Author: Rishabh Sharma

NEW DELHI: In a major administrative restructuring, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared the central empanelment of 68 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for holding Inspector General (IG) or equivalent posts at the Centre. According to an official confidential Office Memorandum issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) dated May 25, 2026, the decisions were finalized following a comprehensive suitability assessment based on a proposal from the Ministry of Home Affairs. While 68 officers secured promotional approval, the ACC explicitly turned down the empanelment of 55 IPS officers and…

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GUJARAT: Advancing its strategic pivot away from conventional fossil-fuel generation, Navratna Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) NLC India Limited—acting on behalf of its newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL)—has issued a global domestic competitive tender to secure 1,500 acres of land on a long-term lease in Gujarat for utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects. The bidding process follows a massive ₹25,000-crore green energy framework agreement executed between NLC India and the Government of Gujarat earlier this year, focusing on transforming the state’s high-solar-irradiance zones into active clean energy hubs. Technical Parameters and Siting Restrictions The tender sets out…

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