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.
Appointments
Ajay Mathur appointed as Director-General of TERI
Ajay Mathur was on 24 July 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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).
Nitish becomes CM of Bihar for 4th time
By ending days of political drama following a bitter power struggle with Jitan Ram Manjhi, Nitish Kumar once again became the chief minister of Bihar, nine months after he stepped down last time.
L C Goyal becomes new home secretary
After admitting intervention in the CBI’s probe in Sarada scam, Union home secretary Anil Goswami resigned on account of attempt to protect Sarada accused Matang Sinh. He was succeeded by L C Goyal as new home secretary.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar appointed as foreign secretary
By sacking Sujatha Singh who was about to retire after eight months, government appointed Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s ambassador to the US, as new foreign secretary.
K Durga Prasad appointed as the Special DG of CRPF
K Durga Prasad was appointed as the Special Director General (DG) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Prasad is an IPS officer of 1981 batch from Andhra Pradesh cadre. He will be in office for next three years.
Pahlaj Nihalani becomes Censor Board chief
After the resignation of Leela Samson, government appointed Bollywood Producer Pahlaj Nihalani as Censor Board chief.
Rudratej Singh appointed as President of Royal Enfield
Rudratej Singh is appointed as President of Royal Enfield on 19 Jan 2025 by Eicher Motors. He will be reporting to Siddhartha Lal, Managing director and CEO of Eicher Motors.
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