Vice Adm. Krishna Swaminathan is said to be front runner  as the next CNS, as he qualifies the eligibility criteria- to have headed one of the three naval combatant commands as FOC-in-C. He  is the senior most Navy officer.

In an unusual policy reversal, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrawn its April 1 circular on forex risk management and interbank dealings with immediate effect, signaling a rethink on recent regulatory tightening in currency derivative markets.

The withdrawn framework had imposed restrictions on Indian rupee (INR) foreign exchange derivative transactions involving related parties. With the rollback, banks are no longer bound by those norms, although the central bank has clarified that fresh INR FX derivative contracts with related parties will not be permitted, except in two specific cases.

Importantly, RBI has allowed banks to cancel existing INR FX derivative contracts with related entities. It has also permitted the rollover of such contracts, offering operational flexibility to market participants managing legacy exposures.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is holding interviews for the post of Director (Finance), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited on April 23, 2026.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has rescheduled the interviews for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, India Optel Limited. The Board is now holding the interviews on April 22 instead of April 21.

A joyful, chiming note in Principal Chief Conservator of Forests-Wildlife, Chhattisgarh Arun Pandey’s voice is unmistakable as he reveals plans for Bastar, Chhattisgarh, which attained naxal-free status on March 31.  The 1994-batch IFoS officer recently sanctioned Rs 3 crore for first phase of development for the region. So, without further ado, let’s get cracking on the vision-mission of PCCF-Wildlife Arun Pandey for Bastar, Chhattisgarh.

For full interview, read WITC English & Hindi May-2026 edition

A total of 13 IAS officers have been appointed as first-time collectors in a major administrative reshuffle.Brijesh Kumar (2014 batch) has been posted as DM Auraiya, Alok Yadav (2015 batch) has been posted as DM Shamli, Abhishek Goyal (2016 batch) has been posted as DM Hamirpur, Inderjit Singh (2016 batch) has been posted as DM Sultanpur, Nitin Gaur (2016 batch) has been posted as DM Amroha, Sarneet Kaur Broca (2016 batch) has been posted as DM Raebareli, Eesha Priya (2016 batch) has been posted as DM Ambedkar Nagar, Kavita Meena (2016 batch) has been posted as DM Hapur, Dr. Ankur Lather (2016 batch) has been posted as DM Farrukhabad, Amit Asari (2016 batch) has been posted as DM Banda, Charchit Gaur (2016 batch) has been posted as DM Sonbhadra, and Ishan Pratap Singh (2017 batch) has been posted as DM Barabanki.

One-third of the collectors have been moved in Uttar Pradesh following an extensive transfer of 25 District Magistrates.

Ravi Shankar, presently Ambassador of India to Ukraine, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Hellenic Republic of Greece. He is a 1995 batch IFS officer.

A three-year tenure of Tarun Sharma as Deputy Managing Director (DMD), EXIM Bank, came to an end on April 17, 2026.

Five Additional Judges have been appointed as Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court. They are: Justice Sachin Singh Rajput, Justice Radhakishan Agrawal, Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, Justice Bibhu Datta Guru, and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad.

Ankit Baralk has been posted as Assistant Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He is a 2022 batch ICAS officer.

Ajay Kumar Lal and Pavan Kumar Jain have been empanelled for appointment as IEMs. Both are from Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Gopal Krishna has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. He is from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Ram Kishan Chaudhary has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. He is a 1982 batch IRSEE officer from Principal Chief Electrical Engineer/RFC.

Ram Phal Pawar  has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer and retired as Director, NCRB, MHA.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has advertised the posts of General Manager/ Additional General Manager - S&T for Corporate Office, New Delhi. Applications must reach latest by May 15, 2026.

Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) has invited applications for the post of Deputy Director (Civil/Mechanical), New Delhi. Details can be availed from https://www.jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/. 

Last date to apply for the post of Director General in Competition Commission of India on deputation basis has been extended. The revised date is May 5, 2026.  

Word Bank is seeking Senior Procurement Specialist for Accra, Ghana.  Applications must reach latest by May 4, 2026.

Vivek Gupta, who is presently serving as Group General Manager/Finance (GGM/Finance), Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) on deputation, has been appointed as Director (Finance) [Dir. (Fin.)], Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) on absorption basis. He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer. 

Chander Shekhar, formerly posted as Deputy Chief Engineer/Construction (Dy. CE/C), Tilak Bridge (TKJ), Northern Railway (NR), has been selected for deputation to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) as General Manager (SPV & RM) [GM (SPV & RM)] at New Delhi for a period of five years. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer

Rajesh Kumar Singh, formerly posted as Chief Materials Manager (CMM), Modern Coach Factory (MCF), has been selected for deputation as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Power Finance Corporation (PFC) under Ministry of Power for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer.
 

Sanjay Chilwarwar, who is presently on deputation as Joint Secretary in Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has been appointed as Joint Secretary in Department of Social Justice & Empowerment (DoSJ&E) for a period up to his superannuation on August 31, 2029. He is an Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer.

BNS Chalam, who is presently serving in Southern Railway (SR), has been posted as Chief Track Engineer (CTE) on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Rajiv Gupta, who is presently serving as Chief Administrative Officer/Construction (CAO/C), RSP, Central Railway (CR), has been transferred to East Central Railway (ECR) and posted as Chief Administrative Officer/Construction (South) [CAO (C)/South]. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) office

Nine IPS officers have been given new jobs in Maharashtra. Tushar Doshi has been posted as SP, Sangli, while Nikhil Pingle will join as SP, Satara and Sandip Ghuge was made DCP, Security, State Intelligence Department. Similarly, Yogesh Gupta has been appointed as DIG, Gadchiroli Range; Neelotpal as SP, Kolhapur; M Ramesh as SP, Gadchiroli; Maheshwar Reddy as SP, State Crime Investigation Department; Shrikant Dhivare as SP, Jalgaon and Rajkumar Shinde is now SP, Washim.    

Ms Sukhvinder Kaur Ganesh has been promoted as Deputy Managing Director in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Sahadevan Radhakrishnan has been promoted as Deputy Managing Director in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Amit Verma has been promoted as Deputy Managing Director in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Niraj Kumar Panda has been promoted as Deputy Managing Director in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Ratna Teja Dinakara Akella has been promoted as Deputy Managing Director in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Dipak Kumar De has been promoted as Deputy Managing Director in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Varinder Khanna has been promoted as Deputy Managing Director in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Debasish Mishra has been promoted as Deputy Managing Director in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Sukhbir Singh Birdi has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Shrirang Prabhakar Ketkar has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Manoj Kumar Sinha has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Seshu Babu Palle has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Anil Kumar has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Priyadarshan has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Ms Rimjhim Chhabra has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Hemant Kumar has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Amresh Kumar Jha has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Dharmesh Kumar has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Dipesh Raj has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Rakesh Kumar Yadav has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Munish Kumar Chandna has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Neelesh Dwivedi has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Mohd Arif Khan has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Deepak Kaushik has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Sushil Kumar has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Onkar Nath Choudhary has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Dorababu D has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Natarajan R has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Srinivasa Rao Vallamchitti has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Pankaj Kandwal has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Srinivasa Rao Jonnalagadda has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Ravindra Ramchandra Patil has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Deepak Jyoti has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Sanatan Mishra has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Deepak Lingwal has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Ms Ranjana Sinha has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Joby Jose has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Sanjay Pandey has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Atul Rathi has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Munna Prasad has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Lalatendu Sundar Mohapatra has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Asit Ranjan has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Manoj Kumar has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Saravanan P K has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA). He is a 2016 batch IRS-C&IT officer.

Ms Sonal Swaroop has been appointed as Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. She is a 2012 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Awanish Kumar has been appointed as Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration, Lakshadweep. He is a 2014 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Dr Keneilhoutuolie Miachieo has been appointed as Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration, Nagaland. Dr Miachieo is a 2006 batch IFS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Hanumaiah Korukonda has been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) of ICAS and posted as Joint CGA, PFMS Division, Office of CGA, New Delhi, following promotion. He is a 2008 batch ICAS officer.

Vikrant Pandey, IAS (GJ: 2005) has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Sheodan Singh Bhadoriya, IRS (IT:2000) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Three IRS-IT officers of 2003 batch of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) have been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. The officers include: Krishna Gopal Goyal, Neetika Bansal and Vivek Sharma.

Five officers of SSGSL 2020 batch of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. The officers include: Anita Tripathi, Ashish V Gawai, G S Chitra, Jitendra R Gaikwad and Shobana Pramod.

Four officers of 2004 batch of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) have been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. The officers include: Bharat Bhushan Garg, K C Selvamani, Prajna Paramita and Rishpal Bedi.

Vikas Kumar Arora has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Sajid Farid Shapoo has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Four officers of SSGSL 2021 batch of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. The officers include: Anandi Venkateshwaran, Jitender K Mehan, Kanwar M S Khalsa and Pavenash Kumar Sharma.

Sidhartha Shashni has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Amit Kumar Singh has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Bikram Singh Gill, Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS), 2005 Batch (2004 Exam) has beenempanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

N Gnanasambandan has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

P Karunakaran has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Sonal Mohan Agnihotri has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of HP cadre.

Ratn Sanjay Katiyar, IPS(BH:1998) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Three officers of 2005 Batch (2004 Exam) of Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) have been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. The officers include: Anurag Pateria,  M Yelvender Yadav and Swarna Ramesh Babu.

Deepak Kumar Kedia, IPS(AM:1999) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Tarun Kumar, IPS(KL:2000) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Ms. Deepa Kotnis, Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS), 1999 Batch (1998 Exam) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Praveen Kumar, IPS(UP:2001) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

 Najmul Hoda, IPS(TN:2001) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Shailesh Kumar Jakhotiya, IA&AS (2003 batch) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Irshad Wali IPS(MP:2004) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

C Mageswari IPS (TN:2004) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Kartikaye Mathur, IA&AS (2004 batch) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Satish Sethi, IA&AS (2000 batch) has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Venkatesan Elliah Naidu has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of RPP Infra Projects Limited.

K Jagannathan has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of RPP Infra Projects Limited with effect from April 20, 2026.

Jigar Rajendra Sheth has been re-appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Rishabh Digha Steel & Allied Products Limited.

Malay Jayendra Dalal has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive, Independent) on the Board of AIA Engineering Limited.

Mrs Dimpy Bansal has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent) on the Board of Reganto Enterprises Limited, subject to approval of shareholders.
 

Rajnikantbhai Patel has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive) on the Board of Reganto Enterprises Limited.

Shubham Sanjay Agrawal has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive) on the Board of Reganto Enterprises Limited.

Venkatesan Elliah Naidu has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Independent Director of RPP Infra Projects Limited with effect from March 22, 2026

Rajendra Shantilal Shah has stepped down as Non-Executive Chairman and Director of AIA Engineering Limited.

Pradeep Kumar has resigned as Non-Executive Director of 7Seas Entertainment Limited.

Wonderful work for the Country

While browsing the social media, I have always observed His Excellency Mr Puneet Kumar Kundal doing wonderful work for the Country by promoting trade, Commerce and Indian culture in Portugal. His engagements are awesome and quite contributory to both the countries. Wishing him all the best

Dr. Mohammad Shafi Sofi

Pay parity with Government school teachers

The appellant sought information from the Directorate of Education about the pay scale PGT teachers working with Universal Public School such as whether there is Pay parity with Government school teachers, percentage of Basic Pay paid as DA etc. During the hearing before the CIC, the Appellant restricted his arguments to the fact that the documents provided to him are not attested or certified by the PIO. The CIC directed the Directorate of Education to provide certified copies of relevant documents free of charge to the Appellant.

Comments

A citizen can seek information about a private organization from the public authority which holds the information. The certified copy of the document can be used as evidence in a court of law.

Citation: Khagesh Chandra Joshi v. Directorate of Education in File No: CIC/DIRED/A/2024/108070; Date of Decision : 25.08.2025

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