March first week saw procurement fireworks (over ₹1.2 lakh crore approvals) over personnel shifts, driven by Budget 2026’s ₹7.85 lakh crore allocation. Whispers of PSU reshuffle add intrigue; no major controversies, but global resets (e.g., Trump/NATO) eyed for Indo-Pacific edge.

US importers of Indian goods could secure refunds totaling approximately $487 million from Trump-era tariffs ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, with the Court of International Trade conducting closed-door settlement conferences like today's to expedite compensation and avert prolonged litigation. This figure, estimated by PwC for duties collected up to October 2025 on $108 billion in exports such as textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and engineering products, forms part of the broader $175 billion nationwide refund pool now contested. While the Trump administration resists payouts, arguing national security needs, US Customs faces orders to process claims with potential interest, though small importers may struggle with paperwork and fees. Indian exporters won't receive direct cash but stand to gain from normalized trade flows under MFN rates, aiding competitiveness amid ongoing bilateral talks; 55% of shipments already shed the 18-26% reciprocal duties. These confidential sessions aim for 12-18 month resolutions, balancing fiscal pressures on the US Treasury already disbursing trial refunds with importer demands, potentially reshaping India-US economic ties as President Trump pushes new tariff threats. Final amounts hinge on verified claims, but India's slice underscores its export heft in the saga.

Arun Mohan Joshi has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in Border Security Force (BSF) on deputation basis. He is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Mukhtar Mohsin has been appointed as Deputy Director (DIG) in National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on deputation basis. He is a 2005 IPS of Uttarakhand cadre.

Jai Yadav has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General in Border Security Force (BSF) on deputation basis. He is a 2012 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Mrs Neeru Garg has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on deputation basis. She is a 2005 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Ms Anita Shukla (YOA:2006), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Ecuador.

Suneet Mehta, presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga, with residence in Suva. He is a 2007 batch IFS officer.

The tenure of Jujjavarapu Balaji on foreign deputation as Minister (Agriculture), Embassy of India, Rome has been extended for a further period of four months beyond August 29, 2026. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Aman Garg has been appointed as Senior Country officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group, India Office, for a period of three years. He is a 2008 batch IRS-C&IT officer.

Anand Kumar Jha has been attached with the Eighth Central Pay Commission till the tenure of the Commission or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He is a 2010 batch IRS(C&IT) officer.

The CBIC has granted the proforma promotion to SAG as Commissioner to 9 2008 batch IRS(C&IT) officers. They are- Vivek Gupta, Abhishek Chauhan, Niranjan CC, Bejoy John, Devesh Gupta, Rajiv Shankar, Amit Fakkad Ghawate, Ravindra Kumar and Amol Madhukar Ket.

The Eighth Central Pay Commission has invited representations and memorandums from stakeholders, including serving employees, pensioners, associations, unions and organizations, regarding pay structure and related matters. The Commission has provided a structured online format for submitting suggestions and representations through its official website, 8th Central Pay Commission portal (8cpc.gov.in). Stakeholders can also submit their memorandums through the MyGov portal at innovateindia.mygov.in. till April 30,2026.

No empanelment of 1995 batch IAS officer for holding either Secretary or Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India from Haryana cadre.

No empanelment of 2001 batch IAS officer for holding either Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India from Keralam cadre.

Seven Additional Judges have been appointed as Judges of the Kerala High Court. They are: Justice Mullappally Abdul Aziz Abdul Hakhim, Justice Syam Kumar Vadakke Mudavakkat, Justice Harisankar Vijayan Menon, Justice Manu Sreedharan Nair, Justice Easwaran Subramani, Justice Manoj Pulamby Madhavan, and Justice Marakkaparambil Bhargavan Snehalatha.

Anuj Agnihotri has topped the Civil Services Examination-2025 followed by Rajeshwari Suve M, Akansh Dhull, Raghav Jhunjhunwala and Ishan Bhatnagar. The results were declared by UPSC based on the result of written part of Civil Services Examination, 2025 held by Union Public Service Commission in August, 2025 and interviews for Personality Test held in December, 2025 – February, 2026

A total of 958 candidates have been selected for different services such as Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, and Central Services, Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’.

Predictions point to raising FDI in PSBs from 20% to 49% to strengthen balance sheets, with the government retaining 51% control. Inter-ministerial consultations are ongoing, aiming to narrow gaps with private banks (up to 74% FDI). This trend could attract FPIs, who are increasing exposure to PSBs like SBI and PNB amid improved asset quality.

 A major tragedy struck when an Indian Air Force Su-30MKI fighter jet crashed during a routine training sortie from Jorhat Air Base in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district. Radar contact was lost around 7:42 PM on March 5, approximately 60 km from the base. Both pilots, Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, sustained fatal injuries and were confirmed deceased by March 6. The IAF expressed condolences and initiated a Court of Inquiry to probe causes (technical failure, human error, or otherwise under investigation). This marks a setback for pilot training and fleet readiness, as the Su-30MKI is a frontline multirole asset. Search and rescue operations were launched immediately post-crash.

Speculation includes privatising IDBI Bank by March 2026, alongside potential sales of smaller PSBs like Punjab & Sind Bank and Bank of Maharashtra. This aligns with broader reforms, including stake dilution and governance changes.

 China, Russia, and Iran initiated BRICS Plus naval exercises off South Africa, with India monitoring closely for Indo-Pacific implications. Speculation: Potential for India to join future iterations for anti-piracy tech sharing.

 DRDO’s ‘YAMA’ autonomous swarm interceptor successfully tested, neutralising drone threats in real-time. Initiative ties into tri-service anti-UAV networks; predictions: Deployment across borders by mid-2026.

 Maharashtra Government signed a ₹600 crore MoU with Evolve 3 Holdings for laptop, tablet, and electronics production in Navi Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur, creating 1,075 jobs. While not a direct PSU project, it aligns with PSU trends in high-tech growth.

The DoT has asked SAG level ITS officers, if they want postings in NCAT, they should send their willingness . Details can be seen from the DoT website.

K D Tripathi has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer and retired as Secretary, M/o Petroleum & NG, New Delhi

Dr K P Singh has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer and retired as Director General of Police, Haryana

Anil Kumar Ganeriwala and Dinesh Kumar Batra have been empanelled for appointment as IEMs. Both are from Ferro Scrap Nigam Ltd (FSNL).

Dilip Vithoba Sonpipare and Ranjanesh Sahai have been empanelled for appointment as IEMs. Both are from GAIL Gas Ltd, (Subsidiary Company of GAIL India Ltd.

Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation is seeking to fill two posts of Deputy General Manager (Civil) for Mumbai on deputation basis. Details can be availed from www,mrve.indianrailways.gov.in.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has advertised the post of Chief Project Manager-Civil for Patna on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest by March 31, 2026.

World Bank has advertised the post of Investment Analyst, Upstream and Advisory, Infrastructure LAC, Brazil. Applications must reach by March 18, 2026.

World Bank is seeking External Affairs Associate for Washington, DC, United States. Applications must reach latest by March 18, 2026.

Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SIFO) has advertised 12 posts of Deputy Director (Corporate Law) for Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest by April 30, 2026.

Ms Padmini S. Pillai, an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, has been granted permanent absorption in National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). Her technical resignation from Railway service has been accepted with effect from March 6, 2026, to enable her permanent absorption in NHSRCL.

Abhay Kumar, who is presently on deputation to Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) as General Manager (GM), SP, Delhi, has been appointed as Executive Director (Projects) in RLDA at Delhi on deputation tenure up to February 2, 2028. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Vinay Madaan, who is presently posted as Senior Assistant Financial Adviser (Sr. AFA), Construction, Northern Railway (NR), has been appointed as Deputy General Manager (Finance & Accounts) in Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) at Delhi on deputation for a period of three years.

Binay Kumar Jha, who is presently posted as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Delhi (DLI), Northern Railway (NR), has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Executive Director, Mechanical Engineering (EnHM), Railway Board. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Jerin G Anand, who is presently posted in Western Railway (WR), has been transferred to Southern Railway (SR) and posted as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Palakkad (PGT). He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Sudhanshu Krishna Dubey, who is presently posted as Chief Electrical General Engineer (CEGE), Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been posted as Principal Chief Electrical Engineer (PCEE), on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

In a major reshuffle, as many as 37 IPS officers have been transferred and given new responsibilities in Gujarat. Shamsher Singh has been posted as Director, Civil Defence and Commandant General, Home Guards, Ahmedabad, while Ashok Kumar joins as Inspector General of Police, CID, Intelligence, Gandhinagar and Gagandeep Gambhir, IGP, Administration, Gandhinagar, will hold additional charge of IGP, State Monitoring Cell, Gandhinagar. Similarly, Gautamkumar M Parmar has been appointed as IGP, CID (Crime), Gandhinagar; Raghavendra Vatsa as IGP, Ahmedabad Range, Ahmedabad; Nilesh Bhikhbhai Jajadiya as Joint Commissioner of Police, Sector-2, Crime and Law & Order, Vadodara City; Bipin Shankarrao Ahire as IGP, Cyber Centre of Excellence, Gandhinagar; P L Mal as Additional Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Ahmedabad; N N Chaudhari as IGP, Intelligence-2, Gandhinagar; A G Chauhan as Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Ahmedabad City; RV Asari as IGP, Bhavnagar Range, Bhavnagar; K N Damor as IGP, CID, Crime, Gandhinagar; Makrand Govindbhai Chauhan as DIG, Law & Order, Gandhinagar; Parixita V Rathod as IGP, Banaskantha Range, Palanpur; Vidhi Choudhary as DIGP, Panchmahal-Godhra Range, Godhra; Vishalkumar Baldevbhai Vaghela as DIGP, State Monitoring Cell, Gandhinagar with additional charge of DIGP, Police Recruitment Board, Gandhinagar; Leena Patil as Principal, Gujarat Police Academy, Karai; Nirlipt Rai as DIGP, Rajkot Range, Rajkot; Dipakkumar Vasudevbhai Meghani as Joint Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Ahmedabad; Mahendra Bagria as Additional Commissioner of Police, Sector-2, Surat City; Hiteshkumar Hansraj Josyar as DIGP, Intelligence-1, Gandhinagar; Tarun Duggal as Additional Commissioner of Police, Administration, Ahmedabad City; Chaitanya Ravindra Mandlik as Additional Commissioner of Police, Crime, Traffic & Administration, Rajkot City; Saroj Kumari as DIGP, Prison, Vadodara; Rajendrasinh Chudasama as DIGP, Junagadh Range, Junagadh; R P Barot as DIGP, Prison, Ahmedabad; G A Pandya as DIGP, Prison, Rajkot; R T Susara as Additional Commissioner of Police, Special Branch, Ahmedabad City; Sudha S Pandey as DIGP, Armed Units, Vadodara; Sujata Mazumdar as DIGP, Armed Units, Gandhinagar; Dr Sudhirkumar J Desai as Additional Commissioner of Police, Sector-1 & Traffic, Vadodara City; Balram Meena Additional Commissioner of Police, Sector-1, Surat City; Dr Karanraj Vaghela as Additional Commissioner of Police, Crime, Surat City; SV Parmar as Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Surat City; A M Muniya as DIGP, Coastal Security, Ahmedabad with additional charge of DIGP, Coastal Security & Intelligence, Gandhinagar; Mayur Gulabrao Patil as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-8, Ahmedabad City and Wabang Jamir has been shifted and kept on waiting for posting.

Reinforcing its commitment to social responsibility and community welfare, NBCC (India) Limited flagged off a lifesaving ambulance dedicated to Hanley in Ladakh under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The ambulance was flagged off from World Trade Centre Nauroji Nagar in the presence of the Dr K P Mahadevaswamy,CMD, Anjeev Kumar Jain, Director (Finance) and Mrs Ritu Pande, CVO.

This initiative aims to strengthen access to critical healthcare services in the remote and high-altitude region of Hanley, Ladakh, where timely medical assistance can be challenging due to difficult terrain and limited healthcare infrastructure. The deployment of the ambulance will help ensure faster emergency response and improved healthcare support for the local community.

Speaking on the occasion, the leadership of NBCC reiterated the organization’s continued commitment to creating meaningful social impact through its CSR initiatives. By supporting healthcare access in remote areas, NBCC seeks to contribute towards improving the quality of life and ensuring essential medical services reach those who need them the most.

Two officers in the grade of Additional Commissioner of Customs / Joint Commissioner of Customs in Mumbai Customs Zone-II have been given new postings. Shokendar Kumar, Additional Commissioner of Customs, has been shifted from NS-IV to CCO, while Tikendra Kumar Kripal, Joint Commissioner (in-situ) was moved from NS-IV to NS-V.

Orders have been issued regarding jurisdiction of Commissionerates (Nhava Sheva-I/ II/ III/ IV/ V/ General) under Mumbai Customs Zone-II. The Sections namely SIIB (Import), Local Risk Management (LRM), IPR Cell and Environment Protection Unit (EPU) shall stand transferred to NS-V Commissionerate, along with the officers up to the rank of Group B (Gazetted/ Non-Gazetted) who are handling these Sections.

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V Srinivas on March 7 inspected several healthcare facilities in Jaipur, including an Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandir in Malviya Nagar, a primary health centre at Beelwa, the sub-district hospital at Chaksu, and a sub-health centre at Aajmanagar. During the visit, he directed officials to strengthen screening for non-communicable diseases at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and improve maternal and child health services.

He also emphasized better referral systems, queue management, digitization, cleanliness, and effective coordination among health staff. Principal Secretary, Health, Gayatri Rathod said efforts are underway to upgrade infrastructure, ensure staff availability, and expand primary-level healthcare services. Senior officials from the National Health Mission and health Directorate accompanied the inspection.

Jayant Dua has been appointed as Managing Director (Designate) of UltraTech Cement Limited with effect from April 1, 2026. He will be appointed as Additional Director and Managing Director of the Company, effective from January 1, 2027.

Sunil Behari Mathur has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive, Non-Independent) of DCM Shriram International Limited.

Mrs Priyanka Poddar has been appointed as an Independent Director of Zenith Exports Limited.

Subhajeet Kar has been appointed as an Independent Director of Zenith Exports Limited

H S Bajwa has been entrusted with the additional charge of the post of Director (Domestic Division), Container Corporation of India Limited.

Arun Kumar Jain has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Share India Securities Limited.

Tablesh Pandey has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Director of ITC Hotels Limited.
 

Mrs Feroza Panday has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Woman Director of Lords Mark Industries Limited.

Niket Naik has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Independent Director of Lords Mark Industries Limited.

Rajesh Raghunath Pawar has resigned from the position of Whole-time Director of Lords Mark Industries Limited.

Vinod Kumar Tripathi has ceased to be Independent Director of Easy Trip Planners Limited upon completion of his second term.

Role of CA in Appellate Tribunals

I would like to raise an important issue for consideration of the Government. Chartered Accountants are recruited as Members of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. In no other Tribunals are the CAs recruited. CAs are not eligible to apply for CESTAT, GSTAT, State Sales Tax Tribunals, NCLT, NCLAT, CAT, SAT, etc. CAs cannot be compared with the Advocates or senior focernment functioneries who are bound by the Conduct Rules. Unlike the Advocates, the practising CAs are not court officers so as to be professionally practising their profession as per conduct rules of the Government. Practising CAs after entering the Tribunal cannot be free from their previous client-service provider relationship not only professionally but in their mindset as well. The profession of CAs is meant for rendering their professional services of accounting, auditing, financial advisory etc., but not meant to render judgments against the Income Tax Department. The sooner it is realised the better it is for the country.

Murali Prakash

Proposal for merger of IRCON with RVNL

Swaping ratios should be equally calculated and implementations of projects and execution speed , accountability should be maintained so as to improve profitability and eps so as to gain investors confidence

Vikaskumar Gorhe

Information needed for resolution of a legal dispute

Appellant sought information about Foreign Currency payment made in Indian Rupees to the amount of INR 70,000 around October 1978. The SBI informed that the information could not be retrieved being 40 years old. The appellant argued that the proof of the averred remittance to her father was crucial in the light of a property dispute pending disposal before court of law. The CIC held that the issue for consideration before it is grant of relief as per the RTI Act and does not extended to the resolution of legal disputes.

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It has been argued before the CIC that information needed for dispensation of justice should be provided as the same is in public interest. It has also been contended that till the destruction memo is produced, the responsibility of maintaining the records rests with the public authority.

Citation: Rajinder Kaur Johal v. State Bank of India, Second Appeal No. CIC/SBIND/A/2024/122968; Date of Decision: 07.11.2025

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