Pravin Srivastava appointed as Chief Statistician of India (CSI)

Pravin Srivastava, the 1983-batch Indian Statistical Service officer, has been appointed as new Chief Statistician of India (CSI). This appointment comes into effect from the date of his assuming charge of the post till the date of his superannuation (August ..

Lateral Entry into the Civil Services

Recently, the government has proposed lateral entry into the civil services. While there are several concerns, the idea is neither totally new nor an anathema that should be rejected. What is the present status of the proposed lateral entry program? ..

Arvind Saxena appointed as acting Chairman of UPSCC

Arvind Saxena, a 1978-batch Indian Postal Service officer, has been appointed as the acting Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He will succeed Vinay Mittal, who completes his term on June 19. Saxena will perform the duties of ..

M Sathiyavathy appointed as new member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

M Sathiyavathy, an IAS officer of the 1982 batch of Union Territories cadre, has been appointed as the new member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Currntly, she is secretary in Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Chandra Bhushan Kumar appointed as new Deputy Election Commissioner of India

Chandra Bhushan Kumar, a 1995 batch IAS officer of union territories cadre, has been appointed as the new Deputy Election Commissioner as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle affected today by the government. As per order issued by the Department ..

Swayam Prakash Pani takes charge as new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range

Swayam Prakash Pani (41), a 2000-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, has taken charge as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range on February 12, 2018. With this, he became the youngest ..

OP Singh to be new Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh

Om Prakash Singh, the 1983 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, will be the new Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh. He will succeed incumbent Sulkhan Singh, whose tenure ends on December 31, 2017. Presently, OP Singh is ..

UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2012 Result is Out

UPSC has declared the result of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2012 held on 20.05.2012. The result can be accessed on upsc official site. If you find the site down , Kindly use this link

Current Affairs July 13, 2011

Target of generating 1 Lakh MW Electricity in 12th year plan The Power Ministry set a target of generating 1 Lakh MW (Mega Watt) electricity in the 12th year plan As per The Union Minister of Power Sushil Kumar Shinde: ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2011

UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) Guide

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