Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi (born May 1964) retires in May 2026. Who will succeed him?

· Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Vice Chief of Naval Staff since August 2025, is a favoured contender.

· Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh, Chief of Personnel and former Eastern Fleet Commander, is also in the reckoning.

· However, within naval circles, Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is widely believed to be best placed to take over as the next Navy Chief.

Who will succeed West Bengal DGP Rajiv Kumar on February 1? Tie is said to be between 1991 batch IPS officer Anuj Sharma and 1993 batch IPS officer Peeyush Pandey . Rajiv Kumar is retiring on January 31.

Whispers predict a “year of hard decisions” for MEA, moving from reactive to proactive diplomacy post-2025 shocks (e.g., LAC tensions, Ukraine fallout). Cadre stagnation may prompt mid-year IFS promotions (e.g., 124 IAS/IPS/IFS promotions in Rajasthan on Jan 1). Trends: Embassy focus on AI/cyber envoys; potential new special reps for Arctic/Global South

As many as 29 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of various batches are retiring in AGMUT cadre.

According to sources 3-4 news channels are likely to be closed in months to come. It is said that financial health of these channels is reportedly not good and they are planning to wind up the channels.

The government’s strategic disinvestment of IDBI Bank is expected to be pushed to the next financial year as the evaluation process has slowed down, sources said. The delay reportedly stems from extensive scrutiny of bids and compliance checks by regulators and transaction advisors. Officials indicate that completing these assessments and securing final approvals will take additional time. As a result, the proceeds from the stake sale are unlikely to be realised within the current fiscal year, raising concerns over the Centre’s non-debt capital receipts falling short of the Budget target. The government and LIC together hold nearly a 95% stake in IDBI Bank, and the sale process has drawn interest from both domestic and foreign investors.

Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (GSPC, a state PSU) appointed Avantika Singh Aulakh (IAS 2003) as Joint Managing Director, enhancing oil and gas sector management.

The Navratna list expanded to 26 companies as of December 29, 2025, including recent additions like IRCON and RITES, with no changes in early January 2026.

Vishwanath Suresh, Director Commercial, NMDC Limited, has taken over the charge Chairman cum-Managing Director, MOIL Limited.

Anil Kumar Singh has taken over the charge as Director (Commercial) of NALCO.

Bharat Coking Coal (subsidiary of Coal India) advanced IPO preparations with ₹1,300 crore offer, reflecting PSU disinvestment trends.

The CGDA has transferred 17 IDAS officers of different batches. Accordingly,  G R Sawnt, 2026 batch, will join the Se Dy DFA, Army, Kandiwali, Sunalini R Boid,2016, posted at PCDA( SC), Pune office, K V Muralidhar, 2017, CDA, Secunderabad, Hrishkesh Deshmukh,2020 , PCDA(O)Pune, Gundratthi P Goud, 2021, CDA(R&D) Bengaluru, M K Bhatt, 2021, IFA Delhi Area, Shubham Satyam,2022, CDA Patna, Kuldeep Lal, 2023, Sr Dy IFA, Amritsar, Ajay Kumar, 2023, PCDA

Anshuman Gaur, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Hungary, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, with residence in Budapest. He is a 2001 batch IFS officer.

Resignation of Dr Sangeeta Arya, Member, Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer, has been accepted.

Manu Maharaj has been moved  as IG Northern  Zone ITBP Dehradun . He IS 2005 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Tenure of P M Saravanan as GM, CEPT, Bengaluru, has been extended up to March 31, 2026. He is a 2000 batch officer of the Indian Postal Service (IPoS).

 Sanjay Gunjyal  has been transferred as IG FHQ, ITBP Headquarters. He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Ankit Jalan, who is currently on Deputation, has been appointed as Additional Private Secretary to Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on co-terminus basis following grant of pro-forma promotion to JAG. He is a 2016 batch ICAS officer.

Two IAS officers: Pankaj Kumar of 2002 batch and Aryaka Akhouri of 2013 batch have been relieved by the Uttar Pradesh Government to join central deputation in the Government of India.

 The Central Government of India issued orders for the posting of ICAS Batch 2023 officers and the transfer/posting of Senior Accounts Officers (SrAO) in various departments under the Controller General of Accounts (CGA). This includes Order No. 3055 for ICAS postings and Order No. 601 for SrAO transfers, affecting administrative roles in public sector financial oversight.

Post-56th GST Council, focuses on AI-driven enforcement in DRI, rate cuts for manufacturing, and integration with customs. Projected to stabilize revenues amid global uncertainty for 2026 Budget.

 The India-UK FTA is set to launch by mid-2026, doubling trade via tariff cuts on 90% of goods and easing professional visas. Vision 2030 roadmap advances tech/defence pacts, including joint AI R&D. Post-election resets target energy transitions and cyber cooperation.

Indians lead non-EU migration, but 74K left in 2025 amid visa curbs, dropping net migration 80%. In 2026, Indian-origin figures dominate New Year Honours for contributions in arts/science. UCL reports 26% rise in Indian postgrads; political shifts show rising Reform UK/Green support among youth. Know India Programme invites youth for Jan 2026 cultural immersion.

 Amaravati positioned as India’s top investment destination in early 2026 UPSC-linked reports, with new industrial projects under Viksit Andhra Pradesh.

Post of Library and Information Assistant (LIA) on deputation basis has been advertised by Ministry of Civil Aviation in Directorate General of Civil Aviation.  Details can be availed from https://socialjustice.gov.in/.

Post of Director General on deputation basis in Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) under Ministry of Home Affairs has been advertised.  Details can be availed from the Ministry’s website.

Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) has invited applications for engagement of professionals as Consultant (Legal) (from open market) on contract basis for National Project Management Unit (NPMU). Applications must reach latest by January 25, 2026.  Details can be availed from Ministry's website.

Post of Secretary to the Court on deputation basis has been advertised by Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Kanpur. Applications must reach latest by January 31, 2026.

Department of Youth Affairs and Sports has advertised the post of High Performance Director on deputation basis in Sports Authority of India. Applications must reach latest by March 6, 2026.

Two Young Professionals (Civil and Environmental) for National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) on contractual basis are being sought by Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. Applications can be emailed at usadmin-nrcd@gov.in.

Ms Pramila H. Bhargava, who is presently serving as Additional Member (Staff), Railway Board, has been assigned additional duties of the post of Additional Member (Human Resources), Railway Board, during the leave absence of VG Bhooma, from January 12, 2026 to January 23, 2026. She is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.

Mangesh G. Kashimkar, who is presently serving as Assistant Enquiry Officer, Vigilance, Headquarters, Central Railway (CR), has been selected for deputation to Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC) as Deputy General Manager (Human Resources) at Mumbai for a period of three years.

 

Bhaskar Choradia, who is presently serving as Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC), Headquarters, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), under the Ministry of Labour & Employment on deputation, has been appointed on deputation as Joint Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for an overall period of five years up to March 31, 2029. He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

 

Neeraj Gupta, who is presently serving in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been transferred to North Eastern Railway (NER) and posted as Chief Safety Officer (CSO). He is an Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer.

Two IAS officers have been given new assignments in Delhi. Sachin Rana has been appointed as Special Secretary, Home, while D Varma, Member (DUSIB), has been assigned additional charge of Special Secretary (Planning).

As many as 22 DANICS officers have been given new assignments in Delhi. Rajiv Ranjan has been appointed as ADM (Central-North), Revenue Dept, while Rakesh Kumar joins as DRCS and Ashok Kumar Bhardwaj is now Asst Commissioner (Excise). Similarly, Ms Praveen Singh was posted as Admn Officer (Education); Kulvendra Yadav as Asst Commissioner (Excise) with additional charge of Deputy Secretary, Tourism; Om Prakash Pandey as Asst Commissioner (Excise); Sanjay Jha, Sandip Dutta and Subhash Chandra Verma were appointed as DRCS; Ms Priyanja Goel, Mohit Gupta as  Asst Commissioner (Excise); Suraj, Avinash Kumar Singh, Avdhesh, Ms Dimple Chouhan, Siddharth Attri and Aadesh Basnotra will take charge as Asst Commissioner, DT&T; Mantu Kumar Nikhil and Birender Kumar as DRCS and Sunil Shanwal, Puran Chand and Ajay Kumar Arora have been shifted as Deputy Director, Social Welfare.

As many as 28 IFS officers have been given new places of postings in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Vibhash Kumar Thakur has been appointed as PCCF, Research and Expansion, Hqrs, Bhopal, while Amit Kumar Dubey was made APCCF, Conservation, Headquarters, Bhopal and Prafulniraj Gulabrao Phuljhele is CCF, MP State Forest Development Corporation. Similarly, Mastaram Baghel has been appointed as CCF, Jabalpur circle; Kamal Arora as CF, Chhindwara circle; Madhu V Raj as CF, Betul circle; Alok Pathak as CF, Ujjain circle; Mrs Basu Kanaujiya as Forest Conservator, Khandwa circle; Kshitij Kumar as Forest Conservator, Bhopal circle; Vipin Kumar Patel as DFO, Jabalpur; Pradeep Mishra as DFO, Betul; Abdul Alim Ansari as DFO, Seoni; Naresh Kumar Dohare as DCF, Headquarters, Bhopal; Prakash Kumar Verma as Deputy Director, Kanha Tiger Reserve, Mandla; Anil Chopra as DCF, Headquarters, Bhopal; Punit Goyal as Deputy Director, Pench Tiger Reserve, Seoni; Ankit Pandey as OSD, Forest; Gaurav Sharma as DFO, Narmadapura; Punit Sonkar as DFO, Jabalpur; Ashok Solanki as DFO, Dindori; Rajnish Kumar Singh as DFO, Nauradehi; Garvit Gangawar as DFO, Katni; Mayank Gurjar as DCF, Headquarters, Bhopal; Swarup Dixit as DFO, East Chhindwara General; Rishi Mishra as DFO, Chhattarpur; Sarvesh Sonwani as DFO, Public Relations & Sale Depot, New Delhi; David Vyanktrao Chanap as DFO, Anuppur and Harihant Kochar was made DFO, Betul.

As many as 17 officers have been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner/ Director General of Customs & Indirect Taxes in the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) for the Panel Year 2026, while another five officers have been included in the Extended Panel. The promoted officers are: Akhil Kumar Khatri, Brij Bhushan Gupta, Atul Kumar Rastogi, Shubh Chintan, Manish Kumar Sinha, Ganesh Dutt Lohani, P V N Suresh Babu, Kul Prakash Singh, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Partha Roy Chowdhury, Gudavalli Sreenivasa Rao, Ved Prakash Shukla, N Sridhar, Jaideep P, Gurusharan Singh, T V Namdeorao and Kiran Verma. Officers in the Extended panel include: Arvinder Singh Ranga, K M Ravichandran, B M Nalegave, Rakesh Goyal and Rajeev Yadav.   

As many as 20 IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Ram Kumar has been appointed as ADG, Logistics, while Rajkumar was made ADG, Human Rights and Jyoti Narayan is ADG, Prayagraj zone. Similarly, Dr Sanjiv Gupta has been appointed as ADG, PHQ, Lucknow; Prashant Kumar as ADG, Administration, Lucknow; Tarun Gaba as ADG, Security; Ashutosh Kumar as ADG, Recruitment and Promotion Board; Mrs Aparna Kumar as Joint Police Commissioner; Modak Rajesh D Rao as IG, Establishment; R K Bhardwaj as IG, Railway; Kiran S as IG, Lucknow; Anand Sureshrao as IG, Prevention of Corruption; Amit Verma as IG, EOW, Lucknow; Dr Akhilesh Kumar Nigam as IG, CID; N Kolanchi as IG, Railway, Prayagraj; Rajiv Malhotra as IG, UPSIFS, Lucknow; Rohan P Kanaya as DIG, Special Investigation; Md Imran as DIG, Bhawan and Kalyan, Lucknow; Santosh Kumar Mishra as DIG, PTS, Jalon and Vijay Dhul was made Additional Police Commissioner, Prayagraj.

Dr P S Harsha has been appointed as IG, Ballari Range, while Mrs Vartika Katiyar was made DIG, Civil Rights Enforcement and Dr Suman D Pennekar is posted as SP, Ballari district in Karnataka.

As many as 20 IPS officers have been given new assignments in Telangana in a major rejig. Tafseer Iqbal was posted as Additional CP, Law and Order, South Range, comprising Shamshabad, Golconda, Rajendranagar and Charminar zones, while Ms N Swetha is appointed as Joint CP, Law and Order, North Range, comprising Jubilee Hills, Khairatabad and Secunderabad zones and S M Vijay Kumar takes over as Joint CP, Special Branch, Hyderabad. Similarly, Ms Rakshitha K Murthy was posted as DCP, Secunderabad Zone; Khare Kiran Prabhakar as DCP, Charminar Zone; Ms K Shilpavalli as DCP, Khairatabad Zone; S Sreenivas as DCP, Rajendranagar Zone; G Chandra Mohan as DCP, Golconda Zone; A Ramana Reddy as DCP, Jubilee Hills Zone; B Rajesh was retained as DCP, Shamshabad Zone in the newly created zone in Hyderabad City; N Koti Reddy as DCP, Qutubullapur Zone, Cyberabad Commissionerate; Ms Ritiraj as DCP, Kukatpally Zone, Cyberabad Commissionerate; Srinivas as DCP, Serilingampally Zone, Cyberabad Commissionerate; K Narayana Reddy as DCP, Maheshwaram Zone, Future City Commissionerate; Yogesh Goutam as DCP, Chevella Zone, Future City Commissionerate; Ms Sirisha as DCP, Shadnagar Zone, Future City Commissionerate; K Suresh Kumar as DCP, Uppal Zone, Malkajgiri Commissionerate; Dr B Anuradha as DCP, LB Nagar Zone, Malkajgiri Commissionerate; Sridhar as DCP, Malkajgiri Zone and Sadhana Rashmi Perumal will join as CP, Siddipet.

Ms Dhanashree Dhanajirao Patil, who is currently on Deputation, has been appointed as Deputy Director of Enforcement, Enforcement Directorate (ED), following grant of pro-forma promotion to JAG. She is a 2016 batch ICAS officer.

Two IAS officers have been given new postings in Karnataka. Mrs Salma K Fahim has been posted as Secretary, Laboyr and also place in concurrent charge of Secretary, ST Welfare, while Mrs Kanaga Valli M is appointed as Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and assigned an additional charge of MD, Karnataka, State Medical Supplies Corporation Limited, Bengaluru.

NALCO (a Navratna PSU) appointed Anil Kumar Singh as Director (Commercial), strengthening leadership in aluminium production.

 NTPC Dadri (a Maharatna PSU) appointed A.K. Mishra as Head of Project, overseeing power generation operations

OALP-X (Open Acreage Licensing Policy Round X (25 blocks) and the (Oilfields Regulation and Development) ORD Amendment Act 2025 reduce investor risks for Maharatna PSUs like ONGC. Whispers over Board reshuffles in state PSUs (e.g., APGENCO) for 2026 infra. CCUS Roadmap (₹1 lakh crore R&D) targets net-zero for steel/cement PSUs like SAIL by 2070, creating 10 lakh jobs.

100% equity in NPS and reduced annuitization (40% to 20%) from 2025; EPFO extends unemployment benefits to 12 months. Prediction: Boosts long-term savings for PSU employees, with PFRDA eyeing ₹50 lakh crore AUM by 2030.

Ms. Shreya Choudhary has been appointed as an Additional Whole-time Director and Chief Executive Officer of Oswal Agro Mills Limited.

 

Hitesh Ramesh Chandra Joshi has been granted extension of the additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) with effect from January 1, 2026.

Anil Kumar Singh has been appointed as Director (Commercial) on the Board of National Aluminium Company Limited.

Rajaram Gordhanlal Agarwal has been appointed as an Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of ASI Industries Limited.

 

Ankit Aggarwal has resigned from the position of Whole Time Director of Vinayak Vanijya Limited.

Enu Shah has resigned from the position of Independent Director of Bansal Roofing Products Limited.

Eligibility for CDS appointment

As per the 2022 directive, any four-star and three-star officer (either serving or retired) are eligible to be appointed CDS. In my view, two officers are the most likely: (1). Gen. Upendra Dwivedi (Army) (2). Adm. Dinesh Tripathi (Navy). I don't think any IAF officer would presently be favored for CDS.

Kishore Ananda

Information about Bharathidasan Institute of Management located in BHEL campus

The appellant sought information related to the Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM) located in the campus of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Trichy such as whether BHEL was a collaborating partner, whether CMD attended the meeting, whether charge-sheet was issued to some officers for granting approval to BIM, etc. The PIO replied that information sought related to BIM which is a private institute and BHEL has no stake in the aforesaid institute. No MoU between BHEL and BIM is available on record. BHEL had allotted the building premises to BIM on lease basis for certain period and thereafter on license agreement basis. In accordance with the BHEL Shop and Allotment Policy, the license fee is collected as per the market rent from BIM and not on any discount or concessional rate. At present, a sum of Rs. 1.40 Crores per annum (excluding GST) is being collected as license fee from BIM. But the Respondent failed to establish how the market rent was arrived at in the absence of any open transparent competitive process. As regards details of tender floated by the BHEL for allotment of its building premises to BIM, the PIO submitted that no document related to the tender is available in their records. The appellant alleged before CIC that BHEL is one of the founders of BIM, and the registration fee for the society’s registration was paid by BHEL. The CIC noted that the Respondent has neither stated in their written submissions nor clarified during the hearing whether grant of its building premises to BIM for establishing the institute was done  through open transparent and competitive process through tender/auction conducted by BHEL. No details of any tender process have been provided by the PIO. The CIC observed that it is a matter of common understanding when government land or property is to be leased out particularly to a private institution, such allotment is ordinarily undertaken through an open, transparent and competitive (tender/ auction) process. In the present case, no material has been placed on record to demonstrate that BHEL followed such a procedure before granting its building to BIM on lease. The CIC pointed out that if land or a building is provided by a public authority to a private entity free of cost or at a heavily subsidized rate, such support may itself amount to “substantial financing”. In the absence of any tender or auction records, the method of determination of ‘market rent’ remains unclear. The CIC held that the Appellant too has not been able to substantiate his assertions or demonstrate how the body from which information is sought is owned, controlled, or substantially financed, directly or indirectly, either by BHEL or by the appropriate Government. The CIC noted that on the website of BIM it is mentioned that the institute was established in collaboration with BHEL. Holding that both sides are unable to come clear on the requirement of the RTI Act and/or public funding, the CIC directed the PIO to submit an appropriate affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper to establish the whether BIM is a public authority.

Comments

The burden to show that a body is owned, controlled or substantially financed or that a non-government organization is substantially financed directly or indirectly by the funds provided by the appropriate Government is on the applicant who seeks information which he failed to discharge in this case. For seeking information related to BIM, it has to be established that it is owned, controlled or substantially financed by BHEL.

Citation: Senthil Manian Vellaichamy v. Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd, File No: CIC/BHELD/A/2024/627929 + /657539; Date of Decision: 11.12.2025

Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Vishakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books PIO’s Guide to RTI and Right to Information – Law and Practice. Her weekly article is being published since 2008 on this site. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and third party audit to individuals / organisations. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation at the link https://www.rtifoundationofindia.com

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