Persons & Appointments in News — March 2026

1. Volodymyr Zelenskyy: President of Ukraine · 31 Mar · GS2 · note
2. Dmitry Peskov: Kremlin spokesman · 31 Mar · GS2 · note
3. Ali Akbar Velayati is a former Iranian foreign minister · 31 Mar · GS2 · note
4. Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: Special envoy to the foreign ministry of Israel · 31 Mar · GS2 · note
5. Jeremy Hansen: The first non-American to travel to the Moon as part of the Artemis II crew. · 31 Mar · GS3 · note
6. Victor Glover: The first Black person set to travel to the Moon. · 31 Mar · GS3 · note
7. Christina Koch: An engineer and physicist who holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman. · 31 Mar · GS3 · note
8. S. Jaishankar serves as India's External Affairs Minister. · 30 Mar · GS2 · note
9. Virendra Kumar: Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment · 30 Mar · GS2 · note
10. Zelensky: President of Ukraine · 30 Mar · GS2 · note
11. NLC India Limited (NLCIL) is the entity commencing coal production. · 30 Mar · GS3 · note
12. Christina Koch: NASA astronaut and mission specialist for the Artemis II mission. · 30 Mar · GS3 · note
13. Ajit Doval: National Security Advisor · 29 Mar · GS3 · note
14. Houthis: A group backed by Iran launching missiles at Israel. · 29 Mar · GS2 · note
15. Mann Ki Baat is a monthly radio broadcast by the Prime Minister of India. · 29 Mar · GS2 · note
16. Rajnath Singh: Union Minister of Defence. · 28 Mar · GS2 · note
17. Nirmala Sitharaman: Union Minister of Finance. · 28 Mar · GS2 · note
18. S. Jaishankar: India's External Affairs Minister · 28 Mar · GS2 · note
19. Veerapandian: Health and Family Welfare Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh · 28 Mar · GS2 · note
20. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath discussed energy cooperation on March 23, 2026. · 28 Mar · GS2 · note
21. The Defence Acquisition Council is led by the Defence Minister. · 28 Mar · GS3 · note
22. Ali Khamenei: Reported as deceased during the conflict. · 28 Mar · GS2 · note
23. Goyal: India's Commerce Minister. · 27 Mar · GS3 · note
24. Nirmala Sitharaman is the current Finance Minister of India. · 27 Mar · GS3 · note
25. Bhaskar Reddy Vemireddy: Vice President of GSTAT Andhra Pradesh State Bench · 27 Mar · GS2 · note
26. Vinai Kumar Saxena: Lieutenant-Governor of Ladakh. · 27 Mar · GS3 · note
27. JSC Rosoboronexport is the entity providing the air defence systems. · 27 Mar · GS3 · note
28. Boeing India Defense Private Limited is the entity providing maintenance support. · 27 Mar · GS3 · note
29. S. Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs, India · 27 Mar · GS2 · note
30. Marco Rubio: U.S. Secretary of State · 27 Mar · GS2 · note
31. Kaja Kallas: EU top diplomat · 27 Mar · GS2 · note
32. Madhu Bangarappa: Minister for School Education and Literacy in Karnataka. · 27 Mar · GS2 · note
33. IDF: Israel Defense Forces · 27 Mar · GS2 · note
34. The NHRC issued the notice specifically seeking data on vacant doctor positions and overcrowding levels. · 26 Mar · GS2 · note
35. Benjamin Netanyahu: Prime Minister of Israel. · 26 Mar · GS2 · note
36. Nawaf Salam: Prime Minister of Lebanon. · 26 Mar · GS2 · note
37. Jean-Noël Barrot: France's Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs · 26 Mar · GS2 · note
38. EMCON industries: Partnered with ICAR-CTCRI for the development of the electronic starch indicator · 26 Mar · GS3 · note
39. JD Vance: Vice President of the United States · 26 Mar · GS2 · note
40. Rajesh Kumar Singh: Indian Defence Secretary · 26 Mar · GS2 · note
41. Elbridge Colby: U.S. Under Secretary of War for Policy · 26 Mar · GS2 · note
42. Ashwini Vaishnaw is the Union Minister overseeing the scheme's implementation · 26 Mar · GS3 · note
43. Donald Trump: US President (as of March 2026) · 25 Mar · GS2 · note
44. Shehbaz Sharif: Prime Minister of Pakistan · 24 Mar · GS2 · note
45. Masoud Pezeshkian: President of Iran · 24 Mar · GS2 · note
46. Steve Witkoff is the US special envoy appointed by Donald Trump. · 24 Mar · GS2 · note
47. Sir Keir Starmer is the UK Prime Minister. · 24 Mar · GS2 · note
48. CJI Surya Kant authored the judgments regarding permanent commission for women officers. · 24 Mar · GS2 · note
49. Surya Kant: Chief Justice of India at the time of the ruling. · 24 Mar · GS2 · note
50. NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are the primary agencies exploring these lunar habitation solutions. · 24 Mar · GS3 · note
51. A. Revanth Reddy: Chief Minister of the state · 23 Mar · GS1 · note
52. S. Jaishankar is the External Affairs Minister of India. · 23 Mar · GS2 · note
53. Sergei Lavrov: Foreign Minister of Russia · 23 Mar · GS2 · note
54. Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India. · 23 Mar · GS3 · note
55. B. Srinivasa Rao is the Director of the Samagra Shiksha State Project in Andhra Pradesh. · 23 Mar · GS2 · note
56. Chaitanya Baghel is the son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. · 23 Mar · GS2 · note
57. Scott Bessent: US Treasury Secretary. · 23 Mar · GS2 · note
58. Abdulnasser Alshaali is the UAE ambassador to India · 23 Mar · GS2 · note
59. Sergio Gor: United States Special Envoy for South Asia · 22 Mar · GS2 · note
60. Jagat Singh Negi is the Tribal Development and Revenue Minister · 22 Mar · GS2 · note
61. PM Narendra Modi is leading the review of international supply chain disruptions. · 22 Mar · GS2 · note
62. Archana Patnaik: Chief Electoral Officer · 21 Mar · GS3 · note
63. Rajnath Singh: Union Minister of Defence presiding over the commissioning. · 21 Mar · GS3 · note
64. CJI Surya Kant: Chief Justice of India · 20 Mar · GS2 · note
65. Keir Starmer: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. · 20 Mar · GS2 · note
66. IPS: Indian Police Service officers are proposed to fill all ranks of Inspector General and above in CAPFs on deputation · 20 Mar · GS3 · note
67. Mojtaba Khamenei: Supreme Leader of Iran · 20 Mar · GS2 · note
68. Yumnam Khemchand Singh: Chief Minister of Manipur · 20 Mar · GS3 · note
69. Environment Ministry: advised states on temporary fuel switches for hospitality sectors · 20 Mar · GS2 · note
70. Dr. Aqsa Shaikh, a trans woman and community medicine teacher, is a vocal critic of the bill's impact on gender-affirming care. · 20 Mar · GS2 · note
71. The joint offensive on February 28 resulted in the assassination of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei. · 19 Mar · GS2 · note
72. Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Union Rural Development Minister · 19 Mar · GS3 · note
73. Prof. Unnat P. Pandit: Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks · 19 Mar · GS3 · note
74. Ali Khamenei: Former Supreme Leader of Iran · 19 Mar · GS2 · note
75. Ali Larijani: Former security chief of Iran · 19 Mar · GS2 · note
76. Mojtaba Khamenei: Named successor to Ali Larijani · 19 Mar · GS2 · note
77. Rajesh Kumar Sinha: Special Secretary of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways · 19 Mar · GS2 · note
78. Shashi Tharoor is the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs. · 19 Mar · GS2 · note
79. Syed Husain Zaheer: Proposed a coal gasification plan in the 1960s as director of RRLH. · 19 Mar · GS3 · note
80. DG ISPR: Official who defended the military strikes against the Afghan Taliban · 19 Mar · GS2 · note
81. Jual Oram: Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, India · 18 Mar · GS2 · note
82. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah: Crown Prince of Kuwait. · 18 Mar · GS2 · note
83. Jawed Ashraf: Former Indian Ambassador to France (2020-2024) · 18 Mar · GS2 · note
84. Charles H Bennett: US physicist awarded the Turing Award · 18 Mar · GS3 · note
85. Gilles Brassard: Canadian computer scientist awarded the Turing Award · 18 Mar · GS3 · note
86. Smitha Sadasivan: Member of the Disability Rights Alliance · 18 Mar · GS2 · note
87. District Election Officer (DEO): A role assigned to District Magistrates to oversee election logistics and security at the district level. · 18 Mar · GS2 · note
88. Ali Larijani was the security chief of Iran · 18 Mar · GS2 · note
89. The Trump administration issued the directive to federal agencies to terminate business ties with the company. · 18 Mar · GS3 · note
90. Ali Larijani: National Security Chief of Iran · 17 Mar · GS2 · note
91. Gholamreza Soleimani: Commander of the Basij paramilitary force · 17 Mar · GS2 · note
92. Mark Rutte: Secretary General of NATO · 17 Mar · GS2 · note
93. Dinesh Gundu Rao: Health Minister of Karnataka · 17 Mar · GS2 · note
94. Liz Kendall: UK Technology Secretary · 17 Mar · GS3 · note
95. Ursula von der Leyen: President of the European Commission · 16 Mar · GS2 · note
96. Byrathi Suresh: Urban Development Minister of Karnataka · 16 Mar · GS3 · note
97. Donald Trump: US President seeking international support to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. · 16 Mar · GS2 · note
98. Indian Navy: Responsible for maritime security and escorting merchant vessels in the Persian Gulf region. · 16 Mar · GS2 · note
99. MEA: Ministry of External Affairs, India · 16 Mar · GS2 · note
100. Abbas Araghchi: Iranian Foreign Minister who stated that passage decisions are made by the military. · 16 Mar · GS2 · note
101. Gyanesh Kumar: Chief Election Commissioner of India · 15 Mar · GS2 · note
102. The program targets the protection of women from HPV-associated cancers. · 15 Mar · GS2 · note
103. The Supreme Court's ruling clarifies the legal recognition of passive euthanasia in India. · 14 Mar · GS2 · note
104. D. Sridhar Babu: Minister for IT and Industries in Telangana · 14 Mar · GS2 · note
105. Seyed Abbas Araghchi is the Iranian counterpart to India's External Affairs Minister. · 14 Mar · GS2 · note
106. Director General of Prisons: Alok Kumar (Karnataka) · 14 Mar · GS3 · note
107. Donald Trump: President of the United States (as of March 2026) · 14 Mar · GS2 · note
108. Seyed Abbas Araghchi: Foreign Minister of Iran. · 14 Mar · GS2 · note
109. Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain: Governor of Bihar as of March 14, 2026 · 14 Mar · GS2 · note
110. Sangam Kumar Sahoo: Chief Justice of Patna High Court · 14 Mar · GS2 · note
111. Virendra Kumar: Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment who introduced the amendment bill. · 14 Mar · GS2 · note
112. Saji Cherian is the Minister for Cultural Affairs in Kerala. · 13 Mar · GS3 · note
113. The initiative is managed by the Kerala Health department. · 13 Mar · GS2 · note
114. State Health Secretaries: The designated authorities to receive representations regarding blood bank safety protocols. · 13 Mar · GS3 · note
115. Ali Larijani serves as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran. · 13 Mar · GS2 · note
116. Supreme Court of India: The judicial body that recognized the right to die with dignity. · 13 Mar · GS2 · note
117. Department of Defense (DoD): The US military body involved in the standoff with Anthropic. · 13 Mar · GS3 · note
118. Seyed Abbas Araghchi: Iran's Foreign Minister · 13 Mar · GS2 · note
119. Vijay Kumar Sinha: Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar · 13 Mar · GS2 · note
120. Israel Katz serves as the Defence Minister of Israel. · 13 Mar · GS2 · note
121. M.K. Stalin: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu · 12 Mar · GS2 · note
122. Professor Anita Bose Pfaff: Daughter and sole heir of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose · 12 Mar · GS1 · note
123. Kris Gopalakrishnan: Co-founder of Infosys and Chair of the Karnataka Committee on Responsible AI · 12 Mar · GS3 · note
124. Amir Saeid Iravani: Iran's representative to the UN · 12 Mar · GS2 · note
125. Mojtaba Khamenei: The newly appointed Supreme Leader of Iran. · 12 Mar · GS2 · note
126. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar: Governor of Tamil Nadu (as of March 2026) · 12 Mar · GS2 · note
127. Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari: Chief Justice of the Madras High Court · 12 Mar · GS2 · note
128. Embassy of India: The diplomatic mission responsible for Indian citizens in Kuwait · 12 Mar · GS2 · note
129. CMSA: The Chinese Manned Space Agency responsible for the lunar mission. · 12 Mar · GS3 · note
130. Amir Saeid Iravani: Iran’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. · 12 Mar · GS2 · note
131. Musharraf Ali Faruqui: Appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of TGRPDCL. · 11 Mar · GS3 · note
132. The exchange involved the Indian Army and the French Army. · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
133. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Central ministry responsible for health infrastructure · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
134. Seyed Abbas Araghchi: Iranian Foreign Minister. · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
135. Govind Mohan: Current Home Secretary of India · 11 Mar · GS3 · note
136. Govind Mohan: Union Home Secretary · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
137. Christopher Landau: Deputy Secretary of State (USA) · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
138. Samrat Choudhary: Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar · 11 Mar · GS3 · note
139. Alain Juillet: Former French foreign intelligence director. · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
140. Supreme Court: The apex court of India responsible for the ruling on passive euthanasia. · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
141. Taranjit Singh Sandhu: 23rd Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
142. Vinai Kumar Saxena: Appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of Ladakh · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
143. Balendra Shah: Leader of Nepal's new government · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
144. Sam Pitroda served as the chairman of C-DOT · 11 Mar · GS3 · note
145. Scott Bessent serves as the US Treasury Secretary. · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
146. Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed as the new supreme leader of Iran. · 11 Mar · GS2 · note
147. VEM Technologies: An Indian entity partnering with TKMS for domestic torpedo manufacturing · 10 Mar · GS3 · note
148. Vangalapudi Anitha: Minister for Home Affairs and Disaster Management in Andhra Pradesh. · 10 Mar · GS3 · note
149. Harish Parvathaneni: India's Permanent Representative to the UN · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
150. C. Damodar Raja Narasimha: Health Minister of Telangana · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
151. District Collectors are appointed as special officers for municipal corporations. · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
152. Joint collectors, revenue divisional officers, and special deputy collectors are appointed for municipalities. · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
153. Kavinder Gupta: Governor of Himachal Pradesh (as of March 2026) · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
154. Abbas Araghchi is the Foreign Minister of Iran. · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
155. Group 'A' officers: The specific category of officers the State was requested to provide for electoral roll adjudication. · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
156. Kunal Kamra: Stand-up comedian and petitioner in the case against IT Rules. · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
157. Jacob Puliyel judgment (2022): Cited by the court regarding data collection and public reporting of vaccine events. · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
158. USS Charlotte: A United States submarine involved in the sinking incident. · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
159. Israel Katz is the Israeli Defense Minister. · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
160. R Venkataramani serves as the Attorney General of India. · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
161. Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad: Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN. · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
162. NTPC Ltd. and Clean Core Thorium Energy: Companies currently evaluating the HALEU-Thorium fuel option. · 10 Mar · GS3 · note
163. Surya Kant: Chief Justice of India (as of March 2026) · 10 Mar · GS2 · note
164. Mojtaba Khamenei: Appointed as the Supreme Leader of Iran. · 9 Mar · GS2 · note
165. Masoud Pezeshkian: President of Iran who supported the appointment. · 9 Mar · GS2 · note
166. Ali Larijani: Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran. · 9 Mar · GS2 · note
167. The Embassy of India in Doha coordinated the evacuation and advised on land border safety. · 9 Mar · GS2 · note
168. The lawsuit alleges the Trump administration is punishing Anthropic for protected speech. · 9 Mar · GS3 · note
169. Bhupender Yadav: Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · 9 Mar · GS3 · note
170. Chris Wright is the U.S. Energy Secretary. · 9 Mar · GS2 · note
171. Scott Bessent is the U.S. Treasury Secretary. · 9 Mar · GS2 · note
172. Mike Waltz is the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. · 9 Mar · GS2 · note
173. Mojtaba Khamenei: Successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran's supreme leader · 9 Mar · GS2 · note
174. Eknath Shinde is the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra · 9 Mar · GS2 · note
175. R.N. Ravi: Governor of West Bengal (transferred from Tamil Nadu) · 8 Mar · GS2 · note
176. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar: Governor of Kerala (holding additional charge of Tamil Nadu) · 8 Mar · GS2 · note
177. Gyanesh Kumar is the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India · 8 Mar · GS2 · note
178. The Chief Wildlife Warden recommended the extension of the culling order. · 8 Mar · GS3 · note
179. V. Sivankutty is the Labour Minister of Kerala. · 8 Mar · GS3 · note
180. C. Damodar Raja Narasimha is the Health Minister of Telangana. · 8 Mar · GS2 · note
181. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is the nodal ministry for Indian citizens' welfare abroad. · 8 Mar · GS2 · note
182. Professor Prokar Dasgupta is a London-based urological surgeon. · 7 Mar · GS3 · note
183. Nalin Prabhat: Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir · 7 Mar · GS3 · note
184. Ali Khamenei: Held the position of Supreme Leader of Iran. · 7 Mar · GS2 · note
185. Shivadhar Reddy serves as the Director General of Police in Telangana. · 7 Mar · GS3 · note
186. B. Sumathi serves as the Inspector General of Special Intelligence Branch in Telangana. · 7 Mar · GS3 · note
187. Lt. Gen. Pratik Sharma: Led the synergy conference at Northern Command HQ · 7 Mar · GS3 · note
188. Gyanesh Kumar: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India · 7 Mar · GS2 · note
189. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Identified as the Iranian Supreme Leader killed in the operation. · 7 Mar · GS2 · note
190. Dr. Soumen Das: Director of the Institute of Breast Diseases, Kolkata · 7 Mar · GS2 · note
191. Chris Wright: U.S. Energy Secretary · 7 Mar · GS2 · note
192. Scott Bessent: U.S. Treasury Secretary · 7 Mar · GS2 · note
193. Alexander Novak: Russian Deputy Prime Minister · 7 Mar · GS2 · note
194. S Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs of India · 7 Mar · GS2 · note
195. Eyal Zamir is the Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
196. Rajeshwari Suve M. and Kiruthika M. were among the successful candidates from Tamil Nadu in the 2025 exam · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
197. Biswajit Pegu serves as the Director of Census Operations. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
198. Hardeep Puri serves as the Petroleum Minister of India. · 6 Mar · GS3 · note
199. V.P. Joy: Former Chief Secretary of Kerala · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
200. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting: The central ministry responsible for overseeing broadcasting and news media in India. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
201. N.P. Ponnuswami v. Returning Officer: Landmark 1952 Supreme Court case on election intervention · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
202. Tribunal Composition: Headed by a serving or former district judge. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
203. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is the inaugurator of the Sushakthi Mission · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
204. The Ernakulam Bench of CAT presided over by Sunil Thomas and V. Rama Mathew. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
205. Ali Khamenei was the supreme leader of Iran whose command center was targeted. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
206. Pete Hegseth: US Defense Secretary · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
207. Eyal Zamir: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
208. Kristi Noem served as the Homeland Security Secretary before being fired by Donald Trump. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
209. Meenambal Sivaraj: First Dalit woman to join the All India Scheduled Castes Federation (AISCF) · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
210. China and Russia have expressed opposition to the US-Israel strikes on Iran. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
211. Rajnath Singh: Serving as the Defence Minister of India. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
212. Droupadi Murmu: President of India · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
213. Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari: 55th Chief Justice of the Madras High Court · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
214. R.N. Ravi: Governor of Tamil Nadu who administered the oath · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
215. Lt. Gen. (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain: Appointed as the Governor of Bihar. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
216. Arif Mohammed Khan: Preceded Syed Ata Hasnain as the Governor of Bihar. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
217. Kavinder Gupta: Appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh in March 2026 · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
218. Kavinder Gupta: Served as Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh from July 2025 · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
219. Shiv Pratap Shukla: Appointed as the fifth Governor of Telangana · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
220. Shiv Pratap Shukla: Previously served as Governor of Himachal Pradesh · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
221. Ali Larijani: Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
222. Christopher Landau: Deputy Secretary of State, US · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
223. Taranjit Singh Sandhu: Appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in March 2026 · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
224. V.K. Saxena: Preceded Sandhu as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi · 6 Mar · GS2 · note
225. K. Suresh Kumar is the Chairman of the Air Cargo Agents Association of India (ACAAI). · 5 Mar · GS3 · note
226. Shiv Pratap Shukla: Appointed as Governor of Telangana · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
227. Jishnu Dev Varma: Appointed as Governor of Maharashtra · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
228. Droupadi Murmu: President of India who announced the appointments · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
229. Pete Hegseth is the US Defense Secretary. · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
230. Zelenskyy: President of Ukraine. · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
231. R.N. Ravi: Governor of Tamil Nadu (transferred to West Bengal as of March 2026) · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
232. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar: Governor of Kerala (appointed to Tamil Nadu as of March 2026) · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
233. Sri Lanka and Maldives are identified as seeking India's role as a net security provider. · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
234. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: The Supreme Leader of Iran whose death was confirmed by Tehran. · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
235. George Kurian: Minister of State for Fisheries · 5 Mar · GS3 · note
236. Pam Bondi was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee to testify regarding the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
237. Mark Carney: Prime Minister of Canada · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
238. Anthony Albanese: Prime Minister of Australia · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
239. Tahir Andrabi: Spokesperson for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
240. Surya Kant: Chief Justice of India · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
241. Douglas Macgregor is a former U.S. Army Colonel who made the claims on One America News Network. · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
242. Multipurpose Workers: Scheme for public health delivery in Tamil Nadu · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
243. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Iran's Supreme Leader killed during the initial wave of attacks. · 5 Mar · GS2 · note
244. Nikita Bier is the head of product development at X. · 4 Mar · GS3 · note
245. Pete Hegseth: US Secretary of Defense · 4 Mar · GS2 · note
246. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar: Governor of Kerala who signed the bill. · 4 Mar · GS2 · note
247. Chief Wildlife Warden is the authority responsible for conducting inquiries and issuing ownership certificates. · 4 Mar · GS3 · note
248. Amit Shah: Union Home Minister of India · 4 Mar · GS3 · note
249. Pratiksha Trust: A trust founded by Senapathy ‘Kris’ Gopalakrishnan and Sudha Gopalakrishnan. · 4 Mar · GS3 · note
250. IRGC: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran. · 4 Mar · GS2 · note
251. Srimanta Sankardeva: Founder/shaper of the Neo-Vaishnavite tradition. · 4 Mar · GS1 · note
252. Dassault Aviation is the French manufacturer of the Rafale fighter jet. · 4 Mar · GS3 · note
253. AHA workers: Personnel responsible for implementing door-to-door health screenings in Karnataka · 4 Mar · GS2 · note
254. Alexander Stubb: President of Finland · 4 Mar · GS2 · note
255. US Central Command (Centcom): The US military command responsible for targeting Iran's submarine fleet and infrastructure at Bandar Abbas. · 3 Mar · GS2 · note
256. MKSS: Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, a key advocate for MGNREGA · 3 Mar · GS3 · note
257. N. Chandrababu Naidu: Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh · 3 Mar · GS2 · note
258. Om Birla: Speaker of the Lok Sabha. · 3 Mar · GS2 · note
259. Sultan Haitham bin Tarik: Sultan of Oman · 3 Mar · GS2 · note
260. Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah: Crown Prince of Kuwait · 3 Mar · GS2 · note
261. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is the nodal body for India's foreign policy · 3 Mar · GS2 · note
262. The US State Department urged Americans to leave several Middle Eastern countries due to the prolonged campaign. · 3 Mar · GS2 · note
263. Sam Altman: CEO of OpenAI who admitted the DoW deal was rushed and lacked clear communication. · 3 Mar · GS3 · note
264. K. Ramakrishna Rao is the Chief Secretary of Telangana. · 3 Mar · GS3 · note
265. The empowered committees are headed by officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India or above · 3 Mar · GS2 · note
266. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Iranian Supreme Leader. · 3 Mar · GS2 · note
267. King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa: Ruler of Bahrain. · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
268. Mohammed Bin Salman: Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
269. Pete Hegseth: Serving as the Secretary of Defense during the operation. · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
270. Maersk (Denmark), Hapag-Lloyd (Germany), and CMA CGM (France) are the major shipping companies suspending operations. · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
271. The newly formed committees are headed by officers of the deputy secretary rank. · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
272. Supreme Court: Body hearing the petition on mandatory NAT usage. · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
273. Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS): Chaired by the Prime Minister of India · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
274. Dharmendra Pradhan: Union Education Minister of India · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
275. Maros Sefcovic is the European Union's trade chief. · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
276. Valerii Zaluzhnyi: Former top general of Ukraine · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
277. Rafael Mariano Grossi: Director General of the IAEA · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
278. Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe presided over the Bench taking cognizance of the matter. · 2 Mar · GS2 · note
279. Sanjay Malhotra: Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. · 2 Mar · GS3 · note
280. The Chief Secretary of Karnataka communicated with the External Affairs and Civil Aviation Secretaries. · 1 Mar · GS2 · note
281. Surya Kant: Chief Justice of India (CJI) as of March 2026. · 1 Mar · GS2 · note
282. Dr. P. B. Giridas: Veterinary expert who developed the Gajasthram system. · 1 Mar · GS3 · note
283. Ali Khamenei: Supreme Leader of Iran · 1 Mar · GS2 · note
284. Eshwar Khandre is the Forest Minister of Karnataka · 1 Mar · GS3 · note
285. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted the attacks. · 1 Mar · GS2 · note
286. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Supreme Leader of Iran · 1 Mar · GS2 · note
287. The Ministry of Civil Aviation of India issued the warnings regarding airspace closures. · 1 Mar · GS2 · note

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