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This is History (39)
There are no barbarians who are strong enough to destroy civilization. But sometimes civilized people themselves act barbarously, and if this happens, civilization may destroy itself.

Will Rajasthan Governor be the dark horse in UP ?
Will Rajasthan Governor, Kalyan Singh be the dark horse in Uttar Pradesh after 2017 state polls ? The buzz around is that more and more party people now want him back as Chief Minister in case the party wins.

LCA Tejas Mk-II to be inducted after 2022
Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk-II would be an improved version of LCA Mk-I. According to official information maiden flight of first Prototype and Operational Clearance are likely to be completed by December 2019 and December 2022, respectively. Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bengaluru is the Nodal Agency for design and development of Tejas Mk-II

BHEL profit on the decline
That profit of BHEL has been on the decline can be gauged from the fact that for the first time it has been merely Rs. 34 crore in the first quarter. BP Rao is the CMD of BHEL.

180 IAS officers to be trained in GoI
The new batch of 180 IAS officers will start their three-month stint in the Government of India from August 22. According to new directive of the Government of India the newly appointed officers will have to serve as Assistant Secretaries in Union Ministries instead of being posted as Assistant Collectors or Collectors in states.

BUREAUCRACY

Watal to be next Secretary, Finance ?
R P Watal is likely to be appointed new Secretary, Finance in the Government of India. 1978 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, Watal is presently Secretary, Expenditure.

O P Rawat is new Election Commissioner
O P Rawat has been appointed new Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India. He is former 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

ECI strength is full now
After a long gap, Election Commission of India (ECI) strength is full. Now Gujarat cadre IAS officer AK Jyoti is a 1975 batch EC, Dr. SN Zaidi, CEC is a UP cadre 1976 batch IAS officer while newly appointed EC OP Rawat is an IAS officer of 1977 batch and belongs to MP cadre.

S N Prasad selected as Director (Mktg), CIL
S N Prasad, GM, WCL/CIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Marketing), Coal India Limited (CIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on August 13, 2015. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

SN Pradhan likely to be posted in CRPF
SN Pradhan is likely to be posted as IG, CRPF. He is a 1988 batch Jharkhand cadre IPS officer and presently posted as ADG in the cadre.

First CSS officer to get APEX pay scale
Dr. DB Singh (CSS 1981) has been promoted to the rank, scale and post of Secretary in the Rajya Sabha secretariat. He has become the first CSS officer in history to earn APEX pay scale of 80,000.

71 CPSEs incur losses
As many as 71 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have incurred losses in 2013-14.

Ms Shalini Kaushal deputed as Director, Electricity Commission, Chandigarh
Ms Shalini B Kaushal has been deputed to Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission, Chandigarh as Director Monitoring & Finance for a period of one year. She is an IRS-IT officer.

VG Prasad yet to get orders for Director (Prod), BDL
The orders for the appointment of V G Prasad, GM, BDL, as Director (Production), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) are yet to be issued by the Government of India. The post has been lying vacant February 1, 2015.

Orders of PS Mishra for Director (P&P), OMDC yet to come
The orders for the appointment of P S Mishra, GM, BCCL/CIL, as Director (P&P), Orissa Mineral Development Corporation (OMDC) are yet to be issued by the Government of India. The post has been lying vacant since February 4, 2015.

Ms Anita Karn deputed as Director, Commerce
Ms Anita Karn has been deputed Director in the Department of Commerce in Government of India. She is a 1997 batch IFS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Ashok Pateshwary posted as Director, Environment, Forests
Ashok Kumar Pateshwary has been appointed Director in the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change in Government of India. He is a 1999 batch ITS officer.

Post of JS in Rural Development to fall vacant in Sept
The post of Joint Secretary is falling vacant in the Department of Rural Development in September 2015.

Post of JS, Defence Production to fall vacant in Sept
The post of Joint Secretary is falling vacant in the Department of Defence Production in September 2015.

S K Datta appointed FS, Kathmandu
Indian Foreign Service officer, SK Datta has been appointed FS, Kathmandu.

Mukesh Kumar posted as Second Secretary, US, NGO
Indian Foreign Service officer, Mukesh Kumar has been appointed Second Secretary, US (NGO)

PESB seeks applications for Director (Mktg), STCIL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Marketing), State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STCIL) lying vacant since July 7, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before September 18, 2015.

MHA seeks applications for Member (Fin), LPAI
The Department of Border Management under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has invited applications for the post of Member (Finance), Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI). Those willing to apply for the post can send their application to Joint Secretary, Department of Border Management at the earliest.

Pachnanda bereaved
Mother of RK Pachnanda ADG in CISF has passed away in Delhi. Prayer meeting for the departed soul would be held on Sunday, August 16 from 5 pm to 6 pm at Swami Chinmaya Auditorium, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

Ajit Seth is new Chairman of PESB (UPDATED)
Outgoing Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth has been appointed Chairman of the PESB. He is former 1974 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on August 6 )

Justice Patel is new CJ Gujarat High Court (UPDATED)
The President has appointed Justice Jayant Manganlal Patel, senior-most Judge of the Gujarat High Court, to perform the duties of the office of Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 13th August, 2015 consequent upon the retirement of Justice Vijay Manohar Sahai, Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.

Lower NSR and higher costs pulls SAIL Q1 margins (UPDATED)
In the first quarter of FY 16 (Apr-Jun '15), saleable production, crude steel and hot metal production of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) saw a growth of 6%, 11% and 14% respectively over CPLY. Inspite of growth in production, SAIL's gross turnover at Rs 10552.38 Crores is lower by 15.7% as compared to CPLY primarily due to 15.3% dip in Net Sales Realisation which affected the company's bottom-line with a consequent net loss of Rs 321.64 Crores. Apart from lower net sales realization; increase in royalty on iron ore from 1st September 2014, increase in the purchased power rate etc. also added to the losses. Though domestic steel consumption witnessed a growth of about 7% in Q1 of FY 16, the Country witnessed an unprecedented increase in imports from countries like China, Japan, Korea, Russia, etc. by 54% in Q1 of FY16 compared to CPLY and this eroded a large market chunk of the domestically produced steel. Lower exports from India, which fell by 31% in Q1,further affected the demand-supply balance. The effect of the subdued quarterly performance has been partially offset by improvement in techno-economics such as lower coke rate with an improvement of 4% over CPLY, higher CDI usage with 2% improvement, lower energy consumption with 1% improvement over CPLY, lower store &spare consumption and lower imported coking coal price. Going forward, Government's support to the domestic steel industry in the form of upward revision in customs duty on import is a step in the right direction and the industry is expected to get some support in ensuring stable price regimen. Rakesh Singh, Secretary, Government of India and Additional Charge, Chairman SAIL said, "The Company is following a strategy where in addition to increasing volumes and focused cost reduction, the thrust will be on maximizing production of value added products to get the benefit of increased infrastructure spending in the near future."

J Krishna Kishore posted as CIT in PrCCIT office, Delhi region (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, J Krishna Kishore has been appointed as Commissioner of Income Tax in the office of Principal CCIT, Delhi region.

Ms Anuradha Bhatia deputed to Govt of Maharashtra (UPDATED)
Ms Anuradha Bhatia has been deputed to the Government of Maharashtra and posted as Director (Finanace), MSEB Holding Company Limited. She is an IRS-IT officer.

Ms Gauri Kumar appointed as Member, PESB (UPDATED)
Ms Gauri Kumar, Secretary, Cabinet Secretary, has been appointed as Member, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) in place of K M Acharya. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

(We said this on August 11,2015 )

Anshuman Das appointed as Member, PESB (UPDATED)
Anshuman Das, retired CMD, NALCO, has been appointed as member, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) in place of Ashwani Kumar Datt.
(We said this on August 11,2015 )

P S Jayakumar appointed as MD&CEO, Bank of Baroda (UPDATED)
P S Jayakumar has been appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Baroda.

M O Rego appointed as MD & CEO, Bank of India (UPDATED)
M O Rego has been appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive officer of Bank of India.

Rakesh Sharma appointed as MD & CEO, Canara Bank (UPDATED)
Rakesh Sharma has been appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Canara Bank.

K P Kharat appointed as MD & CEO, IDBI Bank Ltd (UPDATED)
K P Kharat has been appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of IDBI Bank Limited.

Mrs Usha Ananthasubramanian appointed as MD & CEO, PNB (UPDATED)
Mrs Usha Ananthasubramanian has been appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Punjab National Bank.

Ravi Venkatesan appointed as Non-Executive Chairman, BoB (UPDATED)
Ravi Venkatesan, Independent Director, Infosys, has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Bank of Baroda.

G Padmananbhan appointed as Non-Executive Chairman, BoI (UPDATED)
G Padmananbhan, retired ED of Reserve Bank of India, has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Bank of India.

T N Manoharan appointed as Non-Executive Chairman, Canara Bank (UPDATED)
T N Manoharan, Director, Tech Mahindra, Public Health Foundation, has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Canara Bank.

G Narayanan appointed as Non-Executive Chairman, Vijaya Bank (UPDATED)
G Narayanan, retired Ed, Indian Overseas Bank, has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman, Vijaya Bank.

Subramanian appointed as Non-Executive Chairman, Indian Bank (UPDATED)
T C V Subramanian, retired CMD, Exim Bank, has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Indian Bank.

Om Prakash Rawat joins as Election Commissioner of India (UPDATED)
Om Prakash Rawat has assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India. Rawat is a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of 1977 batch belonging to Madhya Pradesh cadre.

149 personnel get President's police medals (UPDATED)
As many as 149 personnel of various States have been awarded President's police medals for gallantry.
http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/GallantryMedalID2015_0.pdf


595 police personnel get police medal (UPDATED)
As many as 595 police personnel of various States have been awarded police medal for meritorious service.
http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PoliceMedalMeritoriousServiceID2015_0.pdf


President's medal for distinguished service (UPDATED)
As many as 76 police officers and officials of various States have been awarded President's police medal for distinguished service.
http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PresidentPoliceMedalID2015_0.pdf


President's medals for home guards (UPDATED)
More than five dozen personnel have been awarded with President's Home Guards and Civil Defence Medals for Gallantry.
http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/HomeGuardCDMedals_ID_2015_0.pdf


President's fire service medal for gallantry (UPDATED)
A number of personnel of Fire Service have been award President's Fire Service medal for gallantry.
http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/FireServiceMedals_ID_2015_0.pdf


President's correctional service medals (UPDATED)
As many as 47 Jail officers have been awarded President's Correctional Service medal for distinguished service and correction service medal for meritorious service.
http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/CorrectionalServiceMedal%28E%29_ID2015_0.pdf

CORPORATE

Dadoo appointed Part-time Director of STCI
Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce has appointed Jitendra Kumar Dadoo, Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Department of Commerce as Part-time Official Director of The State Trading Corporation of India Limited.

Swarnkar is Addl. Director of Biofil Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Biofil Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited has appointed Subhash Chandra Swarnkar as an Additional Director of the company.

Ms Dharajiya appointed CS of Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd.
Gujarat Ambuja Exports Limited has appointed Ms Chetna Dharajiya as Company Secretary.

Two directors cease to be on Board of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd.
Ravi Lambah and Kazuto Tsubouchi have resigned as Directors of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited.

Two Addl. Directors appointed on Board of Silicon Valley Infotech Ltd.
Silicon Valley Infotech Limited has appointed Susanta Dolui and Madhu Barnwal as Additional Directors.

Punj re-designated as Dy. MD of Lloyd Electric & Engineering Ltd.
Lloyd Electric & Engineering Limited has re-designated Bharat Raj Punj who is Executive Director of the company as Deputy Managing Director of the company.

Singh resigns as Director of DCM Financial Services Ltd.
Rajeshwar Singh has resigned as Director of DCM Financial Services Limited.

Rangaraj appointed CFO of TVS Srichakra Ltd.
TVS Srichakra Limited has appointed K P Rangaraj as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Taparia appointed Independent Director of Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd.
Hinduja Global Solutions Limited has appointed B L Taparia as an Independent Director.

Ahluwalia appointed GM of Taj Wellington Mews, Mumbai?
Anmol Ahluwalia is General Manager of Taj Wellington Mews, Mumbai.

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Good news for other services

Really, it is good news for the other services in the Ministry. Basically, it is observed that in the same batch, officers of IAS and other services who did their foundation course in LBSANA, one goes to state government as SDM, first posting , second one goes to the ministry as an Assistant Director/ Assistant Commissioner, they don't get the proper place for seat. Sometimes they don't get the seat. People of Ministry those are in since long, considered as Section Officer to newly direct recruit these officers and sometimes if these officers fight for the facility then JS (Admin) do not support. Now, we have to see, will these new IAS officers get facility?

A visitor

Modi govt no different than Manmohan govt

At first I was full of hope and joy when Modi sarkar was elected. Alas, now I feel there is no difference between Manmohan Sarkar and Modi Sarkar. The working is same. Government offices are still stinking and stale. All enthusiasm is gone. Modiji I beg of you. Please take steps to electrify working of Government. Too much talk with no results will lead us nowhere. Rajiv Gandhi said after swearing in that His is the Government that works faster. But look what happened to him. The rotten system never allowed him to work. He was a well meaning man. The only way out is to start taking strict action against corrupt persons in the Government. This alone will bring seriousness.



Nem Chand



Anonymous complaints

CVC should encourage anonymous complaints to eradicate corruptions frauds in Government and PSUs. It is source on inputs and helps in speedy investigation. It creates data base for CVC clearance for PSU selections.



Prasad

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