnel Officer (Administration), Western Railway, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Chairman, Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Mumbai, in addition to her own duties. She is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.

Sunil Beniwal, who is presently serving as Chief Commercial Manager/Freight Marketing (CCM/FM), North Western Railway (NWR), has been selected for deputation to Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) as Group General Manager, North Zone, New Delhi, for a period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Rajan Kumar Modi, who is presently serving as Deputy Chief Commercial Manager/Traffic Commercial (Dy. CCM/TC), East Central Railway (ECR), has been selected for deputation to Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation Limited (IPRCL) as General Manager (Operations & Business Development), Mumbai, for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Swapnil Chaurasia, who is presently serving as Senior Divisional Engineer (Central), Hubballi, South Western Railway (SWR), has been selected for deputation to National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) as Deputy Chief Project Manager (Civil), Vadodara, for a period of five years. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, has been appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi, Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, has been appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Judge of the Bombay High Court, has been appointed to perform the duties of Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from the date when incumbent Justice Alok Aradhe relinquishes charge of his office following his elevation as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Justice Pavankumar Bhimappa Bajanthri, Judge of the Patna High Court, has been appointed to perform the duties of Chief Justice of the Patna High Court with effect from the date when incumbent Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi relinquishes charge of his office following his elevation as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Fourteen advocates have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court. They are: Siddheshwar Sundarrao Thombre, Mehroz Ashraf Khan Pathan, Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande, Amit Satyavan Jamsandekar, Ashish Sahadev Chavan, Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil, Vaishali Nimbajirao Patil-Jadhav, Abasaheb Dharmaji Shinde, Shreeram Vinayak Shirsat, Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar, Farhan Parvez Dubash, Rajnish Ratnakar Vyas, and Raj Damodar Wakode.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan from the Madhya Pradesh High Court to the Chhattisgarh High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Sanjay Agrawal from the Chhattisgarh High Court to the Allahabad High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Ms Justice J Nisha Banu from the Madras High Court to the Kerala High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Dinesh Mehta from the Rajasthan High Court to the Delhi High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Avneesh Jhingan from the Rajasthan High Court to the Delhi High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Arun Monga from the Delhi High Court to the Rajasthan High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh from the Allahabad High Court to the Patna High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal from the Allahabad High Court to the Calcutta High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the repatriation of Justice Manavendranath Roy from the Gujarat High Court to the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the repatriation of Justice Donadi Ramesh from the Allahabad High Court to the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Sandeep Natvarlal Bhatt from the Gujarat High Court to the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Ms Chandrasekharan Sudha from the Kerala High Court to the Delhi High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Ms Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju from the Delhi High Court to the Karnataka High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Subhendu Samanta from the Calcutta High Court to the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Post of Lecturer (Chemistry) in School Education Department, Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh have been advertised. Online applications must reach latest by September 12, 2025.

Two vacancies for the post of Lecturer (Economics) in School Education Department, Ladakh have been advertised. Online applications must reach latest by September 12, 2025.

 

Two IDAS officers have been transferred on promotion to Junior Time Scale of IDAS on regular basis.  These officers are Pravin V Chavan (PCDA (Army) Lucknow) and Sanjeev Malhotra (PCDA (Army) Jammu).

 

Department of Health & Family Welfare has invited applications for post of Senior Library & Information Officer (Sr LIO) in the National Medical Library (NML). Applications must reach latest by October 22, 2025. Other details can be availed from https://mohfw.gov.in.

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata is seeking to fill the post of  Harbour Master (Port). Online applications can be made latest by September 19, 2025.

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has advertised the post of Manager (Administration) on deputation basis. Online applications must reach latest by September 1, 2025.

Last date to apply for the post of Consultant in the Office of Additional DGT, J&K LSA, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been extended. The revised date is September 1, 2025.

World Bank has advertised the post of (Senior) Industry Specialist- Strategy and Innovation Lead - Tourism, Retail and Property, Washington, DC, United States. Applications must reach latest by September 16, 2025.

Post of Administrative Officer in Delhi Urban Art Commission on deputation basis has been advertised. Details can be availed from the website.

The tenure of Satish Kumar, (Retd) as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Railway Board has been extended by one year with effect from September 1, 2025. He is an Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) officer.

Sandeep Sudhakar Paranjape, GM, SECL, has been selected for the post of Director (Technical), Western Coalfields Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Hemant Kalal has been posted as Additional Superintendent of Police, Dausa in Rajasthan. He is a 2021 batch IPS officer.

The tenure of Anurag Jain as Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh has been extended for a period of one year. Jain, who belongs to a 1989 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, was to retire on August 31, 2025.

Amit Kumar, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre. He is a 2012 batch officer of the Indian Ordnance Factory Service.

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) announced a top management rejig, appointing Niranjan Gupta (former Hero MotoCorp CEO) as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Ritesh Tiwari. Tiwari will transition to a global role as Head of M&A and Treasury at Unilever Plc in London, effective November 1, 2025. This move aims to strengthen HUL’s financial strategy amid evolving market dynamics.

Damodarbhai Patel has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Baroda Rayon Corporation Limited.

Viral Bhavani has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Baroda Rayon Corporation Limited.

Yashish Dahiya has been re-appointed as Chairman, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer of PB Fintech Limited with effect from July 5, 2026.

Alok Bansal has been re-appointed as Executive Vice Chairman & Whole-Time Director of PB Fintech Limited with effect from June 28, 2026.

Mrs. Pritika Choraria has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Thirani Projects Limited with effect from September 25, 2025.

Nitesh Singh has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Thirani Projects Limited with effect from September 25, 2025.

Ms. Vaishali Kumari Shaw has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Thirani Projects Limited with effect from September 25, 2025.

Shashi Shekhar has been re-appointed as Vice Chairman and Whole-Time Director of ACME Solar Holdings Limited.

Ms. Shreya Grover has been designated as Whole-Time Director of Jeena Sikho Lifecare Limited.

Mihir Prakash Bajoria has ceased to be Additional Director of IFGL Refractories Limited on conclusion of the 18th Annual General Meeting.

Nandish Jani has resigned from the position of Independent Director of PAE Limited.

Prakash U. Tekwani has resigned from the position of Independent Director of Khyati Multimedia Entertainment Limited.

Ravinder Singhania has resigned as Director of Asian Hotels (West) Limited with effect from August 27, 2025.

Impact of Trump Tarifs

The impact of Trump's tariffs on the Indian economy could be significant, affecting various sectors and aspects of trade.

Increased Costs for Indian Exports: Higher tariffs imposed by the US could make Indian goods more expensive and less competitive in the American market. This might lead to reduced demand and negatively impact Indian exporters, particularly in sectors like:

Textiles: Indian garments could become less competitive compared to those from countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh, which enjoy better trade agreements.

 Pharmaceuticals: Indian pharma exports might face higher duties, reducing their competitiveness in the US market.

Steel and Aluminium: Indian steel and aluminium exports could become more expensive, leading to declining orders and revenue.

Trade Deficit and Currency Impact: The tariffs could widen the trade deficit and put pressure on the Indian rupee, making imports more expensive and potentially leading to higher inflation.

Job Losses and Manufacturing Slowdown: Higher tariffs could lead to job losses in export-oriented industries, particularly in sectors like textiles, steel, and electronics.

Reduced Investments: Uncertainty in trade policies might discourage investment in export-oriented industries, potentially slowing down manufacturing growth and economic development.

Government Response: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signaled its readiness to support the economy by reducing repo rates and injecting liquidity into the banking sector.

Sunil Jain

Certified copies of documents under the RTI Act

The appellant sought information about the date, month, year and time on which a particular order was passed, uploaded and further related information. Regarding the contention of the Appellant that information as furnished by the PIO is not a certified copy and same is without rounded seal & stamp in violation of the guidelines mentioned in OM No.10/1/2O13- IR dated 06.10.2015, the CIC observed that the PIO is supposed to furnish a reply which is duly signed by the PIO and same should essentially contain name and designation of the PIO as well as necessary details of FAA. The aforementioned essential details have been duly provided by the PIO in their reply and the OM No.10/1/2O13-IR dated 06.10.2015 does not require that the certified copy of the reply with a rounded seal should be provided to the RTI Applicant. In the instant RTI Application the Appellant has sought certified copy of the document only at point No. 3 of the RTI Application in response to which it has been clearly mentioned by the PIO that no such document exists in their record. The CIC upheld the reply provided by the PIO.

Comments

If “certified” copies of certain documents are sought by the applicant, the PIO should be careful as such documents might be presented to a court of law as evidence.

Citation: Ms. Neha Chawla v. Supreme Court of India, CIC/SCOFI/A/2024/117161; Date of Decision: 21.05.2025

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