There are certain retired IPS and IFS officers who are considered experts in Nepal Affairs. Many of them have spent several years in Nepal. They are Former 1976 batch  IPS officer Alok Joshi, Mssrs-Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, 1976 batch former IPS officer, Rakesh Sood IFS officer, Ranjit Rae former IFS officer and 1984 batch IPS officer Vivek Johri.

Alok Joshi	Shyam Saran	Rakesh Sood	Ranjeet Rae	Vivek Johri

Abhishek Tiwari  is reported to have resigned. 2004  batch IPS officer of  Madhya Pradesh cadre Tiwari is presently on central deputation.

The Central Government has approved the wage revision for the employees of Public Sector General Insurance companies (PSGICs) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).  Additionally, it has approved pension revision for retirees of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and NABARD.

Ghanshyam Das Gupta, ED, HCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Mining), Hindustan Copper Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 23, 2026. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

About half a dozen union ministers and 10 states participated in the 56th WEF in Davos. This is for the first time such a large number of Indian states- from developing to developed - attended and presented their achievements before the World. Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, MP, UP, Jharkhand and Kerala.  Assam and Jharkhand making their debut at the summit. Chief Ministers from UP, Kerala, Gujarat and Karnataka did not go to Davos instead their senior ministers represented their respective states.

Ashish Bharti has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on deputation. He is a 2011 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Mrs Swapna Gautam Meshram has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on deputation. She is a 2011 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Army declared 2026 as Year of Networking & Data Centricity, emphasising AI integration, real-time data sharing, and networked warfare. Includes raising 15-20 Shaktibaan regiments for drones and 25 Bhairav Battalions.

Army Chief outlined plans for 5,000 drones per command with 100 km strike range, plus 34 Divyastra batteries.

Two retired officers: Ravi Jesuraj S and Jagannatha Sagar Dasappa have been appointed as Technical Member (State) in Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) for the Benches located in Bengaluru.

Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has secured additional orders worth Rs.610 Crore since the last disclosure on January 8, 2026. Major orders received include communication equipment, medical electronics, thermal imagers, jammers, spares, services etc.

Subhasish Nag, who is presently posted in Western Railway, has been appointed to officiate in Senior Administrative (SA) Grade and posted in the cadre on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has advertised the post of General Manager (SPV & Resources Mobilization) for Corporate Office, New Delhi on deputation basis. Details can be availed from www.rvnl.org.

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has organised week-long Mandatory Training MCTP on Foundation Course on Artificial Intelligence Data for IIS Officers at IIT Kharagpur. The training programme will be held from February 16, 2026. Applications must reach latest by February 3, 2026.

Dr Atul Kumr Digambar Fulzele has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 2001 batch IPS officer of HP cadre.

Two IPS officers: Gaurav Singh and Arjit Sen Thakur of 2013 batch have bene granted Selection Grade in Himachal Pradesh.

Dr Anand Chhabra has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in Chhattisgarh. He is a 2001 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Prashant Kumar Agrawal, Mrs Nithu Kamal, Davuluri Shravan and Mrs Milna Kurre of 2008 batch have been promoted to the grade of Inspector General of Police in Chhattisgarh.

As many as nine IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Maharashtra. Accordingly, Harsh A Poddar has been appointed as SP, Nagpur rural, while Mahendra Kamalakar Pandit was made Deputy Police Commissioner, circle 5, Mumbai and Bacchan Singh is Commandant, SAF Bt No. 4, Napur. Similarly, Mangesh Shinde has been appointed as SP, Rail, Nagpur; Raj Tilak Roshan as Deputy Police Commissioner, Mumbai; S L Sardeshpandey as SP, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Pune; Nitin Prabhakar Pawar as Deputy Police Commissioner, Headquarters, Mumbai; D P Pradhan as SP, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Nagpur and Sheela D Sail was made SP, ATS, Mumbai.

Bhavneet Singh Chadha of Responsive Industries (India-based manufacturing firm) resigned as CFO.

Sunil Kumar Ranjan appointed Government Nominee Director of MTNL (India-based telecom firm) for 3 years.

DPIIT-recognized startups reached 200,000 plus by December 2025, with projections for more launches in 2026. Focus on health, wellness, food, pet care, fashion. Combined valuation of unicorns: $350B plus.

Sony Pictures Networks India (India-based) restructured leadership team after strategic review, including new roles for Phaneesh Murthy (Advisor), Harmeet Bhatia (Chief Revenue Officer), Opal Perry (Independent Director).

Nimeshkumar Gandhi has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Sayaji Hotels Limited.

Vijay Thakkar has been designated as Managing Director and Chairman of GB Global Limited.

Yashovardhan Chordia has been re-appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Managing Director of Rajratan Global Wire Limited.

Seckin Arikan has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Non-Independent Director and Chairman of Route Mobile Limited.

Vishal Chandrakant Temkar has been appointed as Managing Director of Typhoon Holdings Limited.

V R Muthu has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Hatsun Agro Product Limited.

Aditya Saurabh Gadgil has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of P N Gadgil Jewellers Limited.

P R Ramesh has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Cipla Limited.

Alok Ranjan has been appointed as Additional Director and Whole Time Director of Octaware Technologies Limited.

Pradeep Lavania has been appointed as Additional Director and Executive Director of Octaware Technologies Limited.

Abhay Chintaman Chaudhari has ceased to be Independent Director and Chairman of Sayaji Hotels Limited upon completion of his second term.

Dev Thakkar has resigned as Non-Executive Chairman of GB Global Limited.

Mark James Reid has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Chairman and Director of Route Mobile Limited.

Santoshkumar Hardwari has resigned from the position of Managing Director of Typhoon Holdings Limited.

Arijit Basu has resigned as Non-Executive Independent Director and Chairman of HDB Financial Services Limited.

Mrs. Rashmi Chandrakant Vartak has resigned as Managing Director of UVS Hospitality and Services Limited.

Between Budget 2026-27 & 2027-28

 Is India ready with a budget proposal to face the headwinds during this period which will set the direction for the Viksit Bharat or an India which missed the great moment in its history? It would require radical reforms in personal income tax proposals to produce highly competitive talent in all walks of business. For years our tax slabs have induced emigration. Now both capital and talent are emigrating. Government does not provide STEMa education but the person spends the money running in to crores. S/he is entitled to rewarding remuneration by getting paid well, as s/he is valuable to the business. Our tax rates are instead a punishment @35%. So, one getting paid 1 crore pays up to 35 lakhs or more as income tax! They resent it, seeing tax evaders laughing at it. The highly talented and roadside venders are equal for tax purposes. For talent retention, upgradation, innovation, discovery and exports, India needs workers whose shortage/non-availability is rued by businesses. We are already losing business and opportunities, which will grow enormously in this critical phase of one year because the new world order has emerged with aplomb. This budget must exempt earnings up to 1 crore from personal income tax as it will be spent on products and services, which means increased job opportunities and excise/GST for revenues.

M L Gupta

Public interest in disclosure of enrollment details of an Advocate

The appellant sought details of enrolment of Mr. Ram Pat Garg who claims to be an Advocate of the Bar Council of Delhi. He sought the copies of all documents submitted by Mr. Ram Pat Garg to get himself enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council, including his Declarations, Enrolment Form, Affidavits. Education Credentials, etc. The PIO informed that as per records, Mr. Ram Pat Garg was provisionally enrolled as an Advocate vide Enrolment No. D/11197/2022. Further, other information cannot be provided as the same is duly exempted under the Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act, 2005, as it is a third-party information and no larger public interest has been disclosed. The Appellant contended that there is larger public interest in the information sought as the said person Ram Pat Garg is in judicial custody and that creates a reasonable suspicion on him in justifying disclosure of the sought documents. The respondent contended that the appellant can raise a formal complaint against the said third-party in contention if he doubts the enrollment of the third-party. The CIC ruled that there is no material on record to ascribe larger public interest in the disclosure of the information related to the third party in any of the above-referred contexts.

Comments

Mere making an allegation is not enough, the applicant must establish the larger public interest in the disclosure of the information related to the third party.

Citation: Rishabh Sharma v. Bar Council of Delhi, Second Appeal No. CIC/BCOIN/A/2025/107213; Date of Decision: 12.12.2025

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