Pramod Chandra Mody appointed as chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

Pramod Chandra Mody, a 1982 batch Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre), has been appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the top policy making body of income tax department,. He succeeded Sushil Chandra, who ..

Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner (EC) of India

Sushil Chandra, an IRS-IT officer of the 1980 batch, has assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India on 15th of February 2019. Prior to joining ECI, he was the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes ..

Krishnamurthy Subramanian appointed as new Chief Economic Advisor (CEA)

Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian has been appointed the new Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) for a period of three years. The post of CEA had been lying vacant since Arvind Subramanaian left the finance ministry after a four-year stint. Dr Krishnamurthy is ..

Arvind Saxena appointed as Chairman of Union Public Service Commission

President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Arvind Saxena as Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts examination to select bureaucrats, diplomats and police officers. He will have tenure till August 7, 2020, when he attains the age of ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018

Sanjay Kumar Mishra given charge of Enforcement Directorate (ED) director for three months

Sanjay Kumar Mishra, a 1984-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Income Tax cadre, has been appointed as the principal special director in the central probe agency and entrusted with the “additional” charge of Enforcement Directorate (ED) director for ..

SK Mohanty appointed as whole-time member of market regulator SEBI

Santosh Kumar Mohanty has been appointed a whole-time member of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a period of three years. At present Executive Director in SEBI. Prior to this assignment, he was serving as Director ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

The Union Government constitutes task force to draft new Direct Tax Law

The Government of India (GoI) had constituted an 8-member task force under CBDT member Arvind Modi in November 2017 to review the Income-tax Act of 1961 and to draft a new Direct Tax Law in consonance with the economic needs ..

42nd Civil Accounts Day (CAD-2018) celebrated on 1 March

The 42nd Civil Accounts Day (CAD-2018) was celebrated by Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) on March 1 in New Delhi to mark the 42nd anniversary of the beginning of the ICAS on this day in 1976. The ICAA is one ..

Indian Enterprise Development Services to be created

The Union government has approved the formation of a new service in the name of Indian Enterprise Development Services (IEDS). IEDS will be created as a new service in the Office of Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium ..

Jawahar Thakur: New CGA

Jawahar Thakur appointed as the new CGA (Controller General of Accounts) with effect from July 1, 2012. He belongs to the 1979 Indian Civil Accounts Services batch. Before this he was the principal Chief Controller Of Accounts in Central Board ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012