New Delhi (14.05.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Thursday are as follows:-Nalin Bilochan (IRS C&IT: (2011) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Mines for a period of five years after 19.05.2026.Tapasya Raghav (IAS: 2013: AGMUT) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Higher Education for a period of four years. Harshvardhan Singh Khangarot (IP & TA & FS: 2012) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Steel for a period of five years.Astik Kumar Pandey (IAS: 2011: MH) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment for a period of five years.Sandeep Kumar Garg (IPS: 2012: PB) has been inducted as Deputy Inspector General in National Investigation Agency (NIA).