As many as 14 IPS officers of various cadres and batches are retiring in May, 2026. They are: Hardeep Singh Doon and Rajesh Duggal of Haryana cadre; K Ramachandra Rao of Karnataka; Santosh K V, Gopakumar K S, Johnkutty K L and R Mahesh of Kerala; Mahesh Chand Jain MP; D S Chavan of Maharashtra; Ishwar Singh of Punjab; H M Jayaram and N M Mayilvahanan of Tamil Nadu; Rakesh Prakash Singh of Uttar Pradesh and L V Antony Dev Kumar of Uttarakhand cadre.

The name of Ms Lavanya Mundayur has been recommended for the position of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL).  

Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, Defence, will hold additional charge of Secretary, Defence Research & Development and Chairman, Defence Research & Development Organisation. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

B Kasiviswanathan, Chairperson (JS level), Cochin Port Authority under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre to avail the benefits of promotion. He is a 1992 batch IRSME officer.

Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, has been pre-maturely repatriated to his parent cadre to avail the benefit of promotion in the cadre. He is a 1993 batch IP&TA&FS officer.

Dr A Kowsigan has been appointed as new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Kerala . He is 2009 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

India and Canada are likely to move ahead with an interim arrangement to expand energy cooperation, even as negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) remain underway, according to sources familiar with the development.

The proposed understanding is expected to focus on increasing supplies of crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Canada to India. Officials on both sides have indicated a willingness to fast-track energy trade as a strategic priority, bypassing delays in broader trade negotiations.

Sources suggest that the interim mechanism could involve government-backed facilitation and long-term supply commitments, aimed at ensuring stability in energy flows. For India, the move aligns with its strategy to diversify import sources amid volatile global markets and geopolitical risks.

Canada, with its vast hydrocarbon reserves, is seen as a reliable partner capable of supporting India’s growing energy demand. The development also signals a pragmatic shift in bilateral ties, focusing on sector-specific gains while larger trade frameworks continue to be negotiated.

Norway, long counted among NATO’s most Atlanticist members, is now signalling a subtle but significant shift in Europe’s security thinking. While reaffirming commitment to NATO, policymakers are increasingly advocating for stronger internal European defence mechanisms that can operate alongside, and if necessary independent of, the alliance.

This emerging posture reflects a broader unease across European capitals about overdependence on the United States, particularly amid evolving global priorities in Washington and growing uncertainty over long-term security guarantees. The conversation is no longer theoretical. Discussions around joint procurement, integrated command structures, and rapid deployment capabilities within Europe are gaining traction.

Within India’s Ministry of External Affairs, officials are closely monitoring these developments. A more autonomous European defence framework could recalibrate transatlantic dynamics, reshape NATO’s internal balance, and alter strategic equations in regions of Indian interest, including the Indo-Pacific.

For New Delhi, the implications are twofold: potential new defence partnerships with European states, and a gradual dilution of US-centric security architectures that have long dominated Western strategic thinking.

Norbu Negi (YOA: 2009), presently posted in PDI, Paris, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Sierra Leone.

Ved Prakash Verma, CVO, HPCL, has been entrusted with the additional charge of the post of CVO, Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), Mangaluru, for a period of six months. He is a 1995 batch ITS officer.

In UP, about two dozen PPS officers are likely to be awarded IPS. Their names have reportedly been cleared by the PSC and orders could be issued soon.

Sanjay Lavania has been posted as Commissioner, Appellate , Custom. He is an IRS(C&IT) officer and was posted as Commissioner GST, Ghaziabad.

 Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar   has  taken over as 48th Vice Chief of Naval Staff.He  succeeds Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan.

Early signs of price pressures are emerging in India’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment, with essential toiletries such as toothpaste and soaps expected to see a price hike in the coming weeks, according to industry sources.

The trigger appears to be the ongoing instability in West Asia, which has begun impacting the supply chain and pricing of key raw materials, particularly crude-linked derivatives and palm oil. These inputs are critical for manufacturing personal care products.

Sources indicate that companies are already facing margin pressure due to elevated input costs and may begin passing on the burden to consumers through calibrated price increases or grammage adjustments.

Palm oil prices, which had remained relatively stable, are now showing signs of firming up amid geopolitical uncertainty, while crude oil volatility is feeding into higher packaging and transportation costs.

FMCG majors are currently assessing the extent of cost escalation, but initial signals suggest that everyday household items could become marginally more expensive, adding to broader inflationary concerns.

The development comes at a time when rural demand is gradually recovering, raising concerns about potential consumption headwinds if price hikes accelerate.

Three judicial officers have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court. They are: Ms. Rajeshwari Narayana Hegde, Ms. Kedambadi Ganesh Shanthi, and Brungesh Mahadevappa.

Focus on green energy, defence self-reliance, infrastructure capex, CSR, and digital/AI integration. PSUs driving exports, lithium/critical minerals, and sustainability.

Emphasis on faster listings of green arms (e.g., NLC, SJVN), corporate governance improvements, longer tenures for leaders, and private sector entry in some PSU insurance CMD roles. Shift toward global competitiveness and Vision 2047.

Advertisement for Junior Research Fellow (JRF) at Regional Research Centre, Dharwad (ICAR-IARI with corrigendum in May). Separate notifications for Research Associate/Senior Research Fellow (Division of Agronomy, New Delhi) and Field/Lab Assistant. These are project-specific contractual roles, not top brass changes.

Trends show increasing focus on technology transfer, industry collaboration, and AI/energy research amid NEP 2020 implementation. Predictions suggest more Director-level movements in IITs/NITs in coming months due to tenure completions and emphasis on indigenisation (e.g., semiconductors, space, health tech). Private sector involvement in new universities (e.g., BITS, Nayanta) continues as a growing trend.

Rail Land Development Authority has advertised one post of Chief Project Manager for Jaipur, Bhopal on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest by June 9, 2026.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has invited applications from IRAS/ Finance & Accounts Department officers to fill the post of General Manager (Finance), Corporate Office, New Delhi. Applications must reach latest by June 6, 2026.  

Ministry of Home Affairs has invited nominations for Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards 2026. Applications must reach latest by September 30, 2026.

Digital India Corporation, under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology seeks Consultant (Techno-Legal). Online applications can be made on https://ora.digitalindiacorporation.in/ latest by June 3, 2026. 

Department of Defence Production is seeking to appoint Planning Officer in the Directorate of Planning and Coordination, Ministry of Defence on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest by June 19, 2026.

Post of Director (Planning & Coordination) in Directorate of Planning & Coordination under the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence on deputation basis has been advertised. Applications must reach latest by June 22, 2026. 

Department of Revenue is seeking to fill the post of Additional/Joint Commissioner and Deputy/Assistant Commissioner on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest by June 21, 2026. 

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is hiring four  Research Associates in 24x7 Crisis Control Room, Hazardous Substances Management Division, on contractual basis. Application must reach latest by June 12, 2026.  

Interviews for the posts of Assistant Director Grade-I (IEDS) (Leather & Footwear) in Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will be held on June 22, 23, and 24. The morning session will commence at 9 am followed by 12 noon session.

Milind K Deouskar, who is presently serving as General Manager, Eastern Railway (ER), has been entrusted with the additional charge of General Manager, Metro Railway, till July 31, 2026. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

R Rajagopal, who is presently serving as Member (Traction & Rolling Stock), Railway Board, has been assigned additonal of the post of Director General (Human Resources), Railway Board, with effect from June 1, 2026. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

Manoj Singh, who is presently serving as Additional Member (Marketing & Business Development), Railway Board, has been detailed to look after the duties of the post of Additional Member (Commercial), Railway Board, in addition to his own with effect from June 1, 2026. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Milan Kumar Singh, who is presently serving as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Lumding (LMG), Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been granted extension of tenure for a period of one year. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Ajay Kumar Singh, who is presently serving in North Eastern Railway (NER), has been transferred to Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) and posted as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Rangiya (RNY). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Sanat Jain, who is presently serving as Senior Divisional Personnel Officer (Sr. DPO), Agra (AGC), North Central Railway (NCR), has been selected for deputation to Sports Authority of India (SAI), New Delhi as Director in Level-12 of the 7th CPC for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.

Ms. Aparna Tripathi, who is presently serving as Chief Project Manager/Accounting Reforms (CPM/AR), Northern Railway (NR), has been selected for deputation to the post of Principal Director (SAG Level) in GASAB Secretariat in the Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi for a period of two years. She is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.
 

R Senthil Kumar, who is presently serving as Chief Commercial Manager/Passenger Marketing [CCM/PM], Southern Railway, has been posted as Principal Chief Commercial Manager (PCCM) on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

IAS officers have been given new assignments in major reshuffle in Tamil Nadu. E Mrs Sundaravalli has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary to the Government, Public and Rehabilitation Department, while Mrs R Lalitha joins as Secretary, Expenditure, Finance Department and A K Kamal Kishore  and M S Prasanth have been posted as Joint Secretaries in the Finance Department. Similarly, Mrs R Alagumeena has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, Health and Family Welfare; Mrs Pooja Kulkarni as Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise; V Amuthavalli as Commissioner, Rural Development; P Ponniah as Commissioner, Collegiate Education; Dr T G Vinay as Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments; R Kannan has been appointed Commissioner, Sugar while continuing to hold additional charge as Vice Chairman and MD, Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency; B Priyanka will take charge as Director, Town Panchayats; P Akash as District Collector, Madurai; K J Praveen as District Collector, Nagapattinam; Dr R Vaithinathan as District Collector, Theni; V Saravanan as District Collector, Dharmapuri; Pratik Tayal as District Collector, Tiruchirappalli; Vandana Garg as Collector, Tiruvannamalai; J E Padmaja as Collector, Kallakurichi; N Priya as Collector, Ranipet; L Madhubalan as Collector, Namakkal; Anand Mohan as District Collector, Tirunelveli; P S Leela Alex as Collector, Vellore; R Revathi as Collector, Thanjavur; Dr M Veerappan as Collector, Chengalpattu; K Tharpagaraj as Additional Registrar, Co-operative Societies; R Sadheesh as Director, Rehabilitation and Welfare of Non-Resident Tamils; Mangat Ram Sharma as CMD, Tamil Nadu Power Fin and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited; J Jayakanthan as CMD, Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited; E Saravanavelraj as Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited; P N Sridhar as MD, Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation; S P Karthikaa as CEO, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority; R V Shajeevana as MD, Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation; Simranjeet Singh Kahlon as Member Secretary, Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust; B Ganesan as MD, New Tiruppur Area Development Corporation Limited; Ranjeet Singh as MD, Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited and V R Subbulaxmi has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer, Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project.

Pranjal J Hazarika has been posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, (ADDC) Baramulla, in J&K. He is a  2021  batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre. 

Two ICAS officers, currently posted as Senior Accounts Officers, have been promoted as Assistant Controller of Accounts and given new postings. Accordingly, Ashok Kumar has been posted in the Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, while Madan Lal will join the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, after promotion.

Vinay Seksaria has been redesignated from Executive Director to Managing Director of Ishwarshakti Holdings & Traders Limited.

Nandan A Piramal has been re-designated from Whole-Time Director to Managing Director, designated as Joint Managing Director, of Peninsula Land Limited.

Mrs. Radhika Seksaria has been appointed as Additional Director of Ishwarshakti Holdings & Traders Limited.

Pawan Swamy has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Peninsula Land Limited with effect from November 11, 2026.

Rajesh N. Doshi has been re-appointed as Chairman & Executive Director of Rajoo Engineers Limited with effect from June 1, 2026.

Ms. Khushboo C. Doshi has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Rajoo Engineers Limited with effect from June 1, 2026.

Utsav K. Doshi has been re-appointed as Joint Managing Director of Rajoo Engineers Limited with effect from June 1, 2026.

Amit Arora has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Shree Digvijay Cement Company Limited with effect from August 24, 2026.

SV Arumugam has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Bannari Amman Spinning Mills Limited with effect from June 27, 2026.

Sudhir Sitapati, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, has been appointed as Independent Director of Asian Paints Limited.

Milind Sarwate has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Asian Paints Limited with effect from October 21, 2026.

Gautam Khandelwal has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director designated as Executive Chairman of Nagpur Power & Industries Limited with effect from June 30, 2026.

Suresh Kumar Agrawal has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Manaksia Limited with effect from November 23, 2026.

Durga Ramji, currently Non-Executive Director, has been appointed as Managing Director of Polyspin Exports Limited.

Ms Shwetha Ramji has been appointed as Additional Director of Polyspin Exports Limited.

Akshit M. Raycha has been appointed as Joint Managing Director of Zenith Healthcare Limited.

Raghava Reddy Balineni has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Roselabs Finance Limited.

KC Bokadia has been appointed as Chairman Emeritus of BMB Music & Magnetics Limited.
 

Pramod Bokadia has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director and Additional Director (Executive Non-Independent) of BMB Music & Magnetics Limited.

Amit Sajjan Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Additional Director in the Independent category of BMB Music & Magnetics Limited.

Amit Arora has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director (CEO & MD) of Shree Digvijay Cement Company Limited with effect from August 24, 2026.

Nitin Kumar Yadav, IAS, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, has been given additional charge of the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of The State Trading Corporation of India Limited from April 28, 2026

Ms. Smita Goyal has been appointed as Additional Director (Whole-Time Director) of Nureca Limited with effect from June 1, 2026.

Chemangala Ramachar Ramesh has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of Tilaknagar Industries Limited with effect from November 13, 2026.

KC Bokadia has resigned as Managing Director of BMB Music & Magnetics Limited.

Deepak Arora has resigned as Independent Director of BMB Music & Magnetics Limited.

Implement 33.33% women quota in judges appointment

SC must look towards themselves and implement 33.33% women quota in judges appointment AND make sure that judges appointed are first generation advocates/jurists..

Pankaj

Congress

The question is will it help the Congress to be more agile and proactive opposition, and counter existing narratives of the current government?

Sukkhu

Unauthorized construction and violations of safety norms are in the nature of public alerts

The appellant filed a complaint with Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) regarding an un-authorized building pointing out violation of Map Sanction, Fire N.O.C., safety norms, illegal use of basement for academic tuition center, International Restaurant, Banquet Hall and meeting hall etc. He filed an application under the RTI Act seeking action taken report. For most of the information, the PIO replied that the information does not pertain to Building Department. The First Appellate Authority held that the PIO, should have transferred the RTI application to the concerned department and directed to transfer the RTI application to whom the information is more closely related within 07 days from the receipt of this order. The CIC observed that the issue raised by the Appellant is not merely a private grievance but one of serious public concern. The Appellant appears to have attempted to draw the attention of the MCD towards rampant unauthorized construction, illegal commercial activities, unsafe use of basements, congestion, and violations of fire and safety norms and such applications are in the nature of public alerts. The CIC noted with concern that neither Section 6(3) nor Section 5(4) of the RTI Act, 2005 has been properly invoked within time frame by the Respondent. The replies furnished are evasive in nature. The PIO was duty-bound either to transfer the RTI application promptly under Section 6(3) at the initial stage or to seek assistance from the concerned officers under Section 5(4) of the RTI Act and thereafter provide a consolidated and meaningful reply to the Appellant. Merely shifting responsibility by repeatedly stating “information does not pertain to this department” defeats the spirit and mandate of the RTI Act and cannot be countenanced by the Information Commission. The CIC directed the PIO to obtain the requisite information from the concerned departments/offices by invoking Section 5(4) of the RTI Act and to provide a revised, clear, and point-wise reply to the Appellant on all the queries raised in the RTI application, strictly in accordance with the provisions of the RTI Act. The CIC strongly advised the MCD to introspect, streamline inter-departmental coordination, and ensure that complaints and RTI applications highlighting potential public hazards are treated with the seriousness they deserve.

Comments

Illegal commercial activities and unsafe use of basements has led to loss of life in many accidents. As rightly pointed out by the CIC, such RTI applications are in the nature of public alerts and municipal corporations should introspect and streamline inter-departmental coordination failing which such incidents would recur.

Citation: Arvind Kumar v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi, File No: CIC/MCDND/A/2024/118670; Date of Decision: 22.01.2026

Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Vishakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books PIO’s Guide to RTI and Right to Information – Law and Practice. Her weekly article is being published since 2008 on this site. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and third party audit to individuals / organisations. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation at the link https://www.rtifoundationofindia.com

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