All eyes are on the selection of 1990 batch IRS (C&CE) officers to the board of CBIC. Two officers of this batch Raj Kumar and Valte are also strong contenders.

Appointment of new Chief Secretary of Rajasthan is expected in a week’s time. Present CS Sudhanshu Pant will join the GoI on December 1.

Goa's bureaucracy faces heightened scrutiny as the state government  intensifies efforts to combat widespread corruption and administrative  lapses. Recent developments signal a comprehensive approach to reform,  with authorities taking decisive action against systemic malpractices.  

The crackdown appears linked to multiple corruption scandals. Most  notably, the cash-for-jobs racket involving accused Puja Naik exposed  deep-rooted corruption within recruitment systems, with allegations  that a serving minister, senior IAS officer, and engineer were  involved in a multi-crore scheme defrauding job aspirants of  approximately ₹17 crore. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that  Naik's testimony would be officially recorded under judicial  supervision, promising strict legal action against verified charges.

 Congress has documented allegations of a ₹304.24 crore scam involving  public funds misused through non-competitive contracts, suggesting  systemic governance failures. Historical data reveals the severity:  more than 50 percent of police superintendents have faced disciplinary  action, with only 19 percent of police inspectors maintaining clean  records.

The government's response includes empowering district collectors to  invoke the National Security Act for three months and constituting an  oversight board headed by Justice U. V. Bakre, a former Bombay High  Court judge, to prevent misuse of powers. These measures demonstrate  commitment to restoring administrative integrity through preventive  mechanisms and judicial oversight.

Sudhanshu Pant, Chief Secretary of Rajasthan is the first CS, who will join the Modi govt as Secretary second time. Before going to Rajasthan as CS , he was heading the Ministry of Health & Family welfare. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer. The Modi government so far has sent four Secretaries to their cadres as CS. D  S Mishra to UP, Manoj Ahuja to Odisha, Sudhanshu Pant to Rajasthan and Anurag Jain to MP. Except Pant, others did not return to GoI.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed consulting processes for merging PSBs to create “banking behemoths,” in collaboration with RBI. No timelines, but aims to consolidate from 12 to fewer entities for global scale.

The DoT has extended the additional charge of the Director(Planning), BBNL to Sudhakar Rao Papa till July 31 , 2026. He is posted as the Director (Enterprises), BSNL.

Mrs Mallika Srinivasan has been accorded an extension as Chairperson, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) for a period of one year upto November 18 2026. Mrs Mallika, who is also CMD, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE), had joined the PESB on April 1, 2021. She gets an extension for the second time.

Five 2024 batch Indian Trade Service (ITrS) officers have been appointed as Asstt DGFT and the will be on a two years probation. They are- Kumar Shivam, Shivang Anil Tiwari, Mehata Kewal Ashwinbhai,Sanjeev P and Rakshit Paurwal.

The DGFT has relieved two Dy DGFTs- Ranjeet Kumar Roy and Dilip Kumar.

Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) to start roadshows for diluting stakes in 5 PSBs, accelerating fundraising.

The Department of Pension and Pension welfare has issued a slew of Clarifications regarding enhanced rate of family pensions and Conditions for grant of additional pension/family pension to the retired central Government civil Employees. These can be seen on the DoP&PG website.

The CGDA has transferred five IDAS officers, Accordingly, Mrs Kavita Sharma, 2009 batch, has been posted at the ICA(WC) Chandimandir while Dr Sukhshobhit Singh will join at PCDA(WC) office, Chandigarh. Rankaj Prakash Singh, 2012 batch goes to PCDA(AF), New Delhi, Nikhil Dube, 2020 batch, will join the Jt IFA, HQ 33, Corps, Sukhna and Chayan Das, 2023 batch has been posted to AAO, Siliguri office.

Amit Kumar has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Steel. He is a 2014 batch IDAS officer.

Trend toward AI-driven road discipline (e.g., Jaipur-Delhi highway model by IPS Rahul Prakash) and geothermal pilots linking IFoS to renewable energy.  Now Prediction of 30% rise in tech-trained officers by 2027.

Combined Recruitment Test for the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor in CBI, Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions will be held on January 11, 2026. The session will be held at Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Dispur (Guwahati), Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Port Blair, Ranchi and Vishakhapatnam from 10 am to 12 pm.

Combined Recruitment Test for the post of Public Prosecutor in CBI, Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions will be held on January 11, 2026. The session will be held at Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Dispur (Guwahati), Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Port Blair, Ranchi and Vishakhapatnam from 10 am to 12 pm.

National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has advertised the post of Consultant-Rajbhasha on contract basis. Applications must reach latest by December 3, 2025.

MyGov under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has advertised the post of Senior WordPress Developer. Candidates may apply online: https://forms.gle/exBVvLDYAATqFynHA

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is seeking Young Professional for Regional Passport Office, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin on contract basis. Applications must reach latest by November 28, 2025.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has shortlisted 33 candidates for 33 posts of Marketing Officer (Group-I) in Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry. Details can be availed from Commission’s website.

Ministry of Mines has invited nominations for National Geoscience Awards-2025. The awards are in three categories: Lifetime Achievement; National Geoscience and Young Geoscientist. Online nominations can be made on https://www.awards.gov.in latest by November 15, 2025.

World Bank is seeking Senior Private Sector Development Specialist for Praia, Cape Verde. Last date to apply is November 26, 2025.

World Bank is seeking Senior Country Officer for Berlin, Germany. Last date to apply is November 26, 2025.

Ravikumaran Nair C, who is presently serving in Southern Railway (SR), has been transferred to the Indian Railway Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRIEEN) and posted as Professor. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

Sukhvinder Singh, who is presently serving as Chief Electrical Engineer (Loco), Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW), has been appointed on deputation as Managing Director, Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (HRIDC) under the Government of Haryana for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

Amit Kumar Gupta, who is presently serving as Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Coordination), Northern Railway (NR), has been appointed on deputation as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Metal Scrap Trading Corporation Ltd. (MSTC), New Delhi, under the Ministry of Steel for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

R.N. Abanikant Parida, who is presently serving as Senior Divisional Personnel Officer (Sr. DPO), East Coast Railway (ECoR), has been appointed on deputation as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Paradip Port Authority (PPA), Paradip, under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.

G K Goswami has been appointed as Director, Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Sciences Lucknow for a period of one year. He is a 1997 batch former IPS officer.

Ravi Agrawal has been appointed as Additional District Magistrate (ADM), Purulia, in W Bengal. He is a 2017 batch IAS officer of W Bengal cadre.

Two ICAS officers have been given fresh assignments. 2012 batch Satyendra Kumar has been posted as Senior Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Labour and Employment and Ministry of Skill Development, New Delhi, while Garud Rahul Deelip, belonging to 2016 batch, will join as Senior Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Power, New Delhi.

The Board of Directors in the meeting held on Thursday i.e. November 13, 2025 approved the financial results of the company for the quarter & half year ended on 30.09.2025. Company reported standalone income from operations of Rs. 2093.52 Cr. for Q2 FY 2025-26 compared to Rs. 1851.90 Cr. for Q2 FY 2024-25. Standalone income from operations for HY1 FY 2025-26 stood at Rs. 3748.98 Cr. compared to Rs. 3479.24 Cr. for HY1 FY 2024-25. Company reported consolidated income from operations of Rs. 2910.20 Cr. for Q2 FY 2025-26 compared to Rs. 2445.73 Cr. for Q2 FY 2024-25. Consolidated income from operations for HY1 FY 2025-26 stood at Rs. 5301.38 Cr. compared to Rs. 4588.26 Cr. for HY1 FY 2024-25. For the quarter ended 30.09.2025, NBCC reports upward growth in PBT by 35.44%, from 156.02 Cr. to Rs. 211.31 Cr. and PAT by 39.49% from Rs. 123.70 Cr. to Rs. 172.55 Cr. on Standalone basis whereas on Consolidated basis, PBT rises by 23.42%, from  Rs. 165.90 Cr. to Rs. 204.75 Cr. and PAT by 25.22% from Rs. 125.13 Cr. to Rs. 156.69 Cr. For the half year ended 30.09.2025, NBCC reports upward growth in PBT by 33.85%, from 272.27 Cr. to Rs. 364.44 Cr. and PAT by 36.28% from Rs. 210.32 Cr. to Rs. 286.63 Cr. on Standalone basis whereas on Consolidated basis, PBT rises by 24.69%, from  Rs. 309.74 Cr. to Rs. 386.20 Cr. and PAT by 25.56% from Rs. 232.33 Cr. to Rs. 291.72 Cr. Leveraging its solid order book and strategic thrust on Redevelopment and PMC projects, PSU land monetisation, stressed asset revival capabilities, real-estate initiatives and global expansion, NBCC stands as a key enabler in India’s journey towards a Viksit Bhara@2047.

Ms Punya Salila Srivastava, Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Ayush till November 23, 2025. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Nikunja Bihri Dhal, Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice till November 30, 2025. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer Odisha cadre.

Predictions forecast 6-7% GDP growth in 2025, driven by PLI schemes and infra (USD 290B annual spend by 2030).

Manish Jain has been promoted to Deputy CEO, Jennifer Fernandes to Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), and Neelesh Sarda to Chief Compliance Officer (effective February 2026). These internal elevations aim to strengthen governance amid regulatory scrutiny.

Suresh Kumar Bothra, Executive Director of PBA Infrastructure Limited, has been redesignated as Managing Director of the company.

Narain P. Belani, Managing Director of PBA Infrastructure Limited, has been redesignated as Joint Managing Director of the company.

Mahir Bhadani has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Rollatainers Limited.
 

Sumit Mittal has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of GRM Overseas Limited.

Prashant Shirsat has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Non-Independent) of B-Right Realestate Limited.

Jenamejayan Kamalam Shivan has been appointed as Additional Independent Director of Tilaknagar Industries Limited.

Dalavath Amar Singh has been appointed as Additional Director (Executive Category) of Decipher Labs Limited.

Ms. Sophie Moochhala has been appointed as Additional Director in the Independent capacity of Simmonds Marshall Limited.

Kantilal Ladani has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of SGL Resources Limited.

Mrs. Shailja Khaitan has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Non-Independent) of Wires & Fabriks SA Limited.

Investigation of Al Falah University

Make public land allotment & occupation, legal & illegal Al Falah University, owners/shareholders/trustees or others having any kind of interest in promotion and administration of the working of the institution needs to be made public in order to restore public faith in it being only an educational institution and no terrorism factory. Such a venture was not possible without active support of influential “secularists”, whose particulars will help investigation. This university was set up when the UPA ruled from 2004 

M L Gupta

Reasons for not calling for the interview by the IIM

The appellant asked the IIM Bangalore to provide the exact and specific reasons regarding why he was not called for the interview for PhD programme. The PIO informed that the Pre-Pi score of the appellant was lower than the cut-off required for the CFI process under the NC-OBC category. The appellant submitted before the CIC that the parameters of shortlisting the candidates had not been provided by the PIO. Moreover, the reasons for not calling him for the interview had also not provided till date. The CIC held that the appellant has sought reasons, which does not fall within the definition of “information” as defined under section 2 (f) of the RTI Act.

Comments

The Hon’ble Bombay High court at Goa in the matter of Dr. Celsa Pinto vs. Goa State Information Commission (W.P. No. 419 of 2007, decision dated 03.04.2008), held that the definition of information cannot include within its fold answers to the question "why" which would be same thing as asking the reason for a justification for a particular thing. The public information authorities cannot be expected to communicate to the citizen the reason why a certain thing was done or not done in the sense of a justification because the citizen makes a requisition about information. Justifications are matter within the domain of adjudicating authorities and cannot properly be classified as information.

Citation: Anshul Bisen v. Indian Institute of Management–Bangalore, Second Appeal No. CIC/IIMBL/A/2024/631898; Date of Decision: 10.10.2025

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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