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Thursday, October 31, 2024
TopicAppointments Committee of the Cabinet

Topic: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet

Sanjay Jaju appointed I&B secy, Apurva Chandra health secy in top-level bureaucratic reshuffle

Eight other senior officers have been appointed in different central government departments and in the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal.

Sudhansh Pant to be new Health Secretary, Chanchal Kumar to take over as Aviation Secretary

Besides secretarial appointees, Bharat Lal, a retired Indian Forest Service officer of Gujarat cadre, has been appointed Secretary General of NHRC for a period of one year.

Punjab’s Vini Mahajan is new drinking water secretary, 8 other secy-level appointments cleared

In September this year, Mahajan was replaced as Punjab chief secretary after Charanjit Singh Channi took over as CM.

Govt approves restructuring of Railways Board, appoints VK Yadav as its first CEO

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the restructuring of the Railway Board, whose strength has been cut from eight to five as part of large scale reforms.

IAS officer heads DRDO as lobbying delays scientist chief’s appointment

Defence ministry sources say another reason for the delay is the search panel tasked with selecting a replacement is yet to zero in on a candidate.

On Camera

India-China disengagement is tactical. Won’t impact border dispute or power tussle

The quest for territory is not the driver of the border dispute; it is merely China’s tool to assert hegemony. India needs until at least 2047 to be in a position to challenge it.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India-China disengagement completed at Depsang & Demchok, patrolling to start after Diwali

Corps commanders signed an agreement on 21 October to pull back troops from eastern Ladakh’s two face-off points, following efforts on diplomatic front to ease tensions along LAC.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.