Recent 6 months news in Appointments

The Ministry of Law and Justice (MoL&J) has notified the appointment of 8 High Court (HC) judges as Chief Justices (CJ) of various HCs across India.

The appointments include: Justice V Kameswar Rao as CJ of Patna HC, Justice Ravindra V Ghuge as CJ of Calcutta HC, Justice Sanjay Agrawal as CJ of Rajasthan HC, Justice Mahesh Tripathi as CJ of Bombay HC, Justice Ashwani Mishra as CJ of Punjab & Haryana HC, Justice Krushna Mohapatra as CJ of Chhattisgarh HC, Justice Alpesh Kogje as CJ of Madhya Pradesh HC, and Justice Pushpendra Bhati as CJ of J&K and Ladakh HC.

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra (Retd.) has been appointed as the CEO of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The trust is the administrative body responsible for the management and oversight of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

The RBI has approved the appointment of Carol Kripanayana Furtado as the interim MD & CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) for 3 months. She succeeds Sanjeev Nautiyal.

John Ternus has assumed charge as the CEO of Apple Inc. He succeeds Tim Cook.

Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja has been appointed as the 47th Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS).

Air Marshal Vivek Hande, a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM), has taken over as the Director General Medical Services (Air) (DGMS (Air)) on permanent secondment to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Peyman Kargar has been appointed as the CEO and Director of TVS Motor Company, effective from January 27, 2027. He succeeds KN Radhakrishnan (KNR).

Shakti Sharma becomes the first woman officer from a non-medical branch in the Indian Defence Forces to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM). Upon her promotion, she has taken charge as the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education) (ACAS (Edn)) at the Air Headquarters.

Yuko Keicho, a Japanese national, has been appointed as the Vice President and Auditor General of the World Bank Group (WBG). She succeeds Amy Doherty.

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).