Prime Minister’s Office
Vinay Mohan Kwatra: New Foreign Secretary
The Indian government has named Vinay Mohan Kwatra who is the country’s ambassador to Nepal, as India’s next Foreign Secretary. He will be taking charge after incumbent Harsh Vardhan Shringla retires on 30th April. Overview: Vinay Mohan Kwatra is an ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
PK Sinha appointed Principal Advisor to PM Modi
Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of P.K. Sinha as Principal Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with effect from 11 September 2019. He is currently functioning as as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Prime ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Dr PK Mishra takes over as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra took charge as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India. He will replace Nripendra Misra who stepped down recently. Until recently Dr PK Mishra held the position of Additional Principal Secretary to the Prime ..
Pramod Kumar Mishra appointed as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, a Gujarat cadre IAS officer belonging to the 1972 batch, has been appointed as the new Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with effect from September 11. He succeeded Nripendra Misra. Prior to this appointment, ..
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena gifts Samadhi Buddha Statue to PM Modi
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena gifted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a Samadhi Buddha statue (Buddha in meditation posture), during latter’s visit to Island nation. Key Highlights Prime Minister Modi arrived in Sri Lanka for a day-long visit, during which ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Pankaj Saran appointed as new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)
Pankaj Saran, the 1982-batch officer of Indian Foreign Service (IFS), has been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA). He will at post for a period of two years, on deputation basis initially till the date of his ..
Government Land Information System (GLIS)
Government Land Information System (GLIS) is a first-of-its-kind centralised database created by the ministry of electronics and information and monitored by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The GLIS portal records total area, geo-positioning maps, and details such as ownership rights. According ..
Satish Balram Agnihotri: New Add. Secretary and Financial Advisor to Dept. of Agriculture &Cooperation
Satish Balram Agnihotri IAS batch1980 from Odisha cadre, appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor to Department of Agriculture &Cooperation He is currently serving as Director General, Shipping Mumbai, Ministry of Shipping
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Economy & Banking Current Affairs