Secretary Rural Development Shailesh Kumar Singh is likely to move as Chief Secretary of Jharkhand on October 1. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

M A Saleem has been  appointed by the Karnataka government as the full-time head of the State police force. He is 1993 batch IPS officer.

The tenure of K Ramakrishna Rao as Chief Secretary, Telangana has been extended for a period of seven month. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

DG Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Rahul Rasgotra, is retiring in September. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Manipur cadre.

G Venkataraman, DG, Administration, has been assigned an additional charge of Director General of Police/Head of Police in Tamil Nadu. He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Vinit Dev Wankhede has been appointed as DG/Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation in Tamil Nadu. He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu.

Rumours indicate potential cadre mergers or increased deputation to address shortages, especially in AGMUT. Central reshuffles may influence NE, with speculations on new developments in infrastructure postings.

The tenure of P M Prasad as Chairman & Managing Director, Coal India Limited is coming to an end on October 31, 2025. The Government of India is yet to find his successor.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is yet to select the candidate for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Western Coalfields Limited.

Tenure of Pradip Kumar Banik as Director (Production), Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), is coming to an end on September 30, 2025. The Government of India is yet to find a successor to him.

Abhishek Shukla, presently Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Beijing, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia. He is a 2006 batch IFS officer.

Sheo Shekhar Shukla has been given ACS rank in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1994 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Former 1983 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Sunil Tandan led Thoth Infra company   bid for the Sabarmati Hub, the terminal in Ahmedabad from where the bullet train will start and end   has won the bid and have signed the Concession with the Government for a period of 35+35 years. This is the first transit oriented development in India after his first private port, first private rail, first Pvt highway, first private InVIT first Pvt airport. Now the first Pvt TOD.

The Ran Samvad 2025 seminar at the Army War College, Mhow, was a landmark event in India’s military discourse, emphasizing tri-service jointness, technological innovation, and self-reliance. Key outcomes included the release of three joint doctrines, a focus on Operation Sindoor’s success, and the announcement of Mission Sudarshan Chakra. Speculations point to Ran Samvad becoming an annual global forum, with potential budget increases and accelerated theatre command reforms by 2026. The seminar’s emphasis on BVR missiles, drones, and public-private partnerships signals India’s strategic shift toward modern, integrated warfare.

Delhi Government is preparing a big package for Delhi University to rein in the ₹462 crore deficit and channel fresh funds into research and infrastructure, signalling a shift from fee-dependent operations to stabilised public financing. Recent releases to state-funded DU colleges indicate a renewed funding pipeline that could ease cash flow pressures and support timely salaries and campus upkeep .

The move follows projections showing DU’s widening gap between salary/recurring expenditures and grants, which has increased reliance on internal receipts and fee hikes; the package aims to plug these structural shortfalls while sustaining academic services and lab capacity critical for research output . 

With capital needs rising and some prior grant heads tightening, targeted allocations are expected to accelerate maintenance and upgrades without overburdening students .

Early signals include ₹417 crore released to 12 DU colleges after years of uncertainty, aligning with a broader stabilisation approach in the city’s budget posture and previewing how the larger DU package may roll out for research and infrastructure acceleration

The Public Notice stated that, “Booking of all categories of mail to the United States of America has been suspended until further notice due to carrier unavailability & undefined regulatory mechanisms. India Post remains committed to serving the nation with trust & reliability.”

The DRDO announced that firing trials for the Astra MkII Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) are scheduled for November 2025, to be tested from Sukhoi Su-30MKI and HAL Tejas Mk1A platforms. Certification is targeted for December 2026, with the missile’s 160 km range enhancing the Indian Air Force’s capabilities.

Sunil Kumar Sinha has been appointed as Technical Member (Centre) in the State Benches of Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT). He is an IRS-C&IT officer.

Six new rail lines in Odisha, costing over ₹15,000 crore, were announced as part of PM Modi’s Purvodaya vision. These lines will connect Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj, benefiting 40 lakh people and boosting freight transport (agricultural products, coal, iron ore).

The leadership transition to S.C. Jain underscores RVNL’s role in executing DFCs, station redevelopment, and high-speed rail projects.

Five IAS officers have been given new responsibilities in Bihar. Dr S Siddhartha has been posted as Development Commissioner, while Mrs Harjot Kaur Bamhara will take charge as Chairperson-cum-Member, Revenue Board and Arvind Chaudhary, ACS, Home, will also hold charge of ACS, Cabinet Secretariat. Besides, Dr B Rajender, ACS, GAD, was assigned an additional charge of ACS, Education, and Anand Kishore, Chairman, School Examination Committee, gets additional responsibility of PS, Environment, Forest & Climate Change.

Eight IPS officers in UP have been given new assignments. Ram Sewak Gautam has been posted as Superintendent of Police, PTS, Moradabad, while Arvind Mishra was appointed as SP, EOW (Economic Offences Wing), Lucknow and Ghanshyam takes over as SP, Vigilance Organisation. Similarly, Shraddha Narendra Pandey was shifted as SP, Kanpur Dehat; Rahul Bhati as SP, Shravasti; Lakhan Singh Yadav as Commandant, 38th Battalion PAC, Aligarh; Narendra Pratap Singh as SP, Shamli and Dr Pravin Ranjan Singh was posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Police Commissionerate, Gautam Buddh Nagar.

Nine IPS officers have been reshuffled in Tamil Nadu. Mrs Anisa Husain has been posted as IGP, Idol Wing CID, while Mrs S Lakshmi will takes over as IGP, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, SIC-II, Chennai and Dr Sonal Chandra, Deputy IGP takes charge as DIG/Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic (North), Greater Chennai Police. Similarly, G Jawahar is posted as SP, Metro Zone, Crime Branch-CID, Chennai with full additional charge of SP, North Zone, Crime Branch-CID, Chennai; Mrs R Sughasini has been transferred as DC, Traffic (West), GCP; Mrs M P Dhivya as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Headquarters, Coimbatore City; Mrs B H Shajitha as SP, Coordination and Administration, CB-CID, Chennai, with additional charge of SP, South Zone, CB-CID; Dr P Vijaya Kumar as DIGP/JCP, Traffic (South), Greater Chennai Police, Chennai and Bandi Gangadhar was posted as DIGP/JCP, Law and Order, East Zone, Greater Chennai Police.

Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has been seeking to appoint Joint General Manager and Deputy General Manager (MEPF)/Systems (JGM/DGM) for Delhi on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest by September 26, 2025.

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has invited applications from SAG officers (All cadres- except IRHS & IRPFS) for the post of Chairman,Mumbai.

 

Director (Mining), Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) post has been lying vacant since March 2025. Applications for same must reach latest by September 23, 2025.

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has extended the last date to apply for various vacancies in Mumbai and Chennai. These posts include Adviser & Joint Director (Law), Joint Director (FA & IT), Assistant Director (CS), and more. The revised date is September 5, 2025.
 

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced the post of Community Policing Adviser (P-4) in the United Nations the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS). Applications must reach latest by September 25, 2025.

 

Post of Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute Of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore (SVPISTM) has been advertised. Applications must reach latest by September 15, 2025.


 

Last date to apply for the post of CEO, Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited (MTML), Mauritius has been extended. The revised date is September 14, 2025.

The special intensive revision is being challenged by the opposition in courts. RJD has filed for extension of the final deadline to submit grievance for people who are left out if the electoral roll. The SC is to hear this matter tomorrow. Will the SC give the extension, effectively rolling the can further near the Bihar polls?

Mrs Geetika Verma, CGM & State Head, Kerala state office, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), received the Award from President Droupadi Murmu during the function of Scope Eminence Award 2022-23.

Mrs T C A Kalyani, a 1991-batch officer of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS), has assumed charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

Yash Pal, Deputy PS to CM, Haryana, has been assigned an additional charge of Project Director, CM's Good Governance Associates Programme, in addition to his present duties. He is a 2011 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) organized a training programme on 'Public Procurement' as a part of the Preventive Vigilance Awareness Campaign 2025 themed on 'Vigilance – A shared responsibility'. The event was inaugurated by Sanjiv Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, HCL, in the presence of Dr Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, Director (Operations) and Director (Mining) – Addl. Charge, HCL, R V N Vishweshwar, Director (Finance), HCL, Harsimran Singh, IRSE, Esteemed Guest Speakers, Chief Vigilance Officer, HCL, CVOs, former CVOs and officers of Kolkata based Central organizations, HODs and officers of HCL, and business partners of HCL. Harsimran Singh, CVO welcomed all with his energetic address to encourage all to upskill them with all provisions for public procurement for ensuring best value for money spent on works, goods and services contracts. As the keynote speaker of the day, Kanwalpreet, IRSS, Executive Director (Railway Stores), Ministry of Railways, deliberated on Procurement Guidelines, GFRs & Procurement Manuals, while Rajiv Lochan Bharadwaj, former IRSS officer and Professor, AJNIFM, spoke on various aspects of Procurement - provisions for 'Make In India', 'MSE', National Security provisions, etc. HCL Procurement Manual (Policy & Procedure) 2025 was launched, in consonance with the latest guidelines of Public Procurement, with a mission to make procurements more transparent, fair, equitable, cost effective and efficient. Demonstration and “Hands on Training” for GeM registration and operation was also organized at the kiosk set at the venue for welcoming new entrepreneurs on board and training the employees. The event was highly interactive in nature with the participants clarifying their doubts, sharing their views and voicing their queries.

Arun Kumar has been appointed as Judge of the Allahabad High Court.

The additional charge of Director (Finance), NHPC Limited has been assigned to Sipan Kumar Garg, Director (Finance), THDC India Limited with effect from September 1, 2025 for a period of three months.

South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has set a new record in Over Burden Removal (OBR) in August 2025. During the recently concluded month, the company achieved 25.17 Million Cubic Meters (MCuM) of OBR, marking the highest-ever OBR for any August month since its inception. Against the target of 21.17 MCuM set for August 2025, SECL achieved 115.8%. Compared to 13.62 MCuM achieved in August 2024, the company registered an impressive growth of 84.82% this year. It is noteworthy that in the coal industry, before extracting coal from opencast mines, layers of soil, rocks, and other materials need to be removed, which is referred to as “overburden.” The process of removing it is known as "Over Burden Removal" (OBR). OBR is considered a critical performance parameter as it prepares the coal seams for future production within a shorter timeframe. SECL has also been promoting the use of blast-free ripper technology in its mega projects for overburden removal. This has enabled safe and environmentally friendly removal of overburden. It may be mentioned that SECL has been assigned a target of 360 Million Cubic Meters of OBR for the financial year 2025-26, towards which the company is steadily progressing.

Sheo Shekhar Shukla has been assigned an additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Home in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

BEML secured a contract to manufacture and supply 600 Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches to Indian Railways, enhancing passenger comfort and safety.

Lallit Tripathi has been re-appointed as Managing Director and Chairman of Vedant Asset Limited.

Montubhai Gandhi has been re-designated as Managing Director of Alphalogic Industries Limited.

Vedant Goel has relinquished his position as Managing Director of Alphalogic Industries Limited and has been re-designated as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director.

Santkumar Bagrodia has been re-appointed as Managing Director of GSL Securities Limited, effective October 1, 2025.

 

Daya Kishan Gupta has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Prakash Woollen & Synthetic Mills Limited.

 

Dhirajlal R. Shah has been re-appointed as Executive Chairman of Shahlon Silk Industries Limited, effective October 1, 2025.

 

Arvind R. Shah has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Shahlon Silk Industries Limited, effective October 1, 2025.

 

Nitin R. Shah has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Shahlon Silk Industries Limited, effective October 1, 2025.

 

Praveen Chandna has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Shricon Industries Limited, with effect from July 22, 2025.

Sheetal Jain has been appointed as Executive Director of Shricon Industries Limited, with effect from June 20, 2025.

Shriniwas Vashisht has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Action Construction Equipment Limited.

Jagan Nath Chamber has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Action Construction Equipment Limited.

 

Subramanyam Sripati Panditaradhyula Venkata Mallikarjuna has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of VEDAVAAG Systems Limited.

Mrs. Rama Tripathi has resigned from the position of Whole-Time Director of Vedant Asset Limited.

‘Syndrome of Layoff' 

Layoff is a global drift nowadays.  The termination of employees by a company, often for economic reasons and not due to employee performance is irritating.  Layoffs are mostly seen in private sectors or foreign economies. With globalization, economic downturns and start-up culture, layoffs became more frequent. Market competition, automation and cost-cutting have normalized the concept.

 The syndrome of layoff is not a formal medical or psychological term, but it can be used informally to describe the emotional, psychological and social consequences that people experience after being laid off from their jobs.  Layoff syndrome might involve mental, emotional and behavioural responses experienced by individuals who have lost their jobs due to layoffs often leading to anxiety, loss of identity, stress and uncertainty about the future.

The effects of layoff syndrome include initial disbelief that it happened and difficulty processing the loss.  Many tie their identity to their profession and losing a job may feel like losing a part of oneself.   Then there are the financial anxieties such as worry over bills, loans, family support and future income.   Persistent sadness, helplessness or nervousness sometimes leads to clinical depression. The motivational decline leads to reduced interest in job hunting or upskilling and feeling defeated or burnt out often leading to suicidal thoughts. The long-term consequences of this include reduced employability due to low confidence, relationship strains and physical issues due to stress. 

Coping with a layoff can be emotionally and practically challenging, but it is also a chance for renewal and redirection if handled with awareness and resilience.  The strategies to cope with such syndrome include acceptance, that is acknowledge that layoffs are often not personal, but economic.   Secondly, upskill and adapt viz., using the time to learn new skills or switching career paths.  Thirdly, structure your day, by job search, skill-building, networking and self-care.  Also maintain a daily schedule, eat well and sleep properly.  Stay physically and mentally healthy by not neglecting sleep or physical activity, practice mindfulness, journaling or meditation to manage stress and more importantly, avoid turning to alcohol, smoking or binge-eating as coping mechanisms.  Fourthly, positive framing, that is, see it as a chance for redirection or growth by putting to use one’s hobby.  Lastly, reflect and reevaluate by asking yourself, Was I truly happy in my previous role?  What do I want next – a similar job, a career shift or freelancing?  Use this break as an opportunity to align your work with your values and follow your passion.  Many people come back stronger, happier and more fulfilled after a layoff, bidding adieu to the Boss (Burden on Subordinate Staff)-culture and whether with like or dislike, bending before the Boss, say goodbye to the traffic snarls, enjoy all day as Sunday, be your own and better with financial independence.   Be like, FIRE – Financial Independence, Retire Early or FILE – Financial Independence, Leave Early.   A final thought is that a layoff is an event, not a definition of your worth.  No being can decide another person’s worth, rather it is a pity that proper use is not made of a worthful and skillful being and is made a victim of layoff, be it owing to emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or lack of Human Intelligence (HI) of the so-called employer.   Use layoff as a pause, not a full stop.

Subbiah Sridhar

Denial of information by a one liner reply

The appellant had worked on deputation for three years with CONCOR and sought information about the Foreign Service Contribution (FSC) due to which payment of his gratuity had been stopped. The PIO replied that the applicant may seek the information from the concerned Railway Administration and the detailed response can be obtained by the applicant from the concerned East Central Railway. The CIC observed that the denial of information by the PIO on both the points of RTI Application in one liner without substantiating the same under any relevant exemption clause of Section 8 (1) of the RTI Act depicts that this case has been handled badly which is contrary to the spirit of the RTI Act. Observing that the PIO is expected to have applied her mind and should have facilitated relevant information as sought by the appellant by invoking Section 5(4) or Section 6(3) of the RTI Act, the CIC commented that “This reply is as bad as possible”. The CIC held that inaction on the part of then CPIO and the present CPIO is prima facie established. As the then PIO had superannuated, the CIC issued a show cause notice to the present PIO for imposing penalty. Further, the Respondent was directed to re-examine the contents of RTI Application and provide a point-wise revised updated reply against all the points.

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It is observed that some PIO’s try to wash their hands off by giving vague or terse reply. Such casual conduct of the PIO causes unwarranted obstruction to the free flow of information and is a violation of the provisions of the RTI Act which may lead to punitive action against them.

Citation:Vijay Kumar Verma v. Container Corporation of India Ltd, File No: CIC/CCOFI/A/2024/105017; Date of Decision: 11.07.2025

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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