16 Jul 2026
- New Delhi (17.07.2026): In a move to entrust domain experts with specific responsibilities, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala, Head, Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) Secretariat, UNESCO Inter-governmental Oceanographic Commission Secretariat, Perth, Australia, to the post of Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences for a tenure of two years. He is known as architect of India's Tsunami Warning Infrastructure.Dr Tummala had served as Director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad before taking over the responsibility at IOTWMS in November 2024.
- New Delhi (16.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Thursday are as follows:-
- Nipun Jindal (IAS: 2014: HP) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs for a period of four years.
- Ajay Singh Tomer (IAS: 2012: HY) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare for a period of five years.
Angel Bhati Chauhan (IAS: 2014: AGMUT) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation for a period of four years.
- Apurva Dubey (IAS: 2013: UP) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation for a period of four years.
- Mona Kumari Jain (IA&AS: 2013) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation for a period of four years.
- Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala, Head, Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) Secretariat, UNESCO Inter-governmental Oceanographic Commission Secretariat, Perth, Australia, has been appointed to the post of Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, for a tenure of two years.
- Manish Mishra (IAS: 2015: WB) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals for a period of four years.
- Sahil Goyal (IDAS: 2011) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, for a period of five years.
- Raval Hamendra Kumar (IAS: 2011: TR) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation for a period of five years.
- New Delhi (15.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Wednesday are as follows:-
- Tenure of foreign deputation of Hemang Jani as Senior Adviser to the Executive Director, World Bank, Washington D.C., USA has been extended for a period of one year beyond 16.07.2026 i.e. up to 16.07.2027.
- New Delhi (13.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:-
- Rashmi Ramesh Doddamane (IP&TA&FS: 2012) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances for a period of five years.
- Sonal Mehlawat (IDAS: 2011) has been appointed as Director in the LOKPAL under the Department of Personnel & Training for a period of five years.
- Mansi Verma (IRPS: 2012) has been appointed as Director in the National Recruitment Agency under the Department of Personnel & Training for a period of five years.
- Mohammed Ali Shihab A (IAS: 2011: NL) has been appointed as CVO, Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL)' Mangaluru under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for a period of three years.
Atul Kumar Thakur (IPS: 2008: AGMUT), presently serving as DIG in CBI, has been appointed as Joint Director, CBI, for an overall tenure of seven years up to 24.11.2028.
- Pankaj Kumar Singh (IPS: 2008: AGMUT), presently serving as DIG in CBI, has been appointed as Joint Director, CBI, for an overall tenure of seven years up to 05.12.2028.
- Tenure of Saurabh Garg (Retd IAS: 1991: OR) as Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, on contract basis, has been extended for the second time for a further period of one year beyond 31.07.2026, i.e., up to 31.07.2027.
- Rahul Kumar (IRS C&IT: 2016) has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Minister of State for Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan in the Department of Rural Development at the level of Deputy Secretary for a period up to 06.02.2030.
- Tenure of Krishna Kumar Tiwari (ISS: 2011), Director, Election Commission of India, has been extended for a period of two years beyond 30.09.2026 and up to 30.09.2028. He is on central deputation w.e.f. 01.10.2021.
- Tenure of Sanap Bajirao Ramnath (IP& TAFS: 2011 ), Director in the Ministry of Defence, has been extended for two years beyond 22.09.2026 and up to 22.09.2028. He counts his central deputation w.e.f. 23.09.2021.
- Anshu Manish Khalkho (IDAS: 1994), Director (A&F), National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre with imposition of extended 'cooling off condition.
- ACC has temporarily upgraded the post of Deputy Director in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), held by M Tamilvanan (IPS: 2008: JH) to the level of Joint Director for an initial period of two years.
- Tenure of Devendra Kumar (IRPS: 2009), Director in DBT Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, has been extended for a period of two years beyond 25.08.2026 and up to 25.08.2028. He is on his central deputation tenure w.e.f. 26.08.2021.
- New Delhi (10.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Friday are as follows:-
- Tenure of Akhilesh Kumar Singh (IPS: 2008: MH), DIG, CBI, has been extended for a period of two years i.e. from 23.07.2026 to 22.07.2028.
- Tenure of Nipun Gupta (ICoAS:2011), SP, CBI has been extended for a period of one year beyond 30.06.2026 i.e. from 01.07.2026 to 30.06.2027.
- New Delhi (08.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Wednesday are as follows:-
- Anjani Kumar (IFS: 2003), presently Joint Secretary at Headquarters, Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Ukraine.
- New Delhi (07.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Tuesday are as follows:-
- V Vidyavathi (lAS: 1991: KN), Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), has been entrusted with additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment from 08.07.2026 to 25.07.2026 during the period of absence from the headquarters of Sudhansh Pant (IAS: 1991: RJ).
Dr V Narayanan, Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Space Commission, has been entrusted with additional charge of the post of Member Finance, Space Commission up to 19.07.2026 during the period of absence on leave of Seema Jain (IAS:1991: PB).
Geetika Srivastava (IFS: 2005), presently Charge d'Affaires in the High Commission of India, Islamabad, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Lithuania.
- New Delhi (06.07.2027): In a major reshuffle of Director General rank officers, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Monday cleared the appointments of new Directors General (DGs) of BPR&D and Directors of NCRB and SVPNPA. The appointment of Director, NCRB was made by upgrading the post. The names of these officers are as follows:
- Alok Kumar Mittal (IPS: 1993: HY) has been appointed as Director General, BPR&D for a period up to 30.06.2029 i.e. date of his superannuation.
- Amit Garg (IPS: 1993: AP), Director, SVPNPA, has been appointed as Director, National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) by temporary upgradation of the post of Director, NCRB to that of DG level till date of his superannuation i.e. 31.10.2027 vice Alok Ranjan (IFS: 1991: MP).
- Sujeet Pandey (IPS: 1994: UP) has been appointed as Director, SVPNPA for a period up to 31.07.2028 i.e. date of his superannuation vice Amit Garg (IPS:1993: AP).
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