Shrikant Madhav Vaidya Takes Charge as IOC Chairman
Shrikant Madhav Vaidya took charge as the new chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
Prior to his elevation, Vaidya was the Director (Refineries) on the IOC Board, since October 2019. He succeeded Sanjiv Singh, who superannuated from the services of the Corporation on June 30.
Concurrently, Vaidya will also be Chairman of Chennai Petroleum Corporation, a stand-alone refining subsidiary of IOC and Indian Oiltanking Ltd. Vaidya who is on the board of Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd will be taking over as its Chairman and will also be Director on the Board of Petronet LNG.
Indra Mani Pandey India's Next Permanent Representative to UN
Diplomat Indra Mani Pandey was appointed as India's next Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva.
Pandey, a 1990-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently serving as an additional secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. Pandey succeeds Rajiv K. Chander in Geneva.
In his nearly three-decade career, Pandey served in Indian missions in Damascus, Cairo, Islamabad, Kabul, Muscat and Geneva.
Jul 01, 2020
K. K. Venugopal Reappointed as Attorney General of India
K. K. Venugopal was reappointed as the Attorney General for India for one year.
His present three-year term ended on 30th June.
Venugopal, a leading lawyer of the country, had succeeded Mukul Rohatgi as the Attorney General in June 2017.
Ravinder Bhakar Assumes Charge as CEO of CBFC
Ravinder Bhakar, a 1999 batch officer of Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS), has taken over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Central Board of Films Certification (CBFC). Prior to his appointment as CEO, CBFC, Mr. Bhakar was posted as the Secretary & Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railways.
Bhakar is a Mechanical engineer from MNIT, Jaipur. In his distinguished career as an Indian Engineering Services officer, Bhakar has rich experience of holding many important posts in Indian Railways. He is also recipient of many prestigious awards, including the National award from Minister of Railways for outstanding service & General Manager Award both in Western Railways (WR) & Central Railways (CR) for exemplary service. He has also played a key role in various modernisation drives in WR and CR and was closely associated in developing modern PR techniques, implementation of electronic procurement, formulation of various multi-modal logistics plans & transport management.
Sachin Ashok Sharma Takes over as Secretary to GM of Western Railway
Sachin Ashok Sharma (IRTS) took charge of Secretary to General Manager of Western Railway from outgoing Secretary to GM/WR and Chief Public Relations Officer Ravinder Bhakar who has joined as Chief Executive Officer of Central Board of Film Certification.
Sharma is an officer of the Indian Railways Traffic Service of 2009 batch and has worked in important assignments pertaining to train operations in previous positions as Senior Divisional Operations Manager of Nagpur and Bilaspur Railway Divisions under South East Central Railway. His role as SR.DOM/Bilaspur particularly holds distinction for having made an all time record of highest freight loading & earning by any division over Indian Railways.