Persons & Appointments in News — June 2026

261 persons & appointments, for Prelims revision. Each links to its full note.

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Committee on Tribal Unity: The primary group organizing the protests for Kuki-Zo communities. · 30 Jun · GS3 · note
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS): The highest-ranking officer of the Indian Army. · 30 Jun · GS3 · note
Director General (DG) MSS: Head of the Missiles & Strategic Systems division within DRDO. · 30 Jun · GS3 · note
The resolution advocates for the inclusion of State Government views in national entrance exam policy · 30 Jun · GS2 · note
Jacob Helberg: US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment · 30 Jun · GS2 · note
Prasoon Joshi is the CEO of Prasar Bharati · 30 Jun · GS3 · note
Indian Army: The primary organization responsible for the establishment of Baaz Battalions. · 30 Jun · GS3 · note
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC): Head of the Election Commission of India (ECI). · 30 Jun · GS2 · note
GHIAL (GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited) is the parent entity of the subsidiary GHASL. · 30 Jun · GS3 · note
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is the nodal body for India's foreign policy. · 30 Jun · GS2 · note
A.P. Anil Kumar is the Minister for Revenue in Kerala. · 30 Jun · GS3 · note
Pabitra Margherita: Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India · 30 Jun · GS2 · note
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA): Primary body for India's foreign policy and diplomatic communications. · 29 Jun · GS2 · note
General Upendra Dwivedi: Current Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. · 29 Jun · GS3 · note
Booth Level Officers (BLOs): The primary field-level officials responsible for door-to-door verification and data collection. · 29 Jun · GS2 · note
The Taliban currently governs Afghanistan as the de facto authority. · 29 Jun · GS2 · note
Abbas Araghchi: Serving as the Foreign Minister of Iran. · 29 Jun · GS2 · note
Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India · 29 Jun · GS2 · note
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC): The premier nuclear research facility in India under the Department of Atomic Energy. · 29 Jun · GS3 · note
Patrick Herminie: Current President of Seychelles. · 28 Jun · GS2 · note
Marco Rubio: US Secretary of State · 28 Jun · GS2 · note
Maha TET: A mandatory teacher eligibility test in Maharashtra following Supreme Court mandates · 28 Jun · GS2 · note
Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The ruler of the Sikh Empire who held the diamond for 36 years. · 28 Jun · GS1 · note
Tarique Rahman: A prominent political figure in Bangladesh involved in high-level diplomatic engagements. · 28 Jun · GS2 · note
V Narayanan: Current Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). · 27 Jun · GS3 · note
Wavel Ramkalawan: The current President of Seychelles. · 27 Jun · GS2 · note
Marco Rubio: Serving as the United States Secretary of State. · 27 Jun · GS2 · note
N. Jayan: Former lead in cryogenic propulsion technology development at VSSC. · 27 Jun · GS3 · note
Operation Sindoor: A cross-border operation involving the Indian Armed Forces. · 27 Jun · GS3 · note
OpenAI: A private research organization focused on artificial intelligence and large language models. · 27 Jun · GS3 · note
IRGC: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is an elite branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. · 27 Jun · GS2 · note
President of India: The highest constitutional authority who confers gallantry awards like the Vir Chakra. · 27 Jun · GS3 · note
N.K. Singh: Former Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission of India · 27 Jun · GS3 · note
Nemcha Kipgen: Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur who facilitated rice distribution during the crisis. · 27 Jun · GS3 · note
Sanae Takaichi: Prime Minister of Japan · 26 Jun · GS2 · note
S. Krishnan: Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) · 26 Jun · GS2 · note
Jacob Helberg: U.S. Under Secretary of State · 26 Jun · GS2 · note
Patrick Herminie: The current President of Seychelles. · 26 Jun · GS2 · note
Jayaprakash Narayan: A key figure in the anti-Emergency movement and the 'Total Revolution' movement. · 26 Jun · GS2 · note
Secretary of MeitY: The primary nodal ministry in India for electronics, IT, and AI policy. · 26 Jun · GS2 · note
Govini Balasubramani led the surgical team for India's first adult lung transplant from a teenage donor. · 26 Jun · GS3 · note
Nirmala Sitharaman: Union Minister of Finance, Government of India. · 26 Jun · GS3 · note
Queen Maxima is the Queen Consort of the Netherlands. · 26 Jun · GS2 · note
Dinesh Trivedi is the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh. · 25 Jun · GS2 · note
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is the nodal ministry for passport issuance · 25 Jun · GS2 · note
Shibu Baby John is the Forest and Wildlife Minister of Kerala · 25 Jun · GS3 · note
Piyush Goyal serves as the Minister of Commerce and Industry of India. · 25 Jun · GS3 · note
Dinesh Trivedi: Appointed as the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh. · 25 Jun · GS2 · note
S. Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs, Government of India · 25 Jun · GS2 · note
Dr. Rathan Kelkar is the head of the newly established elderly welfare department in Kerala. · 25 Jun · GS2 · note
Anthropic: A leading American AI safety and research company known for the Claude LLM. · 25 Jun · GS2 · note
Nikol Pashinyan: Prime Minister of Armenia · 25 Jun · GS2 · note
Satya Chakravarthy: Founder of the ePlane Company headquartered in Chennai. · 25 Jun · GS3 · note
Pete Hegseth: Served as the Secretary of War (Defense) during the announcement · 25 Jun · GS2 · note
Marco Rubio: US Secretary of State (as of current news context). · 25 Jun · GS2 · note
Marco Rubio: Serving as the US Secretary of State as of June 2026. · 25 Jun · GS2 · note
Wang Yi: Current Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China · 24 Jun · GS2 · note
Jamieson Greer serves as the United States Trade Representative (USTR). · 24 Jun · GS2 · note
Amitabh Prasad: Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) of the Government of India. · 24 Jun · GS2 · note
Piyush Goyal: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India · 24 Jun · GS2 · note
Peter Kyle: Secretary of State for Business and Trade, United Kingdom · 24 Jun · GS2 · note
Shaktikanta Das is the current Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) · 24 Jun · GS3 · note
Maharishi Sushruta: Ancient Indian physician and surgeon credited with pioneering surgical techniques and plastic surgery. · 24 Jun · GS1 · note
Kunal Shah is the founder and CEO of Cred and will lead WhatsApp globally. · 24 Jun · GS2 · note
US FDA: The United States Food and Drug Administration is the regulatory body that granted approval. · 24 Jun · GS3 · note
Rivaba Jadeja: Minister of State for Primary, Secondary and Adult Education, Gujarat · 24 Jun · GS2 · note
Rear Admiral Alok Ananda served as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet during the visit · 24 Jun · GS2 · note
Ajit Doval: National Security Advisor (NSA) of India · 24 Jun · GS2 · note
Wang Yi: Foreign Minister of China and member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China · 24 Jun · GS2 · note
Padma Awards: Highest civilian awards in India conferred by the President. · 23 Jun · GS1 · note
Akashteer: An Indian air defense system designed for advanced coordination between multiple defense systems. · 23 Jun · GS2 · note
Parens Patriae: A legal doctrine where the state acts as the guardian of those who cannot care for themselves. · 23 Jun · GS2 · note
Jamieson Greer: United States Trade Representative (USTR). · 23 Jun · GS2 · note
Ajit Doval:Current National Security Advisor (NSA) of India. · 23 Jun · GS2 · note
Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram is the Director General of Israel's Defense Ministry · 23 Jun · GS2 · note
K. Muniratnam Reddy served as the Director (Epigraphy) of ASI Mysuru during the discovery · 23 Jun · GS1 · note
Dr. Jitendra Singh: Union Minister of State in the Department of Space. · 23 Jun · GS2 · note
Piyush Goyal serves as the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry in India · 23 Jun · GS2 · note
Wang Yi: Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China · 23 Jun · GS2 · note
S. Jaishankar: External Affairs Minister of India · 23 Jun · GS2 · note
The U.S. Department of Defense is the notifying body for the defense sale. · 23 Jun · GS2 · note
Agniveer: A recruitment model for short-term engagement in the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces. · 22 Jun · GS2 · note
Brij Lal:Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee reviewing recruitment status. · 22 Jun · GS2 · note
S. Jaishankar: Current Minister of External Affairs of India. · 22 Jun · GS2 · note
PM Narendra Modi commissioned the ships in Kolkata · 22 Jun · GS3 · note
Tushar Mehta: Reappointed as Solicitor General of India for a three-year term starting July 1, 2024. · 22 Jun · GS2 · note
JD Vance: Served as the Vice President of the United States (2024-present). · 21 Jun · GS2 · note
Benjamin Netanyahu: Current Prime Minister of Israel. · 21 Jun · GS2 · note
Droupadi Murmu: President of India, hailing from Uparbeda, Odisha · 21 Jun · GS2 · note
Lt. Gen. Dhiraj Seth: 31st Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) as of June 30, 2026 · 21 Jun · GS3 · note
WIEGO: An international network of women workers and organizations advocating for the rights of home-based workers. · 21 Jun · GS2 · note
Fireman Driver: A specialized role within the fire services responsible for operating heavy fire-fighting vehicles. · 21 Jun · GS2 · note
C. Sudarshan Reddy is the Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana. · 20 Jun · GS2 · note
JD Vance: Current Vice President of the United States. · 20 Jun · GS2 · note
SEBI: Regulatory body overseeing the securities and capital markets in India · 20 Jun · GS3 · note
National Security Adviser (NSA): A high-ranking official in the Government of India responsible for national security matters. · 20 Jun · GS2 · note
Vivek Aggarwal: 1994-batch IAS officer and current Secretary of the Ministry of Culture. · 20 Jun · GS2 · note
V.D. Satheesan is the Chief Minister of Kerala. · 20 Jun · GS3 · note
Dharmendra Pradhan: Union Minister of Education (as of 2024). · 20 Jun · GS2 · note
Eric Schmidt: Former Google executive chairman and leader of Relativity Space. · 20 Jun · GS3 · note
Justice K.N. Basha is the Chairperson of the commission. · 20 Jun · GS2 · note
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) is apublic sector undertaking involved in naval shipbuilding. · 19 Jun · GS3 · note
JD Vance: Vice President of the United States · 19 Jun · GS2 · note
Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh: Palestinian Ambassador to India · 19 Jun · GS2 · note
Emmanuel Macron: President of France calling for international AI cooperation. · 19 Jun · GS2 · note
JD Vance: Serving as the Vice President of the United States. · 19 Jun · GS2 · note
Solicitor General: The highest-ranking government lawyer who represents the Union Government in the Supreme Court and High Courts. · 19 Jun · GS3 · note
The Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi is the executive head of the Union Territory. · 19 Jun · GS2 · note
PM Narendra Modi: Head of the Government of India. · 19 Jun · GS2 · note
PM Narendra Modi represented India at the VivaTech event in Paris. · 18 Jun · GS2 · note
US Navy: The naval branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for maritime operations. · 18 Jun · GS2 · note
Masoud Pezeshkian: The current President of Iran. · 18 Jun · GS2 · note
Santosh Janardhan is the Vice President (Infrastructure) at Meta. · 18 Jun · GS3 · note
Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu approved the policy · 18 Jun · GS2 · note
Director General of Police (DGP): The highest-ranking police officer of a state, responsible for maintaining law and order. · 18 Jun · GS3 · note
Masoud Pezeshkian: President of Iran who signed the MoU. · 18 Jun · GS2 · note
Rafael Grossi: Current Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). · 18 Jun · GS2 · note
Dario Amodei: The CEO of Anthropic who reported internal warnings regarding AI weaponization. · 18 Jun · GS3 · note
CJI Surya Kant is the current Chief Justice of India presiding over the inquiry. · 18 Jun · GS2 · note
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: President of Ukraine · 18 Jun · GS2 · note
Ursula von der Leyen: President of the European Commission. · 18 Jun · GS2 · note
U.S. Trade Representative: The official responsible for overseeing U.S. trade policy and negotiations. · 18 Jun · GS2 · note
B. Srinivasa Rao: State Project Director of Samagra Shiksha in Andhra Pradesh. · 17 Jun · GS2 · note
Donald Trump: 45th President of the United States (Current context: US President). · 17 Jun · GS2 · note
Antonio Costa serves as the President of the European Council. · 17 Jun · GS2 · note
Ursula von der Leyen serves as the President of the European Commission. · 17 Jun · GS2 · note
Raghuram Rajan: Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). · 17 Jun · GS3 · note
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial body in the country. · 17 Jun · GS2 · note
Digvijaya Singh: Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and head of the parliamentary committee reviewing CUET. · 17 Jun · GS2 · note
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the President of the UAE · 17 Jun · GS2 · note
Donald Trump: President of the United States · 17 Jun · GS2 · note
Mark Carney: Former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. · 16 Jun · GS2 · note
K. Radhakrishnan: Former Chairman of ISRO who headed the High Level Committee of Experts on exam irregularities. · 16 Jun · GS2 · note
Anindita Bhattacharya: Indian contemporary artist featured in the exhibition. · 16 Jun · GS2 · note
PM Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to attend the G7 summit in a non-member capacity. · 16 Jun · GS2 · note
Robert Fico: Prime Minister of Slovakia · 15 Jun · GS2 · note
Justice Suraj Govindaraj presided over the ruling in the Karnataka High Court. · 15 Jun · GS2 · note
S. Jaishankar: India's Minister of External Affairs · 15 Jun · GS2 · note
Marco Rubio: U.S. Secretary of State · 15 Jun · GS2 · note
Benjamin Netanyahu: Prime Minister of Israel. · 15 Jun · GS2 · note
Xuanzang: A Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India during the Tang Dynasty (7th century). · 15 Jun · GS2 · note
The Lieutenant Governor (LG) is the administrative head of a Union Territory. · 15 Jun · GS2 · note
Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are community-based organizations of women who pool resources for socio-economic development · 14 Jun · GS2 · note
Export control directives in the US are used to manage the flow of sensitive technologies like AI and semiconductors. · 14 Jun · GS3 · note
Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India overseeing the current 'multi-aligned' foreign policy. · 14 Jun · GS2 · note
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG): Head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department. · 14 Jun · GS2 · note
Donald Trump: Former US President (current context) and Shehbaz Sharif: Prime Minister of Pakistan. · 14 Jun · GS2 · note
Marco Rubio: Serving as the US Secretary of State. · 14 Jun · GS2 · note
Jamieson Greer: Serving as the US Trade Representative. · 14 Jun · GS2 · note
Prabir Purkayastha: Founding editor of the news portal NewsClick. · 14 Jun · GS2 · note
Manoj Sinha: Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir · 14 Jun · GS2 · note
Amit Shah serves as the Union Home Minister of India. · 14 Jun · GS2 · note
Emmanuel Macron: The current President of France. · 14 Jun · GS2 · note
Abbas Araghchi: Iranian Foreign Minister; Shehbaz Sharif: Prime Minister of Pakistan; JD Vance: US Senator/VP candidate. · 13 Jun · GS2 · note
The order was issued by the Trump administration citing national security concerns. · 13 Jun · GS2 · note
Non-teaching staff in government service are governed by specific State Service Rules. · 13 Jun · GS2 · note
Marco Rubio: Secretary of State, United States · 13 Jun · GS2 · note
Sarbananda Sonowal: Serving as India's Shipping Minister. · 13 Jun · GS2 · note
Dario Amodei is the CEO of Anthropic. · 13 Jun · GS3 · note
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS):The highest-ranking officer of the Indian Army, appointed by the Government of India. · 13 Jun · GS3 · note
Deputy Commissioners (DCs) are the primary administrative heads of a district in Assam · 13 Jun · GS3 · note
Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Airbus are the entities assembling the aircraft in Vadodara. · 11 Jun · GS3 · note
Archana Patnaik: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tamil Nadu · 10 Jun · GS2 · note
Jawaharlal Nehru was the previous record holder for India's longest-serving Prime Minister · 10 Jun · GS2 · note
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is the nodal Indian ministry for these exports · 10 Jun · GS2 · note
Jason Meeks: Senior US diplomat summoned by India · 10 Jun · GS2 · note
IAF: The primary user of the domestically manufactured C-295 aircraft. · 10 Jun · GS3 · note
Jared Isaacman: NASA Administrator · 10 Jun · GS3 · note
Allah Nazar Baloch: Chief of the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) · 10 Jun · GS2 · note
Vipul: Appointed as India's first non-Muslim ambassador to Saudi Arabia. · 10 Jun · GS2 · note
Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Union Rural Development Minister · 9 Jun · GS3 · note
President Donald Trump attributed the downing of the helicopter to Iran. · 9 Jun · GS2 · note
Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC): A coalition of traders, civil society groups, and political activists. · 9 Jun · GS2 · note
Darpan Jain: Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce · 9 Jun · GS3 · note
Reuven Azar: Ambassador of Israel to India · 9 Jun · GS2 · note
C Joseph Vijay: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu · 9 Jun · GS2 · note
Dr Jitendra Singh highlighted the initiative as a success of entrepreneurship in the region · 9 Jun · GS3 · note
Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah: Amir of Kuwait · 9 Jun · GS2 · note
Narendra Modi: Current Prime Minister of India · 9 Jun · GS2 · note
C.T.R. Nirmalkumar is the Minister for Energy Resources and Law in Tamil Nadu. · 9 Jun · GS3 · note
Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni: India's Permanent Representative to the UN · 9 Jun · GS2 · note
Omani authorities conducted the helicopter evacuation. · 9 Jun · GS2 · note
Donald Trump is the US President seeking a deal with Iran · 9 Jun · GS2 · note
Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni: India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations · 8 Jun · GS2 · note
Tommy Pigott: Spokesperson for the US State Department · 8 Jun · GS2 · note
Vikram Misri: Foreign Secretary of India · 8 Jun · GS2 · note
Om Birla: Lok Sabha Speaker · 8 Jun · GS2 · note
Hervé Delphin: Ambassador of the European Union to India and Bhutan · 8 Jun · GS2 · note
Rajesh Mehta: Chairman of Rajesh Exports · 8 Jun · GS3 · note
Vinay Mohan Kwatra: India's Ambassador to the U.S. · 8 Jun · GS2 · note
Major Abhilasha Barak: First woman combat helicopter pilot of the Indian Army · 7 Jun · GS2 · note
Ministry of Mines is the central body framing the northeast as a resource-rich frontier. · 7 Jun · GS2 · note
Surya Kant: Chief Justice of India (as of June 2026) · 7 Jun · GS2 · note
G.P. Singh is the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) · 7 Jun · GS3 · note
Khalilur Rahman: Elected as the 81st president of the United Nations General Assembly · 7 Jun · GS2 · note
British military advisor provided tactical advice to India in February 1984 · 7 Jun · GS3 · note
Shishir Khanal: Foreign Minister of Nepal · 7 Jun · GS2 · note
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Last Viceroy of India who expedited the transfer of power. · 7 Jun · GS1 · note
Xi Jinping: President of China · 7 Jun · GS2 · note
N Rajam: Recipient of the Padma Vibhushan for musical contributions · 7 Jun · GS1 · note
Shishir Khanal: Serving as Nepal's Foreign Minister. · 6 Jun · GS2 · note
The request was communicated by the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson. · 6 Jun · GS2 · note
Deputy Governor of the RBI: Appointed by the President for a term not exceeding five years. · 6 Jun · GS3 · note
The committee is led by the Secretary, Transport (Railways). · 6 Jun · GS3 · note
Xu Feihong: Chinese Ambassador to India · 6 Jun · GS2 · note
The initiative is spearheaded by the Telangana Women Safety Wing. · 6 Jun · GS2 · note
Bill Pulte: Appointed as acting director of national intelligence. · 6 Jun · GS3 · note
Nandini Harinath: Indian space scientist and pioneer in space exploration · 6 Jun · GS3 · note
Harve Delphin: EU Ambassador to India · 6 Jun · GS2 · note
Philip Green: Australian High Commissioner to India · 6 Jun · GS2 · note
Hardeep Singh Puri is the Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister · 6 Jun · GS3 · note
Randhir Jaiswal is the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) · 6 Jun · GS2 · note
P Harish: India's Permanent Representative to the UN · 6 Jun · GS2 · note
Piyush Goyal: Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India · 5 Jun · GS2 · note
V Anantha Nageswaran is the Chief Economic Advisor and Secretary of the Indian Ministry of Finance · 5 Jun · GS3 · note
Ashwini Vaishnaw: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology. · 5 Jun · GS3 · note
Major Abhilasha Barak: India's first woman combat helicopter pilot · 5 Jun · GS2 · note
Darpan Jain serves as an additional secretary in the Department of Commerce. · 5 Jun · GS2 · note
Brendan Lynch led the US delegation as the chief negotiator. · 5 Jun · GS2 · note
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA): The Indian body responding to Pakistan's criticism of water projects. · 5 Jun · GS2 · note
Sanjay Malhotra: Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). · 5 Jun · GS3 · note
Robin Khuda: CEO of AirTrunk · 5 Jun · GS3 · note
S. Jaishankar: India's External Affairs Minister (as of June 2026). · 5 Jun · GS2 · note
Yvette Cooper: British Foreign Secretary (as of June 2026). · 5 Jun · GS2 · note
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez of Venezuela. · 5 Jun · GS3 · note
Shisir Khanal: Foreign Minister of Nepal · 5 Jun · GS2 · note
Vladimir Putin: President of Russia · 5 Jun · GS2 · note
District Magistrate: Head of the district-level committee for fire safety survey. · 5 Jun · GS2 · note
Delcy Rodriguez: Acting President of Venezuela · 5 Jun · GS2 · note
The proposal aims to address concerns over capital outflows and attract strategic technology investments. · 5 Jun · GS3 · note
Harshavardhan Chitale is the CEO of Hero MotoCorp · 4 Jun · GS3 · note
Delcy Rodriguez: Interim President of Venezuela · 4 Jun · GS2 · note
Khalilur Rahman: Foreign Minister of Bangladesh and 81st President of the UNGA · 4 Jun · GS2 · note
Sergio Gor is the US Ambassador to India. · 4 Jun · GS2 · note
Piyush Goyal is the Indian Commerce Minister. · 4 Jun · GS2 · note
Yvette Cooper: British Foreign Secretary · 3 Jun · GS2 · note
Pete Hegseth: Secretary of War (as stated in the article) · 3 Jun · GS2 · note
Vinod Singh Gunjiyal is the Secretary of the Bihar Education Department · 3 Jun · GS2 · note
Balendra Shah: Prime Minister of Nepal. · 3 Jun · GS2 · note
Kanchan Devi: Director General of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) · 3 Jun · GS3 · note
Parvesh Verma: Delhi Water Minister overseeing the Water Rationalisation Project. · 2 Jun · GS3 · note
Prashant Sitaram Lokhande: Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) · 2 Jun · GS2 · note
Varun Bhardwaj: Secretary of the CBSE and a 2008-batch Indian Information Service officer · 2 Jun · GS2 · note
Rajnath Singh: Union Minister of Defence · 2 Jun · GS3 · note
Darpa: The US defense research agency tasked with assessing and verifying Microsoft's quantum computing claims. · 2 Jun · GS3 · note
Friedrich Merz is the Federal Chancellor of Germany · 2 Jun · GS2 · note
Randhir Jaiswal serves as the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). · 2 Jun · GS2 · note
Pete Hegseth: Secretary of the Department of War · 2 Jun · GS2 · note
D Subbarao: Former RBI Governor · 2 Jun · GS3 · note
Min Aung Hlaing: President of Myanmar · 2 Jun · GS2 · note
Chief Justice Surya Kant headed the collegium that recommended the new judicial appointments. · 2 Jun · GS2 · note
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: Iran's chief negotiator · 2 Jun · GS2 · note
Justice Sheel Nagu was appointed as a Supreme Court judge from the Punjab and Haryana High Court. · 1 Jun · GS2 · note
Justice Shree Chandrashekhar was appointed from the Bombay High Court. · 1 Jun · GS2 · note
Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was appointed from the Madhya Pradesh High Court. · 1 Jun · GS2 · note
Justice Arun Palli was appointed from the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. · 1 Jun · GS2 · note
The Supreme Court directed the Union Government to respond to the PIL by July 21, 2026 · 1 Jun · GS2 · note
U Min Aung Hlaing: President of Myanmar · 1 Jun · GS2 · note
Piyush Goyal: Union Commerce and Industry Minister of India. · 1 Jun · GS2 · note
Drugs Controller General of India: The Indian authority that approved ZAYNICH. · 1 Jun · GS3 · note
Donald Trump: President of the United States (as of June 2026). · 1 Jun · GS2 · note

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