The Centre has appointed Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi as the next Chief of the Naval Staff. He will take charge on April 30 after present Naval chief Admiral R Hari Kumar retires from service. Born on May 15, 1964, Tripathi is an alumnus of Sainik School Rewa and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla. He was commissioned into the executive branch of the Indian Navy in 1985. A communication and electronic warfare specialist, Tripathi served on frontline warships of the Navy as signal communication officer and electronic warfare officer and later as the executive officer and principal warfare officer of the guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai.

(We said this on Jan 31 and April 1, 2024)