New officials Appointment/transfer

GG News Bureau New Delhi, 2nd Sept: Surgeon Vice Admiral Dilip Raghavan, VSM, assumed the appointment of Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces) on September 1, 2026, the Ministry of Defence said. Raghavan joined AFMC Pune in…

Surgeon Vice Admiral Manish Honwad assumed charge on September 1, 2026. He is an alumnus of AFMC and completed his MBBS there in 1989. He has more than 37 years of service across academic, clinical and administrative roles. He…

Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja assumed charge as DGAFMS on September 1, 2026. He will oversee comprehensive medical support for India’s Defence Forces. His career spans nearly four decades across clinical, academic, operational and…

GG News Bureau New Delhi, 1st Sept: Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma has scripted history by becoming the first woman officer from the non-medical stream in the Indian Defence Forces to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal, marking a…

Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury appointed as a permanent Judge. Six Additional Judges appointed for a fresh six-month term. The appointments were made by the President of India after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.…

Former ISRO Chairman S. Somanath appointed to RBI Central Board for four years. Appointment effective from August 20, 2026, as part-time non-official director. Anand Mahindra reappointed to the RBI Central Board for another…

Pallavi Jain Govil appointed Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs Deepti Gaur Mukerjee named Higher Education Secretary Six senior IAS officers shifted in top-level administrative reshuffle Appointments approved by the…

Rahul Navin’s tenure as Enforcement Directorate Director extended by one year. Extension takes effect beyond August 13, 2026. He will continue in the post until August 13, 2027, or until further orders. Extension also covers…

Tewolde Gebremariam appointed Air India CEO and Managing Director. He will succeed Campbell Wilson, who is due to step down in September. Gebremariam was reportedly earlier shortlisted to become CEO of Pakistan International…

Vice Admiral Manish Chadha assumed charge as Director General Naval Operations on August 3. He has commanded INS Veer, INS Kirpan and INS Mysore during his naval career. Chadha previously served as Commandant of the Indian Naval…