16 Jul 2026
- New Delhi (17.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Friday are as follows:-
- Prashant Jeevan Patil (IAS: 2011: TG) has been appointed as Deputy Director General (Director level) in the Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways for a period of five years.
- Ishaan Sharma (IRAS: 2016) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs for a period of four years.
- Rajesh Lakhani (IAS: 1992: TN), Commissioner (JS level), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) under the Department of School Education & Literacy, has been repatriated to his parent cadre on personal grounds with imposition of extended 'cooling off' condition.
New Delhi (17.07.2026): In a sudden administrative realignment that has sent ripples through the capital’s bureaucratic and security establishments, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has replaced Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha (IPS: 1992: AGMUT) with seasoned Intelligence Bureau (IB) veteran Anurag Kumar (IPS: 1994: AGMUT).
The abrupt transition, executed on Friday, caught senior officials at the Delhi Police Headquarters on Jai Singh Road off guard.
In a highly unusual move, Golcha, who was unceremoniously removed from the coveted top post, has been directed to report directly to Delhi’s 21st Lieutenant Governor, Taranjeet Singh Sandhu (Retd IFS: 1989), the former Indian Ambassador to the United States. Observers in the capital's power corridors point out that such a direct attachment of a former police chief to the LG’s office is rare.
The IB Veteran Steps In:
The new Delhi police chief, Anurag Kumar, brings deep counter-intelligence and security expertise along with him to his new role. Kumar spent nearly two decades in the Intelligence Bureau, where he most recently served as Special Director.
Meanwhile, Golcha’s sudden exit has triggered intense speculation within the force. Having assumed charge on August 22, 2025, Golcha's tenure lasted less than a year. He had taken over the reins from SBK Singh, who himself held additional charge for just 20 days before being shunted out following a severe security lapse where an attempt to attack Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was made by an intruder during a public gathering at her residence.
A Tactical Shift by the MHA:
While the Union Home Ministry has not cited an official reason for Golcha's premature departure, the decision to cut short a sitting police chief's tenure underscores a definitive tactical pivot. Sources suggest that the MHA is looking to completely overhaul the law-and-order apparatus in the national capital, prioritizing pre-emptive intelligence-gathering over traditional policing methodologies in the run-up to key administrative transitions.
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- 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.
- Santosh Rastogi (IPS: 1998: MH), IG, NIA, has been appointed as Additional Director General in NIA up to his approved tenure of seven years i.e. 05.08.2027.
- 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.
