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Is WEF still relevant for industry ?
With the world economy getting wobbly, summits like World Economic Forum (WEF) is getting irrelevant to attract foreign capital and money especially for a country like India that can churn its own domestic capital. WEF is now being termed as a 'failures club'. It's now just a networking club rather than a capital club say industry watchers.

Is NCP working at getting close to BJP ?
The resent comment of condemning Shinde's statement on saffron terror by the NCP is being read as a gradual cozying up to BJP .

BUREAUCRACY

Deepak Kumar to be JS, MHA in GoI
Deepak Kumar has been relieved by the Bihar Government to join the Government of India as Joint Secretary Home. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Tiwari gets three months extension
Joint Secretary Agriculture and Cooperation in the Government of India, Rajendra Kumar Tiwari has been given three months extension beyond December 24, 2013 in his deputation tenure. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Dimple Verma to continue till September
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Dimple Verma will continue till September 10 this year. Dimple Verma is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

S K Prasad selected as Director (Fin), CPCL
S K Prasad, ED, IOCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 24, 2013.

Dr Mohammed Nizamuddin to continue till this month end
Dr Mohammed Nizamuddin, Additional Development Commissioner Handloom, Ministry of Textile, Government of India is going to continue till this month end. He is an Indian Economic Service officer of 1993 batch.

IAS changes in West Bengal
P Ramesh Kumar has been appointed Principal Secretary (Fire and Emergency Services Department). Amal Roychowdhury has been elevated and will assume charge as Secretary, Labour Department. P D Bandopadhyay will now be Secretary, Civil Defence Department. Hridesh Mohan has been moved as Secretary, Technical Education Department. Ashim Kumar Ghosh has been posted as Secretary, Food Processing Department.

Ms Tripathi returns to MEA Hqs
Second Secretary in Indian Embassy Ms Paulomi Tripathi has returned to the Ministry of External Affairs Headquarters.

Hemant Priyadarshi to be JD, CBI Mumbai
Hemant Priyadarshi is moving to Mumbai as Joint Director, CBI. A 1992 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre Priyadarshi is presently JD, CBI in Bhopal.

Rishi Raj Singh to be JD, CBI in Bhopal
Joint Director , CBI in Mumbai ,Rishi Raj Singh is moving to Bhopal in the same capacity. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Javeed Ahmad to move to Delhi CBI Headquarters
S Javeed Ahmad is joining the CBI Headquarters in Delhi as Joint Director, Policy. A 1984 batch UP cadre IPS officer is presently JD in Lucknow.

Jha to move to Lucknow as DD CBI
Sunil Kumar Jha is going to difficult Lucknow office of the CBI as Deputy Director. He is 1993 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre. Jha will get promotion soon.

Two UP State service officers awarded IAS cadre against 2006 vacancy
Two officers of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2006. The officers include Jaswant Singh and Shyam Krishna.

UP State Service officer, Pankaj Gangwar awarded IAS cadre
Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service officer, Pankaj Gangwar has been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancy of 2007.

UP State Service officer, Praveen Kumar Singh awarded IAS cadre
Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service officer, Praveen Kumar Singh has been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancy of 2008.

UP State Service officer, Bharat Lal Rai awarded IAS cadre
Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service officer, Bharat Lal Rai has been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancy of 2009.

Two UP State service officers awarded IAS cadre against 2010 vacancy
Two officers of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2010. The officers include Chandra Pal Singh and Satya Narayan Srivastava.

Three UP State service officers awarded IAS cadre against 2011 vacancy
Three officers of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2011 The officers include Mrs Sandhya Tiwari, Sita Ram Yadav and Rajmani Yadav.

17 IAS officers of Bihar cadre to retire in 2013
As per the scheduled official records as many as 17 IAS officers of Bihar cadre would retire by the end of year 2013 paving way for more allocations to the Bihar cadre.

Three Bihar cadre IAS officers on central deputation to retire this year
As many as three senior IAS officers of Bihar cadre, currently on central deputation, will retire this year. While A K Upadhayay, Secretary, Road Transport and Highways, is scheduled to retire on January 31, 1979 batch IAS officer B Bhamathi, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Rural Development and Ajit Kumar, Joint Secretary, Food Processing department will retire on August 31, 2013.

ONGC among select few Global Oil majors in green rankings (UPDATED)
In spite of operating in a sector which is intrinsically polluting, ONGC's environment friendly initiatives have been recognized by International magazine Newsweek, as it is ranked 386th in the Newsweek Green Rankings 2012 Global 500 list published on October 22, 2012. This particular accomplishment by India's Energy anchor is extremely praiseworthy in Indian context as the few Indian companies ranked higher than ONGC are mostly from IT and banking sector, which have lesser environmental footprints and impacts due to the inherent nature of their business. Sudhir Vasudeva is CMD of ONGC.

37 officials of Customs & Enforcement selected for President Awards (UPDATED)
As many as 37 officials of Customs and Central Excise and Enforcement Directorate have been selected for President Award for specially distinguished record of service. They include: Atul Dikshit, Mannem Raghu Rami Reddy, Ganesh Dutta Lohani, Ganesh Dutta Sinha, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Mrs Limatula Yaden, Rajesh Kumar Agrawal, Vinod Kumar Agarwal, Ashwini Kumar, Jagat Singh Tonk, Jaswant Kumar Higgins, Narm Deshwar Azad, Somnath Chaudhary, Diwakar Shrikrishna Mehta, Anil Kumar Sinha, A Jebastin, Ashutosh Nivaskar, Rakesh Gupta, Pawan Kumar, P Muralidharan, K S S Janardhana Rao, Sarwan Singh, Tashi Tshering Wangdi, M N Thyagaraj, G P Padma Sundari, Nukala Bala Subrahmanyam, Vedantham Srinivas, Rajeev Kumar Sadana, Inderjit Singh Sahni, Sandip Das, S Varadharajan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Ajit Kumar Karthikeyan, Purshottam Das Lalwani, Ajay Kumar K P and Virender Singh Negi.

Air Marshal Jagdish Chandra gets Param Vishist Seva Medal (UPDATED)
Air Marshal Jagdish Chandra, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Maintenance Command has been chosen for Param Vishisht Seva Medal. The award has been given for their eminent contribution to the service of Nation and its Armed forces.

Air Vice Marshal, D K Pandey chosen for Ati Vishist Seva Medal (UPDATED)
Air Vice Marshal, D K Pandey, the Air Officer in charge, Engineering Services of HQ Maintenance Command has been chosen for Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. The award has been given for their eminent contribution to the service of Nation and its Armed forces.

Aero India 2013: HAL to fly Dhruv, Rudra and LCH (UPDATED)
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's (HAL) strength in design, development and production will be showcased through its products during the up-coming Aero-India 2013. The major attractions of the HAL's pavilion include in-house designs such as Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), "Rudra" the weaponised Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) and Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT). "For the first time, we will present to the world glimpses of prospective multirole fighter (PMF) also known as Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). This is under co-development with the Russians", says Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL. ALH- Dhruv, LCH and Rudra (Mk 4 WSI) will be on flying display. Scale Models of Light Utility Helicopter, Hawk, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and Su-30 will also be on display. In addition, Pilotless Target Aircraft (Lakshya), Shakti engine, state-of-the-art accessories and avionics from various Divisions of HAL are being showcased. The other specialities of the HAL pavilion include 3D video mapping of HTT-40, Dornier Glass cockpit, scale models of aerospace structures of GSLV MkII, GSLV Mk III and PSLV. The Rotary Wing Corner will provide the visitors through simulation & visual display, a helicopter view of the technologies, the capabilities and competencies built in the Company. There will also be a holographic projection depicting capabilities of LCA, Hawk, LCH and LUH.

115 policemen awarded President's Police Medal for gallantry (UPDATED)
As many as 115 policemen have been awarded President's Police Medal for gallantry. For details click below :
http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/gallantry-rd13.pdf

President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (UPDATED)
As many as 88 policemen have been awarded President's Police Medal for distinguished service.For details click below :
http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/ppm-rd13.pdf

671 police personnel awarded President's Police Medal for meritorious service (UPDATED)
As many as 671 police personnel have been awarded President's Police Medal for meritorious service. For details click below :
http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/pm-rd13.pdf

37 Correctional Service medals awarded this Republic Day (UPDATED)
As many as 37 Correctional Service medals have been awarded this Republic Day. They include five for distinguished service, 29 for meritorious service and three for Gallantary. For details click below :
http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/Correctional-rd13.pdf

NSIC wins India pride award (UPDATED)
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) has won India Pride Award. Dr M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister, Ministry of Petroleum, Government of India will confer the award on NSIC on January 28, 2013 at New Delhi. The award is being conferred in recognition of NSIC's innovative approach for creation of new employment opportunities for unemployed youths through its Rapid Incubation Programme. The India Pride Award is an initiative of Dainik Bhaskar group.

Satya Prakash Baswala is DS, Administrative Reforms in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Satya Prakash Baswala has been posted as Deputy Secretary, Administrative Reforms Department in Rajasthan. He is an IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Would Jharkhand Chief Secretary run the show for three more months?(UPDATED)
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Jharkhand Governor has proceeded on a three-months extension to the Chief Secretary Sushil Kumar Choudhary. Choudhary, a 1976 batch IAS officer who is scheduled to retire on January 31 will now, reportedly, run the show for three more months.

359 Republic Day Gallantry, Defence Decorations Announced (UPDATED)
The President has approved awards of 359 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others on the eve of the 64th Republic Day celebrations. This includes 1 Kirti Chakra, 11 Shaurya Chakra, 56 Sena Medal (Gallantry), 1 Bar to Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), 3 Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), 3 Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry), 28 Param Vishisht Seva Medal, 3 Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, 06 Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, 44 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, 12 Yudh Seva Medal, 2 Bar to Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 37 Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 1 Bar to Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 7 Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 14 Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 4 Bar to Vishisht Seva Medal and 116 Vishisht Seva Medal. Details are on following link:
http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=91831

Deepak Chaturvedi of RPF gets President's police medal (UPDATED)
Deepak Chaturvedi, Assistant Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force (RPF), North Western Railway, Jaipur, has been awarded President's Police Medal for distinguished service.

15 officers of RPF, RPSF awarded President's police medal (UPDATED)
As many as 15 officers of Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) have been awarded President's Police Medal for meritorious service. The officers include: D B Kasar/DIG/SER; A KRay/DSC/CR; A Mishra/DIG/RB; Birendra Kumar/DIG/ECR; R C Joshi/IPF/NCR; Rajeshwar Prasad/ASIPF/NCR; Ramashankar Sharma/HC/NCR; A B Dubey/CT/NCR; S L Chaudhary/ASIPF/WCR; T R Meena/ASIPF/WCR; L K Sagar/IPF/KRCL; Ugrasen Singh/IPF/NR; M K Kurmi/ASIPF/ER; Rajesh Kumar Das/IPF(M)/4 BN/RPSF and Gunjal Madhav J./IPF(M)/1 BN/RPSF.

CORPORATE

Profit of Syndicate Bank goes up
Net profit of Syndicate Bank has increased 50 per cent at Rs 508 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2012, against Rs 338 crore in the year-ago period. M G Sanghvi is the CMD of the Bank.

Garg quits Surya Roshni Ltd
Vineet Kumar Garg has resigned as Whole-Time Director of Surya Roshni Ltd.

Chopda appointed Part-time Non Official Director, Oriental Bank of Commerce
Union Ministry of Finance has appointed Paras Mal Chopda as Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of Directors of Oriental Bank of Commerce

IFC appoints nominee on Religare Enterprises Board
International Finance Corporation (IFC) has nominated Monish K Dutt as a Director on the Board of Directors of Religare Enterprises Ltd

Anjaria re-appointed CMD, Dynacons Systems & Solutions Ltd
Dynacons Systems & Solutions Ltd has re-appointed Shirish M Anjaria as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company.

Bhanot appointed Addl. Director, JCT Ltd
Chander Mohan Bhanot has been been appointed as Additional Director of JCT Ltd.

Bohara quits Kalpena Plastiks Ltd
B L Bohara has resigned as Director of Kalpena Plastiks Ltd .

Bagri quits Simplex Mills Company Ltd
Grish Bagri has resigned as Director of Simplex Mills Company Ltd.

Singh appointed Addl. Director, Simplex Mills Company Ltd
Shekher R Singh has been appointed as an Additional Director of Simplex Mills Company Ltd.

Malhotra quits Intec Capital Ltd
Ms Kashvi Malhotra has resigned as Company Secretary of Intec Capital Ltd.

Kore quits Rajkumar Forge Ltd
P B Kore has resigned as Director of Rajkumar Forge Ltd.

Jain appointed as CFO of Firstsource Solutions
Dinesh Jain appointed as CFO of Firstsource Solutions.

Annamalai quits Best and Crompton
A Annamalai has resigned as Director of Best and Crompton.

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News of P K Mohanty Good for Andhra Pradesh & a big boon to the people. May he flourish in his post. God Bless him in his tenure & pray for his success.

S V N Rao