While schools have traditionally focused on academics and more recently on extracurricular activities, still one crucial aspect has often been overlooked ‘confidence building’.

This is gradually changing in Haryana’s Kaithal district. IAS Aparajita, a 2018 batch officer of Haryana cadre and currently posted as Collector of Kaithal, has been focusing on how to make learning interactive with particular emphasis on building their confidence.She believes students should feel comfortable asking questions without the fear of being wrong.

“I want to instil curiosity in children and build their confidence. Even if they ask a question and are wrong, they should be able to ask again and attempt the answer” she says.

To support this approach, schools in the district have adopted experiment based learning models that encourage hands-on participation.A key feature of this approach is “Joyful Saturdays” where regular classes are made engaging through interactive sessions, group activities and simple experiments to increase participation and interest among students.

Alongside educational initiatives,Aparajita is also working on strengthening infrastructure across the district.

IAS Aparajita efforts aim to nurture a more curious, interactive and confident next generation,that never shy aways from asking a question or in learning.

A total of 24 officers of 2010 batch of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been empaneled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

Nidhi Srivastava has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Sakshi Mittal has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Jitender Yadav has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Amrapali Kata has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Narayan Konwar has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of AM cadre.

Sujeet Kumar has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Hardik Satishchandra Shah has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

S S Nakul has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

K B Sivakumar has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Ganesh Shankar Mishra has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Shanmuga Priya Mishra has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Shelesh Nawal has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Ashutosh Salil has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Uday G Chaudhari has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Harmit Singh Pahuja has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Karma R Bonpo has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Kapil Meena has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Praveen P Nair has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Rashmi Siddharth Zagade has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. Zagade is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Preeti Meena has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

Mahatme Sandeep Namdeo has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

K Balaji has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Vishwanath has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

After months of internal deliberations and a protracted corporate tussle, the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) board is set to meet on February 15 to formally appoint Neville Tata as a trustee. The move marks a significant development in one of Tata Trusts’ longest-running succession and governance battles. Neville Tata, the younger son of Noel Tata, is expected to play a key role in the next generation’s involvement with the philanthropic arm of the Tata group. His induction follows extended discussions among trustees over the trust’s leadership structure and future representation. The appointment aims to stabilize the trust’s functioning and reinforce continuity after a phase of internal restructuring and disagreements over governance strategy.

R K Goyal, DG, Telecom is superannuating this month. He assumed the charge on January 1. He is an ITS officer.

P V N Suresh Babu has been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner/Director General of Customs & Indirect Taxes. He is a 1993 batch IRS-Customs officer.

Ashok Juneja has been promoted to Director General of Police (DGP) grade in Chhattisgarh. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

 Divakar Jayant, an officer from the 1991 batch of the Indian Naval Armament Service (INAS), assumed the role of Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA) at Naval Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (MoD). He succeeded P Upadhyay, who superannuated on January 31, 2026. Jayant, an Electrical Engineering graduate from IIT Delhi, has over 33 years of experience in naval armament management, including roles in torpedo life-cycle management and explosive infrastructure projects. This marks a key transition in naval armament leadership, focusing on continuity in armament procurement and maintenance.

Ashutosh Singh is temporarily attached with the office of Controller General of Accounts, New Delhi, till March 1 2026 for carrying out specific tasks. He is a 2017 batch ICAS officer.

Four IAS officers have been given new responsibilities in W Bengal. Dr Krishna Gupta, ACS, Cooperation Department, will also handle charge of ACS, Irrigation and Waterways, while Manish Jain joins as Additional Chief Secretary, Forest Department. Similarly, Binod Kumar, ACS, School Education with additional charges of ACS, Higher Education and State Editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers, will handle the charge of ACS, Mass Education Extension and Library Services Department in addition to his existing duties and Sanjay Bansal. Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare Department, was assigned additional charges of Secretary, Water Resources Investigation & Development Department and Project Director ADMI Project.

Kishan Dan Dewal, presently Ambassador of India to the Dominican Republic, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Haiti with residence in Santo Domingo. He is a 2003 batch IFS officer.

 Ahead of Defence Budget, the Indian Navy plans for nuclear-powered warships and hypersonic missiles, with whispers of K-4 SLBM tests on new SSBNs in Q1 2026.

A vacancy of Managing Director, Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited (HSCL), a subsidiary of NBCC (India) Limited, has arisen with the expiring term of incumbent T L N Reddy in January. The Government of India is yet to assign an additional charge of the same.

Om Prakash Mishra, Executive Director Executive Director (Community Development), Coal India Limited, is in the race for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Western Coalfields Limited (WCL).

Kripa Shankar Singh, Executive Director Executive Director (Quality Management), Coal India Limited is in the race for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Western Coalfields Limited (WCL).

Post of Director (Technical), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) will fall vacant on July 1, 2026. Applications for the same post must reach latest by February 19, 2026.

G Parthasarathi has been relieved of his duties in the Ministry of Home Affairs as Joint Secretary with effect from February 2, 2026.  His services are now placed at the disposal of Department of Personnel & Training, as on 'Compulsory Wait', till he assumes charge of a new post. He is a CSS officer.

Dr Sanjay Kumar Panda has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. He is from Bharat Petro Resources Ltd (BPRL).

Archana Pandey Tiwari has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. She is a 1985 batch IRS officer and retired as Principal Director General (Audit) CBIC, M/o Finance.

Bhagwan Shankar and Ramabadran Krishnan have been empanelled for appointment as IEM. Both are from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL).

Arun Kumar Gupta has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. He retired as CMD, Shipping Corp of India.

Applications have been invited to fill 13 vacancies of Assistant Director (Official Language) at Defence Accounts Department, Ministry of Defence for Dehradun, Chandigarh, Jammu, Kolkata, Secunderabad, Bengaluru on deputation basis.  Details can be availed from https://cgda.nic.in/.

Maushumi Rudra has been promoted to the grade of Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts (HAG+) in Indian Defence Accounts Service. She is a 1992 batch IDAS officer.

Directorate General of Shipping has advertised three Executive Assistant posts for Delhi and Mumbai for Secretariat on contractual basis. Applications must reach latest by February 10, 2026.

Post of Principal Portfolio Manager, Credit Strategies for Washington, DC, United States has been advertised by World Bank. Applications must reach latest by February 15, 2026. 

Saurabh Prakash, who is presently posted in East Coast Railway (ECoR), has been transferred to South Central Railway (SCR) on his own request and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

 

Rajesh Kumar Singh, who is presently posted as Chief Passenger Transportation Manager (CPTM), Northern Railway (NR), has been appointed as Group General Manager (C&O) in Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) on immediate absorption basis. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

 

V Ravi Teja, who is presently posted in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been transferred to East Coast Railway (ECoR) on his own request and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Dr. Abdul Mabood, who is presently posted in North Eastern Railway (NER), has been transferred to Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) on his own request and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Health Service (IRHS) officer.

In a major reshuffle, as many as 22 IPS officers have been shifted in UP. Sujeet Pandey has been posted as DGP, Fire and Emergency Services, Headquarters, Lucknow, while K S Emmanuel is now IG/GSO to DGP and Vinod Kumar Singh was made IG, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Police Academy, Moradabad. Similarly, Alok Priyadarshi will be posted as Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP), Varanasi Commissionerate; Praveen Kumar as ADG, Lucknow Zone; Rajkaran Nayyar as ACP, Ghaziabad; Somen Verma as DIG, Ayodhya Range; Sankalp Sharma as Joint Commissioner of Police, Kanpur City; Vipin Tada as Joint Commissioner of Police, Kanpur City; Abhishek Yadav as DIG, ATS Lucknow; Ashish Tiwari as DIG, Technical Services, Lucknow; Pratap  Gopendra Yadav as DIG, UP Police Headquarters, Lucknow; Kunwar Anupam Singh as SP, Jaunpur; Mrs Khyati Garg as SP, Lakhimpur Kheri; Yashveer Singh as SP, Basti; Mrs Charu Nigam as SP, Sultanpur; Abhinandan as SSP, Saharanpur; Dr Kaustubh as SSP, Gorakhpur; Avinash Pandey as SSP, Meerut; Mrs Aparna Rajat Kaushik as SP, Mirzapur; Ravi Kumar as SP, Raebareli; Sukirti Madhav as SP, Pilibhit; Saravanan T as SP, Amethi and Mrs Anukriti Sharma joins as ACP, Gautambuddha Nagar.

A 2013 batch IFS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Vipin Kumar Patel has resigned from Indian Forest Service (IFC) citing personal reasons.

Parshant Kumar Goyal, Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 2007 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

India Inc. saw a rise in CEO exits in 2025, with 149 departures across NSE-listed companies, a trend expected to continue into 2026 due to retirements and restructurings. Nifty-50 companies had eight exits in 2025, mostly due to term expiries. 

 

 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs in FY 2025-26, with impacts extending into 2026, primarily affecting middle and senior management. As of January 2026, TCS has shed 25,816 employees in the first three quarters.

Sanjay Agarwal has been re-appointed as CEO and Managing Director of Century Plyboards (India) Limited with effect from July 1, 2026

Ajay Baldawa has been re-appointed as Executive Director (Technical) of Century Plyboards (India) Limited with effect from July 1, 2026.
 

Mrs. Dhara Shah has been appointed as Independent Director of Resonance Specialties Limited.

Michael Discenza has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Timken India Limited with effect from April 15, 2026.

Dr. Shailesh Kripalu Ayyangar has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited with effect from June 2, 2026.

Vijay Keshav Gokhale has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited with effect from April 16, 2026.

 

Dr. Vidya Rajiv Yeravdekar has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited with effect from April 16, 2026

Ms. Jeny Gowadia has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of Responsive Industries Limited.

 

Abhinav Banthia has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of Transcorp International Limited

Dipankar Mahapatra has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Nominee Director on the Board of PNB Housing Finance Limited.

Anand Kumar has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Tube Investments of India Limited.

 

VS Radhakrishnan has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Tube Investments of India Limited.

Nandkumar Gorkhnath Patil has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of Sanmit Infra Limited.

 

Shlok Sanjay Makhija has resigned from the position of Chief Executive Officer of Sanmit Infra Limited with effect from December 31, 2025.

Mohan Mallu Rathod has ceased to be Non-Executive Independent Director of Sanmit Infra Limited on completion of his tenure.

Dilip Kumar Jain has resigned as Non-Executive Nominee Director from the Board of PNB Housing Finance Limited.

Collector’s initiative

Great to see such initiatives, hope they are planned sustainable, planned and regularly checked and maintained with proper feedback monitor system, ground realities and audit will help you to regain proper and true insights of various policies. 

Vipin

SCN to PIO (IIM) for imposing penalty for declining information about the SC /ST Professors

The appellant sought information about the SC and ST Professors currently employed at IIM Ranchi, the vacancy position, the special recruitment drives etc. which did not result into any response from the PIO. The Respondent submitted that the RTI application was forwarded to Mr. Amit Kumar, (HR), subsequently, reminders were also sent but no response had been received from him. Upon receipt of hearing notice, the information was collected from the concerned office and uploaded on the Commission’s weblink. The CIC noted that the respondent has not responded to the RTI application in spite of over 1½ years having elapsed. The reply uploaded on Commission’s web portal has not provided to the appellant. The CIC noted that the PIO has not been made any efforts to furnish a response to the appellant even upon receipt of hearing notice and he failed to explain the cogent reasons for the same. The CIC issued a Show-cause notice to PIO, Mr. Rajasekhar David, Assistant Professor, as to why action under Section 20(1) of the RTI Act should not be initiated against him for not responding to the RTI application within stipulated time.

Comments

It is disquieting that instances continue to arise where the CIC has no option but to issue show-cause notices to PIOs for neglecting to respond to RTI applications within the statutory timeframe, thereby inviting penal action under Section 20(1) of the RTI Act. If the case pertains to a premier management institute, one wonders whether it is a case of lack if awareness of the provisions of the RTI Act.

Citation: Raju Paswan v. Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, Second Appeal No. CIC/IIMRC/A/2024/643443; Date of Decision: 14.10.2025

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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