Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur was on 18 December 2015 appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India. He succeeded Vijai Sharma, who completed…
Justice T S Thakur was appointed as Chief Justice of India
The President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 18 November 2015 appointed Justice Tirath Singh Thakur as the Chief Justice of India. He will take over…
Ratan Watal appointed as Union Finance Secretary
On 31 August 2015, Ratan P Watal was appointed as Union Finance Secretary. Before this appointment, he was the secretary of the Department of Expenditure of the Finance Ministry since 2013
Rajiv Mehrishi succeeded LC Goyal as Union Home secretary
Rajiv Mehrishi, 1978 batch IAS of Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed as the Union Home secretary. He succeeded LC Goyal who had sought voluntary retirement from government service due to personal reasons.
Justice Tahaliyani appointed as Lokayukta of Maharashtra
Justice Madanlal Laxmandas Tahaliyani, a retired judge of the Bombay High Court, was appointed as the new Lokayukta of Maharashtra.
OP Rawat appointed as Election Commissioner of India
Om Prakash Rawat was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India. He is a 1977 batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. His appointment will come into effect from the day he assumes office.
Roland S Folger appointed as CEO and MD of Mercedes-Benz India
Roland S Folger was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mercedes-Benz India with effect from 1 October 2015.
Ajay Mathur appointed as Director-General of TERI
Ajay Mathur was on 24 July 2015 appointed as the Director-General (DG) of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). He succeeded RK Pachauri who was removed from the top most position over sexual harassment charges.
Pradeep Kumar Sinha appointed as Cabinet Secretary to Union Government
Pradeep Kumar Sinha was on 29 May 2015 appointed as the Cabinet Secretary to the Union Government with effect from 13 June 2015. He succeeded Ajit Seth.
Veena Jain appointed as Director General of Doordarshan News
Veena Jain was on 29 May 2015 appointed as Director General (news) in Doordarshan. She succeeded senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Akshay Rout. Her appointment was approved by the Union Ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B).