Recent 6 months news in Appointments

The Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BRICS CCI) has appointed Dr Eluri Sreedhar as an Honorary Advisor and Yogesh Sharma as a National Advisor.

Natarajan Chandrasekaran will step down as the Executive Chairman of Tata Sons on February 20, 2027, upon the completion of his tenure.

It is to be noted that he first assumed the role of Chairman in 2017, succeeding Cyrus Mistry, and was re-appointed for a second term in 2022.

Shabnam Sinha has been appointed as the Chairperson of Airtel Payments Bank (APB) for 3 years starting from October 1, 2026.

She succeeds Sunil Bharti Mittal (founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises) who will exit the board of APB on September 30, 2026.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved a one-year extension for Rahul Navin, the Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), until August 13, 2027.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved a 1-year extension for TV Somanathan as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He is the 33rd Cabinet Secretary and succeeded Rajiv Gauba.

AS Rajeev, previously the Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), has assumed charge as the Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner on August 3, 2026.

He succeeds Praveen Kumar Srivastava. Prior to joining the CVC, he served as the MD and CEO of the Bank of Maharashtra.

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (MoPP&P) has approved the foreign postings of senior bureaucrats. Rahul Jain has been appointed as the Senior Adviser to the Executive Director (India) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for 3 years.

Baldeo Purushartha has been appointed as the Senior Adviser to the Executive Director (ED) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines, for 3 years. Satyajit Mohanty has been appointed as the Representative of India in the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for 3 years.

Devesh Uttam has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to Ethiopia. He succeeds Anil Kumar Rai.

Air India has appointed Tewolde Gebremariam as its new CEO and MD. He succeeds Campbell Wilson.

Varsha Ashok Aglawe has assumed charge as the 54th Director General (DG) of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), an organization under the Ministry of Mines (MoM).

She succeeds Asit Saha. It is to be noted that she is the first woman to lead the GSI.

Vice Admiral Manish Chadha has assumed charge as the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO).

He succeeds Vice Admiral AN Pramod.

Willie Walsh has assumed charge as the CEO of IndiGo. He succeeds Pieter Elbers.

Prior to this, he served as the Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Vishwesh Negi has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Iran.

Alka Nangia Arora has assumed charge as the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA). She succeeds Anugraha Narayana Das.

Vice Admiral AN Pramod has assumed charge as the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, succeeding Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti.

In other event, Air Marshal Tejpal Singh has assumed the appointment of Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti.

Kiran Thadimarri has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of IndiGo, the largest airline of India, effective from July 28. He succeeds Gaurav Negi.

Anurag Jain has been appointed as the CEO of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog for a tenure of 2 years. He succeeds Nidhi Chhibber.

Pralhad Joshi has assumed charge as the Union Minister of Education. He succeeds Dharmendra Pradhan, who resigned from the post following nationwide protests regarding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak controversy.

Satya Pal Kumar has been appointed as the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) for a tenure of 5 years.

He succeeds Pankaj Kumar Mishra.

Dr K Srikar Reddy has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to the State of Qatar. He succeeds Vipul, who has been reassigned as India's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.