Vimlendra Sharan (IAS:1992:MH) has been given a foreign assignment as Director, Food and Agriculture Organisation, Liaison office for North America, Washington DC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jyoti Kumar Bubana IRS (C&CE:2007) has been appointed as Deputy Director, Ministry of Shipping. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subhashish Banerjee (IOFS:2006) has been appointed as Additional Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) (DS level) in the office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), under Ministry of Textiles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vijay Nanalal Kothari (IA&AS:2002) has been appointed as Director, Department of Commerce. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raghavendra Pratap Singh (IOFS:2000) has been appointed as Director, Department of Rural Development. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Muralidhar Pandey (IOFS:1991) has been appointed as Director, Department of Justice.