The latest whisper says that the UT Delhi is likely to get a new Lieutenant Governor (LG). But no time has been fixed for the proposed change.

Who will be new DGP of Kerala ? In the final round tie is said to be between Nitin Agrawal and Ravada Chandrasekhar.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has failed to find a suitable candidate for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Hindustan Shipyard Limited at a selection meeting held on June 2026. As many as 12 candidates were interviewed for the same. The Board has recommended the concerned Ministry to select the candidate through Search-cum-Selection Committee (SCSC).

Amitabh Kant, former CEO of NITI Aayog and Secretary, DPIIT, has been appointed as Senior Advisor to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Kant, who belongs to a 1980 batch retired IAS officer of Kerala cadre, has enjoyed a distinguished career spanning over four decades in public service and has a proven track record of driving transformative initiatives across India. His extensive expertise in economic development, innovation, and sustainable growth is expected to significantly benefit Fairfax’s long-term investment approach in India, and the industry insights and leadership experience he brings to Fairfax will help Fairfax to continue identifying and executing on opportunities within the region. Kant was a key figure during India’s G20 presidency, culminating in the historic New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration that emphasized digital public infrastructure, climate finance, and multilateral reform, and he has demonstrated an ability to unify diverse stakeholders around common development goals. As CEO of NITI Aayog, he was a driving force behind the Aspirational Districts Programme, which uplifted some of India’s most disadvantaged regions. His tenure as Secretary of the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) saw pivotal reforms including the Make in India and Startup India campaigns, significantly improving Ease of Doing Business rankings by 79 places. Additionally, his work in promoting tourism with the ‘Incredible India’ campaign showcased his keen understanding of the power of cultural and economic integration.

Ambarish Vemuri has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for a period of three years. He is a 2016 batch IFS officer.

Ms Brinda Bhoopathy has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) in the Department of Commerce, Delhi under the Central Staffing Scheme on deputation basis for a period of four years. She is a 2015 batch IRS(C&IT) officer.

Joyanta Chakraborty, Director, Ministry of Civil Aviation has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre in order to avail the benefit of promotion. He is a 2006 batch IRSEE officer.

The post of Ashish Kumar Srivastava as Regional Director has been upgraded to Director level in the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Prayagraj. He is a 2011 batch IAS officer of UD cadre.

The DoT has issued the Gazette Notification of Draft Telecommunications-Telecom Cyber Security Amendment Rules, 2025.The Notification was issued on June 24. Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Joint Secretary (Telecom), Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi, within one month of the issuance of Notification.

RK Badal, who is presently serving in East Central Railway (ECR), has been transferred to Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) and posted as Chief Engineer (Track Machine Organisation). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

As many as 77 Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officers have been granted senior administrative grade (SA grade) on a non-functional basis.

Dr G Trinadh Kumar, IG Forest (C), Sub-Office Hyderabad, is assigned the additional charge of Regional Office, Gandhinagar. He is a 2002 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Satya Prakash Negi, DDGF (C), Regional Office, Chandigarh is assigned the additional charge of DDGF (C), Regional Office, Lucknow. He is a 1998 batch IFoS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Nominations are invited for appointment of IFoS officer as Head of Department (Environment) (Deputy Secretary/Director level) on deputation basis in Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) under Ministry of Oil, Petroleum and Natural Gas for a period of 3 years.

Nine IPS have been assigned new responsibilities in Chhattisgarh. Prabhat Kumar and Vikas Kumar have been appointed as Superintendent of Police (SP), Special Intelligence Branch, Police Headquarters Nava Raipur, while Mayank Gurjar was made the Commandant, 15th Battalion, Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF), Bijapur. Similarly, Sandeep Kumar Patel is posted as Commandant, 16th Battalion, CAF, Narayanpur; Rajanala Smrithik as SP, STF Baghera, Durg; Robinson Guria as SP, Narayanpur; Chirag Jain as Additional SP, Mohla-Manpur-Chowki; Pooja Kumar as SP (Radio) Bilaspur and Umesh Prasad Gupta takes over as Commandant, 14th Battalion, Chhattisgarh Force Dhanora, Balod.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications till July 3 for the post of Director (Strategic Project), Hindustan Shipyard Limited.

Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has advertised for Head – Habitat Improvement, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH). Applications must reach on or before June 29, 2025.

Thirteen Deputy Central Intelligence Officer/ Technical (DCIO/Tech) intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) vacancies have been  advertised. Online applications must reach on or before July 3, 2025.

Nineteen Divisional Medical Officer (Orthopaedics), Ministry of Railways vacancies have been advertised. Online applications must reach on or before July 3, 2025.

One Scientist ‘B’ (Geology) vacancy in Central Soil and Materials Research Station, New Delhi, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti has been advertised. Online applications must reach on or before July 3, 2025.

Ministry of Jal Shakti has advertised for the appointment of Member (Agriculture) in Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on deputation basis.

Last date to apply for Administrative Officer, National Test House (NTH), Kolkata has been extended. The revised date is July 1, 2025.

National Monuments Authority (NMA) has invited applications for five Member posts. Applications must reach latest by July 14, 2025.

Applications from CIT level officers and above have been invited to undertake sessions as Transfer Pricing experts in Pacific regional training workshops on Transfer Pricing, Exchange of Information (EOI), and Compliance Risk Management, being organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The event will be held from August 25-28 in Tonga.

Combined Defence Services Examination-2025 (CDSE) will be held on September 14, 2025.

NBCC (India) Limited is delighted to share that Hrishikesh Kumar, Senior Executive Director (Finance), has been honoured with the prestigious “Best CMA Achiever Award 2024” at the 19th National Awards for Excellence in Cost Management & 8th CMA Awards 2024 organised by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India on June 23, 2025. The award was presented by Bhartruhari Mahtab, Member of Parliament and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance in the event held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. NBCC promotes a work culture which helps in nurturing professional growth of its talented workforce across all disciplines. The finance function at NBCC is led by seasoned professionals, including Chartered Accountants and CMAs, who account for more than 40% of the discipline. Qualified CMAs play a vital role across diverse areas such as accounting, fund management, taxation, and more. This national recognition reflects NBCC’s strong focus on financial discipline, transparency and governance. NBCC is a Great Place to Work certified organisation along with being in the list of Fortune 500 companies in India.

Netra Bahadur Ranabhat has been re-appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of T Spiritual World Limited with effect from August 19, 2025.

Mrs. Priti Abhay Vakhare has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of T Spiritual World Limited, effective February 4, 2026.

Justice A. V. Chandrashekar has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Karnataka Bank Limited.

Pradeep Kumar Panja has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Karnataka Bank Limited.

Parag Bhise has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Nucleus Software Exports Limited, effective July 31, 2025.

Dr. Ritika Dusad has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Nucleus Software Exports Limited, effective August 7, 2025.

Mrs. Yasmin Javeri Krishan has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Nucleus Software Exports Limited, effective  July 30, 2025.

Milind Gajanan Barve has been appointed as Independent Director of Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited.

Amit Shah has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Sayaji Industries Limited, effective April 1, 2026.

Berjis Desai has been appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Praj Industries Limited, effective July 1, 2025.

Ms. Bhumi Jayantkumar Gor has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Mishtann Foods Limited.

‘Another space voyage’

Congratulations to both India and the US for enduring partnership between the NASA and ISRO for successful launching of Axiom 4 Mission and sending four astronauts including Group captain Shubhanshu Shukla from India. He is on way to becoming the first Indian pilot to successfully dock with the  International Space Station. Sending humans into space and bringing them back safely to earth after two-week- long stay, pose grave challenges. Long stay of spacefarers, outside earth’s gravity, may result in losing the ability to regenerate muscles. Going by Sunita Williams and  her co- spacefarer’s experiences, this  could even cause muscle atrophy. The ISRO-NASA team, during the mission. is  supposed to collect inputs for research in the fields of Genetic engineering and Biotechnology, among others.

A K Saxena (Former civil servant)

Information sought is available with some other department

The appellant submitted that an arrear was calculated for refixation of his pay. The payment arrear details were prepared by the respondent division and sent to Asansol division duly vetted by Accounts. In this regard, the appellant sought the certified detail of arrear calculation in tabular sheet and the certified Copy of the calculation sheet sent to Asansol division. The PIO provided certain information and replied that the copy of the calculation sheet may be obtained from Asansol division. The CIC observed that the Respondent has not provided complete information to the Appellant and the reply is incomplete, vague and misleading. Merely stating that the information sought is available with some other department does not suffice the information being provided under the RTI Act. If the information sought by the Appellant is not available in their department, then the Respondent should have transferred the RTI application of the Appellant to the concerned department. The Respondent has neither transferred the RTI application under Section 6(3) of the RTI Act nor was assistance sought as per Section 5(4) of the RTI Act. The CIC directed the Respondent to take assistance under Section 5(4) of the RTI Act from the concerned PIO along with consolidated statement which includes due, drawn and balance amount to be paid and provide information to the Appellant, free of cost, within four weeks failing which to show-cause within this period as to why maximum penalty should not be imposed under the RTI Act.

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This order of the CIC is unusual - It contains a direction to the PIO to perform certain functions with a built in show cause notice in case of failure to perform the direction.

Citation: Asim Kumar Dey v. North Eastern Railway, CIC/NERLG/A/2024/600144; Date of Decision: 30.04.2025

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