In Haryana IAS Officers Gradation list, Sudhir Rajpal and Sumita Misra stand at 1st and 2nd place, respectively, while Rastogi is third. All three are from the 1990 IAS batch.
In previous TDP rule, Vijayanand was instrumental in development of electronics manufacturing clusters. He brought in electronics, data centre policies, luring in some big firms to AP.
Singh was appointed UP chief secretary in June but he has been a key member of Adityanath’s core team since the chief minister was re-elected for a second term in 2022.
Kaushal had proceeded on leave two days after Nayab Saini took over as chief minister in March. He had taken over as chief secretary on 30 November, 2021.
While a senior IAS officer argued that educational qualifications play key role in domain expertise, an ex-finance secy says what secretary-level officers learn on ground matters far more.
1984-batch IAS Durga Shanker Mishra hangs up his boots after an extended 2.5 years of service as chief secretary & 1988-batch IAS Manoj Kumar Singh takes charge of the top post.
Saunik, an IAS officer of the 1987 batch, succeeds Nitin Kareer who retired as the chief secretary Sunday. She will have a year’s tenure before retiring in June next year.
Civil servants held press briefing to say West Bengal had no pending utilisation certificates, as flagged by CAG in audit report. CM Mamata Banerjee has also raised issue with PMO.
Appointments of Durga Shankar Mishra & Sudhansh Pant in UP & Rajasthan, respectively, are part of a trend of central govt officers taking charge as chief secretaries in BJP-ruled states.
DS Mishra's extension has dashed hopes of other officers set to retire in next 6 months. Former IAS officer, opposition say, such extensions 'adversely' impact integrity of polls.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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