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DAC to meet today and approve project worth over 80,000 cr, defying rumors of delay!
Sources indicate that the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is scheduled to meet this morning, countering ongoing speculation about possible delays. The meeting, described as a short but significant session, is expected to address key proposals related to defence procurements and project clearances. Officials familiar with the matter said the agenda has been streamlined to ensure swift decision-making ahead of the year-end review process. The development comes amid heightened discussions within the defence establishment about pending acquisitions, as the ministry seeks to maintain momentum on strategic modernisation initiatives despite earlier reports hinting at postponement.
Congress vs Congress on the Aravalli issue?
Sachin Pilot’s aggressive front-foot role on the Aravalli mining issue is reopening fault lines within the Rajasthan Congress, with Ashok Gehlot choosing a more cautious, low-key posture given his past record in office. This emerging contrast is feeding a fresh round of whispers about factional positioning and legacy-protection inside the party. Pilot’s decision to physically lead youth-backed “Save Aravalli” marches and attack both state and central governments allows him to project a clean environmental and anti-mining image, especially among urban and student constituencies. Gehlot, who is simultaneously targeting the BJP on data and legal process but carries baggage of earlier mining and tiger-habitat controversies under his own tenure, is wary of appearing hypocritical, and therefore avoids the street-politics optics that Pilot is embracing. Within the Congress ecosystem, this is being read as a calibrated tussle over moral high ground and future leadership narrative rather than an open confrontation, but the contrast on Aravalli is sharp enough to deepen existing factional narratives in Rajasthan.
- Who will be new Chief Secretary of West Bengal ?
- DD News likely to get new DG this week
- Five candidates to be interviewed for Member, CBIC on Dec 30
- Will Anuj Gogia be Member of CBIC ?
- Ms Smita Srivastava ED, NIACL retiring on Dec 31
- Tenure of Sat Pal Bhanoo as MD, LIC ending on Dec 31
- Tenure of Satyanarayana as MD & CEO Canara Bank ending in Dec
- ITS officer to join Nagaland govt
- Mukuuunddd Singh Chahar quits IRS-IT
- 3 ITS officers refused to avail promotion to SAG
- 6 ITS officers promoted to HAG
- Trade Service officer repatriated
- 3 CSS officers joined DGFT HQ
- CRT for Asstt Public Prosecutor vacancies in CBI in Jan
- UNPD seeks to fill Community Policing (Reform), Italy post
- Interview dates for Asstt Director (Hosiery), MSME post soon
- RITES seeks Manager/ Rly Design & Ops
- Senior Policy Specialists for MER Division of MEA sought
- Two IDAS officers get new postings
- World Bank seeks Sr Water Specialist for Guinea
- World Bank seeks Counsel for United States
- DRGM-level reshuffles in Railways likely
- 19 IAS officers get new responsibilities in Delhi
- Suparna Mitra appointed MD and CEO of TeamLease Services
- CFO Exit and Financial Disclosure in Engineering
- Currency and IPO Predictions
- Maximilian Fiedler appointed Addl. Director, Schaeffler India Ltd
- Paras Khimji Savla appointed Addl. Director, Ruby Mills Ltd
- Rushabh Anilkumar Shah re-appointed NE Director, Yash Chemex Ltd
- Yogen Shivlal Lathia bows out as Ind. Director, Ruby Mills Ltd
- Sundarlal Bagaria quits Ind. Director, Ekansh Concepts Ltd
Still picture is not clear about the successor of Manoj Pant as Chief Secretary of West Bengal on January 1. Informed sources said that in the final round the tie is said to be between 1989 batch IAS officer Atri Bhattacharya and 1992 batch IAS Officer Barun Kumar Ray. Names of Nandini Chakraborty, Prabhat Kumar Mishra and Manish Jain are also doing the round.
Priya Kumar, DG News is superannuating this month end and new DG is likely to be named this week.
At least five Members: Mayank Kumar, Arti A Srinivas, Shailendra Kumar Singh, Abhai Kumar Srivastava, S K Vimalanthan have been shortlisted to be interviewed on December 30,2025, for the posts of Members in Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
Name of Anuj Gogia is doing the round for the post of Member CBIC. He is 1992 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.
Ms. Smita Srivastava, Executive Director, New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL), is retiring on December 31, 2025.
The tenure of Sat Pal Bhanoo as Managing Director, Life Insurance Corporation of India, is coming to an end in December 2025.
The tenure of K Satyanarayana Raju as MD & CEO, Canara Bank is coming to an end on December 31, 2025. Brajesh Kumar Singh is likely to succeed him.
Dr K D Vizo will join the Nagaland government on deputation basis for a period of two years. He is an ITS officer.
Mukund Singh Chahar has quit Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax on being qualified in Civil Services Examination, 2024.
Three ITS officers, who were recently promoted to SAG, have refused to avail promotion and the DoT has acceded to their request in this regard. They are- Taklikar Prashant Vaksiddha, Ram Chandra and Navanedra Singh. These officers will remain in JAG.
Six ITS officers have been promoted to HAG. They - Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, KD Vizo, Pushpendra Kumar Singh, Rajendra Meshram, Nitin Chayande and Virendra Kumar.
Consequent upon repatriation from the DPIIT, Ramesh Kumar Verma has reported to his parent DGDT HQ. He is a 2013 batch ITrS officer.
Three CSS officers- Uday Shankar Mehta, Ms Subha Laxmi and Ram Nagina have joined the DGFT HQ as Under Secretaries.
Combined Recruitment Test (CRT) for nineteen vacancies 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 test 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 noon.
Ministry of Home Affairs is seeking DSP/ SP level IPS officer for Community Policing (Reform) (P-3), Brindisi, Italy post for United Nations Police Department (UNPD) Standing Police Capacity (SPC). Applications must reach latest by February 10, 2026.
Twenty candidates have been shortlisted for three vacancies of Assistant Director (Hosiery) in the Office of Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) have been advertised. Interview dates will be announced shortly.
RITES Limited has advertised the post of Manager/ Railway Design and Operation on immediate absorption basis. Applications must reach latest by February 6, 2026.
Ministry of External Affairs is seeking two Senior Policy Specialists in Multilateral Economic Relations (MER) Division. Applications must reach latest by January 16, 2026.
Two IDAS officers have been transferred and given new postings. These officers and their new postings include, Ms Preeti Tongria (CDA Patna) and Ashish Kumar Verma (PAO (ORs) BRC, Danapur, CDA, Patna). They are 2010 and 2012 batch officers respectively.
World Bank is seeking Senior Water Specialist for Conakry, Guinea. Applications must reach latest by January 11, 2026.
World Bank is seeking Counsel for Washington, DC, United States. Applications must reach latest by January 16, 2026.
Whispers suggest potential DRGM-level reshuffles in Q1 2026 tied to Kavach rollout delays, with HBL Power Systems positioned as a key player for 68,000 km coverage (₹30,000-50,000 crore project over 5-10 years).
In a major administrative rejig in Delhi, as many as 19 IAS officers have been given new responsibilities. Shurbir Singh, Secretary, Finance, holding additional charge of Development Commissioner, will also hold additional charge of Director, DAM, while K Mahesh, MD, DKVIB, was assigned additional charge of Secretary, Art & Culture and the services of Sanjeev Kumar Mittal have been placed at the disposal of DJB. Similarly, D Varma, Member, DUSIB, holding additional charge of ED, DFC, will also hold charge of Secretary Planning and ED, DSFDC; G Sudhakar is appointed as Deputy Commissioner/DM, Old Delhi; A Nedunchezhiyan, Principal Director, Delhi Fire Service, gets additional charge of CEO, DDMA on retirement of Krishan Kumar; Suneel Anchipaka, Special Commissioner, Trade & Taxes, will also handle charge of Special Secretary, PWD and MD & CEO, DT&TDC, relieving Ms Niharika Rai; Ravi Dadhich is appointed as Deputy Commissioner /DM, North; Ms Ranjana Deswal as Deputy Commissioner /DM, Central; Ms Vandana Rao as Deputy Commissioner/ DM, West with additional charge of CVO, DSIIDC; Mekala Chaitanya Prasad, Deputy Commissioner/ DM, South West, will hold additional charge of Director, Panchayat, on retirement of Indu Shekhar Mishra; Kumar Abhishek will take charge as Deputy Commissioner/DM, Outer North; Shailendra Singh Parihar as Deputy Commissioner/DM, Central North with additional charges of Secretary, DCSK and Registrar, DESU; Lakshay Singhal, Deputy Commissioner/DM, South, will also be holding additional charges of Secretary, PGC and PD, DSACS; Ms Ayushi has been appointed as SDM, Bijwasan; Ms Kanika as SDM, Narela; Ms Anuja Trivedi as SDM, Matiala; Jarad Pratik Anil as SDM, Bawana and Piyush Kumar was posted as SDM, Chhatarpur.
Suparna Mitra was appointed as Managing Director and CEO of TeamLease Services, transitioning from a senior role at Titan Company. This move strengthens TeamLease’s leadership in staffing and HR solutions amid rising demand for gig economy talent.
NIBE Ltd, a Pune-based defence and EV components manufacturer, reported its Q2FY26 results on December 24, 2025, revealing a 46% QoQ revenue drop to ₹73.4 crore and a 193% PAT decline to -₹8.44 crore. Amid this, the company announced the exit of its CFO, signaling potential internal restructuring to address EV segment challenges while pivoting toward defence contracts like BrahMos integrations.
Speculation on ₹2.55 lakh crore IPO pipeline in 2026 pressuring INR (already at ₹91/USD low), with corporate investments offsetting via consolidation.
Maximilian Andreas Fiedler has been appointed as an Additional Director (Non-Executive Non-Independent) of Schaeffler India Limited with effect from January 1, 2026.
Paras Khimji Savla has been appointed as an Additional Independent Director of Ruby Mills Limited.
Rushabh Anilkumar Shah has been re-appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director of Yash Chemex Limited.
Yogen Shivlal Lathia has ceased to be Independent Director of Ruby Mills Limited on completion of his tenure.
Sundarlal Bagaria has ceased to be an Independent Director of Ekansh Concepts Limited upon completion of his second term.
Why Priyanka Gandhi contesting from Wayanad?
Then why is she running to Wayanad and contesting , she could have contested from UP, Bengal or Delhi
MNJ
Priyanka: emits dictator Aura
Priyanka clearly emits “dictator” aura. If she becomes PM, mark my words she will amend the constitution, again declares emergency 2.0, curbs all the rights of hindus and peak appeasement politics.
stanfordtopper
(DATE WITH RTI completes 17 years on whispers)
No reply about Charitable Trust by the public authority
The Appellant filed an online RTI application dated 28.12.2023 seeking the information about Chiranjeev Charitable Trust which ran three schools. He asked how he was terminated without any show cause notice after 17 years of service. He sought for the permission letter for name change of the society from the Registrar office and other related information. The CIC observed that as per available record file, no reply was given to the Appellant at the initial stage by the answering Respondent and admonished him for the same. However, upon receipt of the hearing notice from the CIC, a suitable and pointwise reply has been given to the Appellant vide letter dated 06.10.2025, but, a copy of the same was not received by the Appellant. Accordingly, the CIC directed the Respondent to send a copy to the appellant along with relevant annexures, through speed-post as well as through email. Further, the CIC cautioned the Respondent Public Authority to act strictly within the precincts of the RTI Act by observing the timelines scrupulously and punctually, in future.
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The simple act of replying to the RTI applicant can prevent the avoidable embarrassment of appearing before the CIC and wastage of time.
Citation: Vikram Singh v. Sub Registrar-VII (INA), Vikas Sadan, New Delh, File No: CIC/REVDP/A/2024/615016; Date of Decision : 14.10.2025
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