Appointments & Resignations Current Affairs One-liners — Last 3 months

Thu, 01 Oct 2026

• Narendra Bhooshan, a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, assumed charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 1 October 2026.

Sat, 19 Sept 2026

• On 19 September 2026, the Law Ministry notified that the President, after consulting the Chief Justice of India, appointed 14 judicial officers as Judges or Additional Judges of the Delhi, J&K and Ladakh, Jharkhand and Karnataka High Courts.

Wed, 16 Sept 2026

• On 16 September 2026, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting notified the reconstitution of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with 18 members, for three years or until further orders.

Wed, 09 Sept 2026

• On 9 September 2026, Bhagwat Prasad Makwana assumed charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK), to which he was appointed on 6 September 2026.

Tue, 08 Sept 2026

• On 8 September 2026, the Law Ministry notified the President's appointment of three judicial officers as Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court and of an advocate and a judicial officer as Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court.

Fri, 04 Sept 2026

• On 4 September 2026, Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh of the Indian Postal Service was re-elected unopposed as Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union at its 14th Congress in Bangkok.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

• On 31 July 2026 Varsha Ashok Aglawe assumed charge as the 54th Director General of the Geological Survey of India, the first woman to head GSI in its 176-year history.
• On 31 July 2026 the government appointed Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja as the next DGAFMS; he takes over on 31 August 2026 when Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin retires.

Mon, 27 Jul 2026

• Keshav Chandra, IAS (1995 batch, AGMUT cadre), assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Mines on 27 July 2026.

Sun, 26 Jul 2026

• Pralhad Joshi took charge of the Union Ministry of Education at Kartavya Bhavan on 26 July 2026, a day after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Education Minister.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026

• On 21 July 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Andy Burnham on assuming office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• Harjit Singh Grewal assumed office as Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on 21 July 2026; S. Munawari Begum became Vice Chairperson on 20 July.