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Appointments

Chairman

Mandeep Bhandari Appointed as Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education

28 Sep 2026

• CBSE Established: 1 July 1962
• CBSE Headquarters: New Delhi

Directors

Former Premier of China Zhu Rongji Passes Away at Age 97

13 Aug 2026

• Capital of China: Beijing
• Currency of China: Renminbi (Yuan)
• Central Bank of China: People's Bank of China

Directors

Dr. Bhooma VG Appointed Vice-Chancellor of Mauritius Public Service Institute

13 Aug 2026

• Ministry of External Affairs Headquarters: New Delhi
• Capital of Mauritius: Port Louis
• Currency of Mauritius: Mauritian Rupee

Election Appointments

András Baka Selected as New President of Hungary

12 Aug 2026

• Hungary Capital: Budapest
• Hungary Currency: Forint
• Prime Minister of Hungary: Péter Magyar

Secretaries

Gyanesh Bharti Appointed as Chief Secretary of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

11 Aug 2026

• Capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Port Blair
• Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Admiral D K Joshi

Directors

Central Government Grants One-Year Tenure Extension to ED Director Rahul Navin

10 Aug 2026

• Enforcement Directorate (ED) Established: 1 May 1956
• ED Headquarters: New Delhi
• Parent Department: Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
• Governing Acts: PMLA 2002, FEMA 1999, Fugitive Economic Offenders Act 2018

Committee Heads

A.S. Rajeev Takes Over as Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner

8 Aug 2026

• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) statutory status: Established under CVC Act, 2003
• Tenure: 4 years or up to 65 years of age, whichever is earlier
• Composition: 1 Central Vigilance Commissioner and maximum 2 Vigilance Commissioners
• Selection Committee Head: Prime Minister (with Home Minister and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha)

CEO / MD

Alexander George Assumes Role of Managing Director at Muthoot Finance

7 Aug 2026

• Muthoot Finance Established: 1939
• Muthoot Finance Headquarters: Kochi, Kerala

CEO / MD

Air India Selects Aviation Industry Veteran Tewolde Gebremariam as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

7 Aug 2026

• Air India Founded: 1932 by J. R. D. Tata (as Tata Airlines)
• Air India Parent/Owner: Tata Sons (Acquired in 2022)
• Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana

Secretaries

Cabinet Approves Tenurial Extension for Cabinet Secretary T. V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan

7 Aug 2026

• Cabinet Secretariat: Works under the direct charge of the Prime Minister of India

Foreign Postings

ACC Sanctions Top Diplomatic and Multilateral Representation Roles at IMF, ADB, and ICAO

7 Aug 2026

• IMF HQ: Washington, D.C., USA
• ADB HQ: Manila, Philippines
• ICAO HQ: Montreal, Canada
• Administrative Ministry: Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT)

Committee Heads

A. S. Rajeev Takes Charge as Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner

7 Aug 2026

• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC): Established in 1964, granted statutory status under CVC Act, 2003
• CVC Headquarters: New Delhi

Resignations

Bandhan Bank CFO Rajeev Mantri Resigns from Executive Position

7 Aug 2026

• Bandhan Bank Founded: 23 August 2015
• Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal
• MD & CEO: Partha Pratim Sengupta

Directors

Air Marshal Tejpal Singh Assumes Charge as Deputy Chief of Air Staff

7 Aug 2026

• Branch: Indian Air Force
• Headquarters: Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan), New Delhi
• Memorial visited: National War Memorial, New Delhi

Directors

Prasanta Mahapatra Takes Charge as Executive Director of SEBI

7 Aug 2026

• SEBI Established: 12 April 1988 (Statutory powers gained on 30 January 1992)
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• SEBI Chairman: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

CEO / MD

Air India Appoints Tewolde Gebremariam as New Chief Executive and Managing Director

6 Aug 2026

• Air India Founder: J. R. D. Tata (1932)
• Air India Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana
• Parent Company: Tata Group

Secretaries

ACC Grants One-Year Extension to Cabinet Secretary and Home Secretary

6 Aug 2026

• Appointments Committee of the Cabinet is chaired by the Prime Minister of India.
• Cabinet Secretary is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the Government of India.

Directors

Central Government Names Satyajit Mohanty as India's Representative to ICAO Council

6 Aug 2026

• ICAO Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
• ICAO Council President: Salvatore Sciacchitano
• IMF Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
• IMF Managing Director: Kristalina Georgieva

Directors

Reserve Bank of India Elevates Monisha Chakraborty as Executive Director

5 Aug 2026

• RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das
• RBI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• RBI Established: 1 April 1935 under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

CEO / MD

Willie Walsh Assumes Charge as Chief Executive Officer of IndiGo

5 Aug 2026

• IndiGo Headquarters: Gurgaon, Haryana
• IndiGo Founded: 2005

Directors

Varsha Ashok Aglawe Appointed First Woman Director General of Geological Survey of India

4 Aug 2026

• Geological Survey of India (GSI) was founded in 1851; Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal; Administrative Ministry: Ministry of Mines.

Secretaries

Diplomat Vishwesh Negi Named as India's Next Ambassador to Iran

4 Aug 2026

• Capital of Iran: Tehran
• Currency of Iran: Iranian Rial
• Union Minister of External Affairs: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Directors

Monisha Chakraborty Designated as Executive Director at Reserve Bank of India

4 Aug 2026

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) established: April 1, 1935
• Headquarters of RBI: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das

Directors

Varsha Ashok Aglawe Becomes First Woman Director General of Geological Survey of India

3 Aug 2026

• Geological Survey of India Formed: 4 March 1851
• Geological Survey of India Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Mines

Chairman

Government Extends K Rajaraman Tenure as IFSCA Chairman Until October 2028

2 Aug 2026

• IFSCA Established: 27 April 2020
• IFSCA Headquarters: GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
• Statutory Basis: IFSCA Act, 2019

Secretaries

Ngulkham Jathom Gangte Named Next Indian Ambassador to Mexico

31 Jul 2026

• Ministry of External Affairs HQ: New Delhi
• Capital of Mexico: Mexico City
• Currency of Mexico: Mexican Peso

Directors

Satya Pal Kumar Assumes Charge as Director of Financial Intelligence Unit-India

27 Jul 2026

• Establishment Year of FIU-IND: November 18, 2004
• Headquarters of FIU-IND: New Delhi
• Parent Ministry: Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)

Chairman

Viswanathan Anand Appointed as Interim Head of International Chess Federation

25 Jul 2026

• International Chess Federation (FIDE) Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
• FIDE Founded: 20 July 1924, Paris, France

CEO / MD

Anurag Jain Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog

23 Jul 2026

• NITI Aayog Formed: 1 January 2015
• NITI Aayog Chairperson: Prime Minister of India
• NITI Aayog Headquarters: New Delhi

Chairman, CEO / MD

Rahul Himalian Takes Over as Additional CMD at IRCTC

22 Jul 2026

• IRCTC Founded: 1999
• IRCTC Headquarters: New Delhi

Brand Ambassadors

Policybazaar Appoints Amitabh Bachchan as Brand Ambassador for National Insurance Campaign

21 Jul 2026

• Policybazaar Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana
• IRDAI Chairman: Debasish Panda
• IRDAI Headquarters: Hyderabad, Telangana

Chairman

Harjit Singh Grewal Appointed as Chairperson of National Commission for Minorities

18 Jul 2026

• National Commission for Minorities (NCM) established: 1993
• NCM statutory origin: National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992
• NCM Type: Statutory Body
• NCM Parent Ministry: Ministry of Minority Affairs
• NCM Headquarters: New Delhi

Committee Heads

Harjit Singh Grewal Designated as Chairperson of National Commission for Minorities

18 Jul 2026

• National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Established: 1993
• Governing Act: National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992
• NCM Nature: Statutory Body
• Ministry: Ministry of Minority Affairs

Committee Heads

Three Indian-Origin Experts Appointed to US Federal Reserve's New Monetary Policy Task Forces

13 Jul 2026

• Dr. Raghuram Rajan: Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• US Federal Reserve Headquarters: Washington, D.C.

Brand Ambassadors

Leander Paes Named Player Ambassador for Asian Tennis Federation

11 Jul 2026

• The Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) was established in the year 1958.
• ATF is headquartered in Hong Kong, China.

Chairman

Giles Thomson Assumes Presidency of Financial Action Task Force

11 Jul 2026

• Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was established in 1989 by the G7 countries.
• The headquarters of FATF is located in Paris, France.
• FATF currently has 40 member jurisdictions.
• Vivek Aggarwal of India serves as the Vice-President of FATF.

CEO / MD

RBI Approves Mahesh Muralidhar Pai as Managing Director and CEO of South Indian Bank

9 Jul 2026

• South Indian Bank Headquarters: Thrissur, Kerala
• South Indian Bank Founded: 1929
• South Indian Bank Chairman: Jose Joseph Kattoor

Chairman

Rear Admiral C. Raghuram Appointed as CMD of Hindustan Shipyard Limited

7 Jul 2026

• Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) established: 1941
• HSL Headquarters: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
• Parent Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Committee Heads

Prominent Indian Industrialists Inducted into AI for Good Global Commission

6 Jul 2026

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Election Appointments

Keiko Fujimori Declared President-Elect of Peru

6 Jul 2026

• Capital of Peru: Lima
• Currency of Peru: Sol

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