Recent 6 months news in Appointments

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has reconstituted the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with 18 members for a tenure of 3 years. The panel will be led by Shashi Shekhar Vempati, the Chairperson of the CBFC.

It is to be noted that the reconstitution takes immediate effect. The previous formal restructuring of the board occurred in 2017.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the reappointment of Kamlesh Chandra Varshney as a Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

Sanjukta Parashar has been appointed as the Inspector General (IG) of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), an elite jungle warfare unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

She becomes the first woman officer to lead the 10-battalion CoBRA sector and succeeds Danesh Rana. It is to be noted that the CoBRA sector is headquartered in New Delhi.

Dr Dinesh Sharma has been appointed as the Lt Gov of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (A&N). He succeeds Admiral (Ret.) Devendra Kumar Joshi.

Bhagwat Prasad Makwana has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK).

Kaishab Bihari, an agriculturist from Odisha, is appointed as the Vice-Chairperson. The tenure for these appointments is until March 2028.

Anil Chakravarthy has been appointed as the President and CEO of Adobe Inc., effective from December 1, 2026.

He succeeds Shantanu Narayen and will also be inducted into the Board of Directors of the company.

Vinai Kumar Saxena, the Lt Gov of Ladakh, has been given the additional charge of Jammu & Kashmir by President Droupadi Murmu.

Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh has been re-elected unopposed as the Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU) for a second consecutive 4-year term.

It is to be noted that the election was conducted during the 14th APPU Congress held in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Ministry of Law and Justice (MoL&J) has notified the appointment of 8 High Court (HC) judges as Chief Justices (CJ) of various HCs across India.

The appointments include: Justice V Kameswar Rao as CJ of Patna HC, Justice Ravindra V Ghuge as CJ of Calcutta HC, Justice Sanjay Agrawal as CJ of Rajasthan HC, Justice Mahesh Tripathi as CJ of Bombay HC, Justice Ashwani Mishra as CJ of Punjab & Haryana HC, Justice Krushna Mohapatra as CJ of Chhattisgarh HC, Justice Alpesh Kogje as CJ of Madhya Pradesh HC, and Justice Pushpendra Bhati as CJ of J&K and Ladakh HC.

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra (Retd.) has been appointed as the CEO of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The trust is the administrative body responsible for the management and oversight of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

The RBI has approved the appointment of Carol Kripanayana Furtado as the interim MD & CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) for 3 months. She succeeds Sanjeev Nautiyal.

John Ternus has assumed charge as the CEO of Apple Inc. He succeeds Tim Cook.

Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja has been appointed as the 47th Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS).

Air Marshal Vivek Hande, a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM), has taken over as the Director General Medical Services (Air) (DGMS (Air)) on permanent secondment to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Peyman Kargar has been appointed as the CEO and Director of TVS Motor Company, effective from January 27, 2027. He succeeds KN Radhakrishnan (KNR).

Shakti Sharma becomes the first woman officer from a non-medical branch in the Indian Defence Forces to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM). Upon her promotion, she has taken charge as the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education) (ACAS (Edn)) at the Air Headquarters.

Yuko Keicho, a Japanese national, has been appointed as the Vice President and Auditor General of the World Bank Group (WBG). She succeeds Amy Doherty.

The Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BRICS CCI) has appointed Dr Eluri Sreedhar as an Honorary Advisor and Yogesh Sharma as a National Advisor.

Natarajan Chandrasekaran will step down as the Executive Chairman of Tata Sons on February 20, 2027, upon the completion of his tenure.

It is to be noted that he first assumed the role of Chairman in 2017, succeeding Cyrus Mistry, and was re-appointed for a second term in 2022.

Shabnam Sinha has been appointed as the Chairperson of Airtel Payments Bank (APB) for 3 years starting from October 1, 2026.

She succeeds Sunil Bharti Mittal (founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises) who will exit the board of APB on September 30, 2026.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved a one-year extension for Rahul Navin, the Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), until August 13, 2027.