Empanellment of 1998 batch IPS to the rank of ADG in the Government of India will take place early next year.

India's Union Budget 2026-27 is likely to impose a restrained Demand for Grants on the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), holding at or below FY26's Rs 2.87 lakh crore amid fiscal consolidation, subdued FY25 construction (under 10,000 km), NHAI's Rs 3.35 lakh crore debt, and land acquisition delays. Funds may reallocate to urban infrastructure (Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund), nuclear energy (Rs 20,000 crore for SMRs), pulses self-sufficiency, private BOT models, asset monetization via TOT/NHIT (targeting Rs 54,000 crore), MSME credit guarantees up to Rs 20 crore, defense, and rural logistics, signaling a shift from GBS-heavy highway capex to Atmanirbhar priorities like energy transition and private investment. Highway targets could hit a 7-year low at 10,000 km, emphasizing quality amid rising costs.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is operating round the clock as India accelerates negotiations on multiple Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and strategic trade deals. Sources indicate that teams are engaged in high-level discussions with partners including the UK, EU, and Gulf nations, with focus areas spanning goods, services, digital trade, and investment facilitation. The push aligns with India’s broader goal of integrating deeper into global supply chains, countering China’s economic influence, and boosting exports. Officials say MEA is synchronizing efforts with the Commerce Ministry to ensure India’s trade diplomacy reflects both strategic and economic priorities effectively.

After the resignation of Navneet Kumar Sehgal, Prasar Bharti is unlikely to get a new Chairman in the near future.

The BSF is likely to get its new DG by the end of this month. Daljit Chaudhary retired in November, and after his superannuation, the said post is lying vacant.

Keyur Patel, CIT, Pune, has quit Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre.

One of the Executive Directors of New India Assurance Co. Ltd, retiring soon, has come under the vigilance lens of the Cabinet Secretariat. As per available information, procedures are reportedly being worked out to examine alleged irregularities within public sector insurance companies, with particular focus on higher management levels. Sources indicate that the exercise is part of a wider scrutiny of governance and compliance issues in public sector insurers.

With the appointment of Raj Kumar Goyal as CIC the government has given a clear message that the elevation of the senior most ICs as CIC will not be a criteria furthermore. First time a CIC has been appointed by inviting applications from the open market.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has failed to find a suitable candidate for the post of Director (Finance), Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). The Board, which interviewed 10 candidates, recommended the Ministry to choose an appropriate course of further action for selection including the Search cum Selection Committee (SCSC).

Krishna Kumar Thakur, who joined BHEL as Director (Human Resources) on July 4, 2023, is now switching over to NMDC. Thakur, who belongs to an IRPS officer, has applied for the post of Director Personnel, NMDC. Why is he trying to join a smaller PSU than BHEL?

Former UP director general of police Prashant Kumar has been appointed the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission ((UPESSC), Prayagraj. He is former 1990 batch IPS officer.

Two officers from the 2002 batch, M. Selvendran and Ajit Kumar, have been promoted to the post of Principal Secretary.

Seventeen officers from 2010 Batch have been promoted to the post of Secretary. Prominent names include, Kaushlendra Vikram Singh, Abhijeet Agarwal, Ashish Singh, Bhaskar Lakshkar, Karmveer Sharma, Deepak Saxena, Tarun Rathi, Sanjay Dubey, Priyanka Das, Rakesh Verma, Anita Sharma, Vikram Singh. Three officers from Pro Forma (Deputation), Ganesh Shankar Mishra, Shanmukh Priya and Tanvi Sundriyal have been promoted to the post of Secretary.

Three officers of 2020 batch have been confirmed to full IPS cadre. They include Mayur Khandelwal, Anand Kaladagi and Krishan Lalchandani.

State Bank of India has re-appointed Ashwini Kumar Tewari as Managing Director of the Bank.

Samir Swarup, Director (Human Resources), NLC India Limited is in the race for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, NLC India Limited.

The DoT has granted NFU to five IP&TAFS officers. They are- Shankara Nand Mishra, Preetinder Singh Padda, Anurag Srivastava, Amanullah Tak and V. Balasubramanian. They are all JAG officers.

Bhosale Sandip Dinkar has been posted as   Deputy Development Commissioner in SEEPZ-SEZ, Mumbai on deputation basis for a period of three years. He is a 2016 batch IRS(C&IT) officer.

 Ms. Meenu Kumarr has been promoted to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Customs and Indirect Taxes (HAG), against the panel year 2022, on notional basis w.e.f. 06.03.2023  She is a 1989 batch IRS(C&IT) officer.

Two 2025 batch Indian Trade Service(ITrS) officers- Kumar Shivam and  Sanjeev P, have joined the DGFT as Asstt DGFT and posted as Probationers.

The DGFT has promoted three ITrS officers as Asstt DGFT. They are-  Mrs Ashima, Sandeep Rajoriya and Hemant Kumar.

General Anil Chauhan, CDS, visited the Eastern Command and addressed officers on the roadmap for modernisation, transformational reforms, jointness, self-reliance, and operational excellence in the Indian Armed Forces. He emphasised future readiness and innovation. A book titled My Pak Diary: 16 April–16 August 2025 (documenting Operation Sindoor and Indo-Pak developments) was presented to CDS by Maj Gen Balakrishnan, with a foreword endorsed by the CDS.

Russia offers Lancet-3 munitions localisation; US approves $52.8M sonobuoy sale for P-8I ASW. Whispers are there of third carrier INS Vishal (65,000-ton) co-dev with UK/France by 2035; 230 combatants by 2037.

Post of Senior Legal Manager in Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has been advertised. Applications must reach latest by January 15, 2026.

Post of Senior Senior Administrative Manager in Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has been advertised. Applications must reach latest by January 15, 2026.

Surendra Kumar, formerly Deputy Chief Engineer (Dy CE), Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been given post-facto extension in his deputation tenure with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) up to April 10, 2023. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Vivek Joshi, who is presently serving as Senior Divisional Materials Manager (Sr DMM), Moradabad, Northern Railway (NR), has been selected for deputation to Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) as Chief Manager (Purchase) at New Delhi for a period of five years. He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer.

Dharmendra Kumar Pandey, formerly Deputy Chief Engineer (Dy CE), North Central Railway (NCR), has been given post-facto extension in his deputation tenure with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) beyond fifth year, up to October 28, 2024. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Sunil Kumar Verma, who is presently serving as Director, RS (M), Railway Board, has been selected for deputation to Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) as Chief Manager (Purchase) for a period of five years. He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer.

K Nagendra Prasad, who is presently serving in South Central Railway (SCR), has been transferred to East Coast Railway (ECoR) and posted as Principal Chief Electrical Engineer (PCEE). He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

K Senthil, who is presently serving as Senior Divisional Security Commissioner (Sr. DSC), Lumding (LMG), Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been appointed to officiate in Deputy Inspector General (DIG) grade and posted as Deputy Inspector General-cum-Chief Security Commissioner (DIG-cum-CSC) on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) officer.

Abhishek Singh, presently High Commissioner of India to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, with residence in Abuja. He is a 2003 batch IFS officer.

The post of Pavan Kumar Malapati has been upgraded as Director in the Ministry of Defence. He is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Two IIS officers have been promoted to higher grade. B. Narayanan will now be PrDG while Rajiv Kumar Jain has been promoted as DG, AIR News.

Mrs Alka Nangia Arora has been promoted to the grade of Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts (HAG+).  She is a 1991 batch IDAS officer.

Mrs Hema Sharma, Chief Settlement Commissioner, will also hold charge of Special Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Department, in Haryana. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Microsoft, Amazon, and Cognizant committed $50 billion over 5-7 years for AI, cloud, and digital infrastructure expansions in India. This follows PM Modi’s meetings with CEOs, signaling a “high-tech hat-trick” with Intel also lining up investments. Trending as a boost for job creation in tech hubs like Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

Reliance Global Subsidiary Sales: On December 11, plans to sell two non-core units to bolster balance sheet. (Source: DarkpoolAI via X, December 11, 2025).

Corporate Tit Bits

Tanfac Industries secured ₹336 crore HF acid contract; 

CEIGALL Infra won ₹1,089 crore highway project. 

Lenskart Q2FY26 revenue up 23.9% YoY to ₹2,146.6 crore.

Ashok Ramnarayan Boob has been appointed as Whole-Time Director, designated as Executive Vice Chairman, of Clean Science and Technology Limited, effective April 1, 2026.

Siddhartha Ashok Sikchi has been appointed as Managing Director of Clean Science and Technology Limited, effective April 1, 2026.

Pallavi Gokhale has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Clean Science and Technology Limited.

Raj Kamal has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Clean Science and Technology Limited.

Keval Navinchandra Doshi has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Clean Science and Technology Limited.

Rajendra Naniwadekar has been appointed as Managing Director of Hindustan Agrigenetics Limited.

Radhakrishna Nair has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of One Mobikwik Systems Limited.

Sumit Banerjee has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of NCC Limited, effective January 1, 2026.

Mohanraj S has been appointed as Additional Executive Director and Whole-Time Director of Solara Active Pharma Sciences Limited, effective January 1, 2026.
 

Sanjay Kapoor has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Kama Holdings Limited.

N Umasankar has been appointed as Whole-Time Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer of Mercantile Ventures Limited.

Mrs Rachna Suman Shaw has resigned from the post of Whole-Time Director of Dhruva Capital Services Limited.

Jayaraman Madhusuthan has resigned from the post of Independent Director of Shanti Guru Industries Limited.

Flemming Madsen has resigned from the post of Non-Executive Nominee Director of UTI Asset Management Company Limited with effect from December 31, 2025.

Pritam Kapur has resigned from the post of Director of Hindustan Agrigenetics Limited with effect from December 15, 2025.

Only Congress parivar's   retirement can  save Congress

Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi has to retire from politics. Then only congress can survive.

M N Jagsu

Posting in CIC

It's good that he has made a decision for posting in CIC, whether his man or others, but it is his responsibility to make them work for the benefit of the common man so that the lost glory of CIC can be brought back. It's a shame that no representatives from DDA or RCS attend the hearings of the CIC and do not execute the CIC's orders. If this continues, then the CIC should be closed. Even corporations like ONGC are least bothered by RTIs and thus CIC.

Vishnu Agrawal

Information about PPF account of wife

A husband sought for the current balance of PPF account and last amount deposit of his wife enclosing the copy of marriage certificate as the evidence of marriage. The PIO denied the information under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act. Before the CIC, the PIO explained that as per the procedure under Section 11 of the RTI Act, the consent from the concerned third-party and wife of the appellant was sought. However, she had declined consent for disclosure of information relating to her PPF account. The CIC noted that there is no public interest and rejected the appeal.

Comments

Many couples feel that they have a right to seek information about their spouse from a government agency. Legally, husband and wife are distinct individuals and the information relating to each of them has to be considered personal to each one of them.

Citation: Vipin Mittal v. Department of Post, Second Appeal No. CIC/POSTS/A/2024/645016; 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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