Author: Rishabh Sharma

NEW DELHI: Driving a key administrative reinforcement inside the political executive’s secretariat, Shri Navneet Kumar has been designated as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister overseeing the heavyweight ministries of Electronics & Information Technology, Railways, and Information & Broadcasting.

NEW DELHI: In an essential organizational movement to secure institutional continuity, Smt. Rachna Gupta has taken charge as the Officiating President of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT).

NEW DELHI — In a major breakthrough for India’s agricultural and marine export sectors, the European Union has officially cleared the country to continue exporting aquaculture products, eggs, honey, and animal casings to the EU market past a critical September 2026 regulatory deadline. The European Commission finalized the decision by notifying an amendment to its framework under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1189, which modifies the older Regulation (EU) 2021/405. The freshly updated rules introduce stringent oversight mandates for importing third countries, heavily driven by the EU’s growing global public health concerns surrounding Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Keeping a $1.59 Billion Fisheries…

NEW DELHI: Driving the mandate of the Government of India’s flagship Swachh Bharat Mission, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, successfully concluded its intensive fort-nightly cleanliness campaign, Swachhata Pakhwada 2026. The nationwide program, which ran from May 1 to May 15, 2026, was implemented at the DBT Headquarters in New Delhi and scaled across all its Autonomous Institutions (AIs) and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in strict compliance with the framework issued by the Cabinet Secretariat. Swachhata Pakhwada 2026 Performance Leaders Following a rigorous review by an evaluation committee, the Secretary of DBT formally awarded…

NEW DELHI: Underscoring the central pillar of the government’s governance model, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah stated that Garib Kalyan (welfare of the poor) remains the topmost priority of the Modi administration. Reviewing the milestone of 12 Years of Garib Kalyan, the Home Minister highlighted that a massive, tech-driven financial and social inclusion drive has successfully integrated crores of marginalized citizens into the economic mainstream, establishing a robust launching pad for a Viksit Bharat (Developed India). 12 Years of Garib Kalyan: Core Welfare Pillars Financial Inclusion: Direct integration into the formal banking system via Jan-Dhan…

SINGRAULI: Moving to secure uninterrupted fuel supply chains ahead of the seasonal rains, Coal India subsidiary Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) has officially commissioned a heavy-duty 850 HP dozer at its flagship Dudhichua Project. The massive earthmoving asset, fitted with an advanced ripper attachment, was formally deployed into active service on June 5, 2026. Supplied by industrial equipment dealer GMMCO, the machine is part of a larger fleet-modernization push to optimize overburden removal and stabilize internal haulage roads across NCL’s high-yield opencast coal fields. Monsoon Preparedness and Infrastructure Integrity The timing of the deployment is highly strategic. Opencast coal mines…

MUMBAI: Elevating its corporate governance framework to match its scaling industrial operations, RRP Defense Limited has announced the onboarding of Ms. Priyanka K. Marvania to its senior leadership tier. According to regulatory filings, Ms. Marvania has been designated as an Additional Director and will serve on the board under the classification of a Non-Executive Independent Director.

INDORE / MUMBAI: Solidifying its top management following a highly successful fiscal year, the Board of Directors of Highway Infrastructure Limited (HIL) has approved the reappointment of its co-founder, Mr. Arun Kumar Jain, as Managing Director.

KOLKATA: Strengthening its top administrative tier for upcoming state-wide exercises, the Government of West Bengal has re-designated senior bureaucrat Ms. Neelam Meena as the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). A member of the 1998 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Ms. Meena will also hold the portfolio of Ex-Officio Principal Secretary within the high-stakes Home and Hill Affairs Department.

NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: In a fresh administrative directive targeting drug-trafficking networks on the western coast, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has officially cleared the appointment of Shri Kumthe Sumit Baban as Assistant Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). An Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) officer of the 2017 batch, Baban will assume his new responsibilities within the NCB’s critical South-Western Wing based in Mumbai.