Appointments & Resignations Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 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.

Sun, 31 May 2026

• Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff on 31 May 2026, succeeding Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi.
• On 31 May 2026 General NS Raja Subramani assumed charge as the third Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs.

Sat, 30 May 2026

• Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan assumed charge as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, in Mumbai on 30 May 2026; he was earlier Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.

Fri, 29 May 2026

• On 29 May 2026 the Tamil Nadu government appointed 1994-batch IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal as Director-General of Police and Head of the Police Force, replacing Sandeep Rai Rathore.
• Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar assumed charge as the 48th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff on 29 May 2026; he earlier commanded INS Vikramaditya and the Western Fleet.
• On 29 May 2026 the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet gave Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh additional charge as Secretary, DDR&D and Chairman, DRDO, from 31 May 2026 on completion of Dr Samir V. Kamat's tenure.

Fri, 22 May 2026

• On 22 May 2026 Slovenia's National Assembly elected Janez Janša as Prime Minister by 51 votes to 36, ending a deadlock after the 22 March parliamentary election.

Mon, 18 May 2026

• On 18 May 2026 Saurabh Vijay, a 1998-batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, assumed charge as Chief Executive Officer of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
• V. D. Satheesan took oath as Chief Minister of Keralam, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him on 18 May 2026, assuring Central support to the newly formed state government.

Mon, 11 May 2026

• The Steel Ministry said on 11 May 2026 that Dr Ashok Kumar Panda, earlier Director (Finance), assumed charge as Chairman & Managing Director of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on 9 May 2026.

Sat, 09 May 2026

• On 9 May 2026 the Government appointed Lt Gen N. S. Raja Subramani (Retd) as the next Chief of Defence Staff, succeeding Gen Anil Chauhan, and Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the next Chief of the Naval Staff, succeeding Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi.

Wed, 06 May 2026

• On 6 May 2026 the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting appointed Shashi Shekhar Vempati as Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for three years, after Prasoon Joshi stepped down on becoming Chairman of Prasar Bharati.