Persons & Appointments in News — July 2026

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

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Randhir Jaiswal is the spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs. · 31 Jul · GS2 · note
Sergio Gor: US Special Envoy to South and Central Asia · 31 Jul · GS2 · note
Governor C P Radhakrishnan: Forwarded the bill to the state government for notification after presidential assent. · 31 Jul · GS2 · note
Pratap Sarnaik: Transport Minister of Maharashtra. · 31 Jul · GS2 · note
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) includes the Ministers of Defence, Home Affairs, and External Affairs. · 31 Jul · GS2 · note
R. Kumar is the IT and AI Minister of Tamil Nadu. · 31 Jul · GS3 · note
S. Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs, Government of India · 30 Jul · GS2 · note
The Cabinet Secretary serves as the primary civil servant briefing the CCS on administrative and logistical measures. · 30 Jul · GS2 · note
The Advocate-General is the state's highest law officer. · 30 Jul · GS1 · note
Ram Prasad Bismil: Indian freedom fighter known for the slogan 'Sarfaroshi ki tamanna...' · 30 Jul · GS2 · note
Agnes Callamard: Secretary-General of Amnesty International. · 30 Jul · GS2 · note
Dinesh Trivedi: Serving as the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh. · 30 Jul · GS2 · note
Nandan Nilekani: Founder of Infosys and current head of the expert task force for exam security. · 30 Jul · GS2 · note
Harivansh served as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha during the proceedings. · 30 Jul · GS2 · note
Solicitor-General: The highest-ranking law officer in the Government of India. · 30 Jul · GS2 · note
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the highest-ranking judge in the Indian judiciary. · 30 Jul · GS2 · note
Hadja Lahbib is the EU's crisis management chief. · 29 Jul · GS3 · note
The Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP) is the primary body involved in China's fusion research. · 29 Jul · GS3 · note
Randhir Jaiswal: Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India. · 29 Jul · GS2 · note
Balendra Shah: Prime Minister of Nepal · 29 Jul · GS2 · note
Donald Trump: 45th and 47th President of the United States. · 29 Jul · GS2 · note
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: President of Ukraine. · 29 Jul · GS2 · note
Bhupendra Patel is the current Chief Minister of Gujarat. · 28 Jul · GS3 · note
Bhagwant Mann: Current Chief Minister of Punjab. · 28 Jul · GS2 · note
The SIT in this instance is to be headed by a former Supreme Court judge. · 28 Jul · GS2 · note
Pawan Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka: Founders of Skyroot Aerospace. · 28 Jul · GS3 · note
S Paul Kapur: Assistant Secretary of State, US Department of State. · 28 Jul · GS2 · note
Oleksandr Polishchuk: Ambassador of Ukraine to India · 27 Jul · GS2 · note
Nandan Nilekani: Co-founder of Infosys and former chairman of UIDAI. · 27 Jul · GS2 · note
Sam Altman: CEO of OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence research laboratory. · 27 Jul · GS3 · note
Jitendra Singh: Minister of State for Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). · 27 Jul · GS2 · note
Nandan Nilekani: Former chairman of UIDAI and architect of Aadhaar · 26 Jul · GS2 · note
Marco Rubio: Serving as the US Secretary of State. · 26 Jul · GS2 · note
Wang Yi: Serving as the Chinese Foreign Minister. · 26 Jul · GS2 · note
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA): The nodal ministry for India's foreign policy and consular services. · 26 Jul · GS2 · note
Rajnath Singh serves as the current Defence Minister of India. · 26 Jul · GS3 · note
Jack Dorsey: Co-founder of Twitter (now X) and Block, associated with the Bitchat app. · 25 Jul · GS3 · note
Captain Vikram Batra: Awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War. · 25 Jul · GS3 · note
Pralhad Joshi: Appointed as the Minister of Education in the current Union Cabinet. · 25 Jul · GS2 · note
Volker Turk: Austrian lawyer and former Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination at the UN. · 25 Jul · GS2 · note
Elon Musk: Founder and CEO of SpaceX. · 25 Jul · GS3 · note
FBI: Involved in the investigation of the unauthorized breach into the tech firm. · 25 Jul · GS3 · note
Roshni Nadar Malhotra is the Chairperson of HCLTech. · 25 Jul · GS3 · note
The Union Education Minister is currently facing calls for resignation due to the examination leak situation. · 25 Jul · GS2 · note
The Union Cabinet is the highest decision-making body of the Government of India. · 25 Jul · GS2 · note
Negotiations covered trade in goods, services, intellectual property rights (IPR), and customs procedures · 24 Jul · GS2 · note
Manjeet Singh Patel: National President of the All India NPS Employees Federation. · 24 Jul · GS3 · note
Karnataka Technology Innovation Museum Foundation: Chaired by Prashanth Prakash · 24 Jul · GS3 · note
NASA: The US space agency responsible for the research on space-based pharmaceutical production. · 24 Jul · GS3 · note
Jamieson Greer: Appointed as the US Trade Representative. · 24 Jul · GS2 · note
Secretary: The highest-ranking civil servant in a department, responsible for administrative leadership. · 24 Jul · GS2 · note
S. Jaishankar: Serving as the Minister of External Affairs of India. · 24 Jul · GS2 · note
Vineet Joshi served as the first Director-General of the NTA and Chairman of the CBSE. · 24 Jul · GS2 · note
Southern Naval Command: The naval command responsible for maritime security in the southern Indian Ocean region. · 24 Jul · GS2 · note
IRGC: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran's elite military branch · 24 Jul · GS2 · note
DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation, under the Ministry of Defence. · 23 Jul · GS3 · note
Adarsh Swaika: Indian High Commissioner to Kenya. · 23 Jul · GS2 · note
Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India · 23 Jul · GS2 · note
A.V. Ranganath: Commissioner of HYDRAA. · 23 Jul · GS3 · note
Balen Shah: Prime Minister of Nepal · 23 Jul · GS2 · note
Sri Aurobindo articulated the distinction between political boycott and economic necessity in a 1908 speech. · 23 Jul · GS1 · note
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The nodal ministry responsible for national health policy and vaccine procurement. · 23 Jul · GS2 · note
Wang Yi: Minister of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China · 23 Jul · GS2 · note
DRDO: The primary R&D organization of the Ministry of Defence, responsible for indigenous weapons and systems. · 23 Jul · GS3 · note
Anurag Jain (1989-batch IAS) appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog · 23 Jul · GS3 · note
Chief Justice of India: The highest judicial office in India, presiding over the Supreme Court. · 22 Jul · GS2 · note
Marco Rubio: US Secretary of State (as of the current news context) · 22 Jul · GS2 · note
Anurag Jain: Appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog for a two-year term starting from the date of assumption of charge. · 22 Jul · GS2 · note
S. Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs, India. · 22 Jul · GS2 · note
Jitendra Singh: Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences. · 22 Jul · GS3 · note
Eskandar Momeni: Minister of Interior of Iran. · 22 Jul · GS2 · note
Samrat Choudhary: Chief Minister of Bihar (as of July 2026). · 22 Jul · GS2 · note
Donald Trump: President of the United States. · 22 Jul · GS3 · note
Rear Admiral You Jian is a high-ranking officer in the Chinese People's Liberation Army · 22 Jul · GS2 · note
Simon Stiell: Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change · 22 Jul · GS3 · note
The Bill is expected to be introduced by the Union Home Minister. · 22 Jul · GS2 · note
President Droupadi Murmu: Visited Moldova in 2026 to discuss UNSC reforms and counter-terrorism. · 21 Jul · GS2 · note
Houthi: A rebel group in Yemen that has gained significant control over parts of the country, including coastal areas. · 21 Jul · GS2 · note
Dmitry Peskov serves as the Press Secretary for the Kremlin. · 21 Jul · GS2 · note
Vladimir Ladanov: The Russian Charge d'Affaires summoned by India to New Delhi. · 21 Jul · GS2 · note
Ajit Doval: Current National Security Advisor (NSA) of India · 21 Jul · GS2 · note
Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova and Hristijan Mickoski: Key political leadership in North Macedonia. · 21 Jul · GS2 · note
WAG-12: A high-horsepower heavy-haul electric locomotive used by Indian Railways. · 21 Jul · GS3 · note
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma supervised the relief efforts. · 20 Jul · GS3 · note
The Indian Embassy in Tehran is the primary diplomatic mission responsible for the safety of Indian nationals in Iran. · 20 Jul · GS2 · note
High-level committee: Formed by the Telangana government to submit a comprehensive affidavit to the Supreme Court. · 20 Jul · GS2 · note
Amit Shah: Current Union Home Minister of India. · 19 Jul · GS2 · note
Brigadier R K Kochhar: India's first Military Attaché to Beijing (1953) · 19 Jul · GS2 · note
President Droupadi Murmu: The current President of India. · 19 Jul · GS2 · note
Union Home Minister: Responsible for internal security and disaster management coordination in J&K. · 19 Jul · GS3 · note
Yatin Patel: Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan · 19 Jul · GS2 · note
Department of Homeland Security (DHS): US federal agency responsible for preventing terrorist activities and managing immigration. · 19 Jul · GS2 · note
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: Former President of India and key figure in India's space program. · 18 Jul · GS3 · note
Randeep Hooda: Awarded Best Debut Director for the film 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar'. · 18 Jul · GS1 · note
Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Basant Balaji: Judges of the Kerala High Court. · 18 Jul · GS2 · note
Rajnath Singh is the current Union Minister of Defence · 18 Jul · GS2 · note
Group 'A' personnel: High-level scientific and technical staff in government service · 18 Jul · GS3 · note
Supreme Court: The highest judicial body in India hearing the plea on July 20, 2024 · 18 Jul · GS2 · note
Indian Army: The land-based branch of the Indian Armed Forces responsible for border defense. · 18 Jul · GS3 · note
IRGC: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. · 18 Jul · GS2 · note
S. Raman: Chairperson of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). · 18 Jul · GS3 · note
Gyanesh Kumar served as the Chief Election Commissioner of India in 2026 · 18 Jul · GS2 · note
The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review to strike down unconstitutional terminology or practices. · 18 Jul · GS2 · note
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the US agency responsible for enforcing immigration and visa policies. · 17 Jul · GS2 · note
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar serves as the Governor of the state during the launch. · 17 Jul · GS1 · note
Volker Turk: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights · 17 Jul · GS2 · note
Facilitation Officers in this context are ranked as Assistant Professors. · 17 Jul · GS2 · note
Tony Burke: Current Home Affairs Minister of Australia · 17 Jul · GS2 · note
Tony Burke is the Home Affairs and Immigration Minister of Australia. · 17 Jul · GS2 · note
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) presides over the Full Court proceedings. · 17 Jul · GS2 · note
Arjun Ram Meghwal: Union Law Minister of India · 17 Jul · GS2 · note
Gates Medical Research Institute: A research entity funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. · 17 Jul · GS2 · note
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka is the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana · 17 Jul · GS2 · note
Priyank Kharge:Home Minister of Karnataka. · 17 Jul · GS2 · note
Pralhad Joshi: Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. · 17 Jul · GS3 · note
Chief Justice of India: Currently held by Justice Surya Kant (as per the provided text context) · 16 Jul · GS2 · note
Group A staff: Refers to high-level scientific and technical personnel in government scientific organizations. · 16 Jul · GS3 · note
Rosneft, Gazprom Neft, and Lukoil: Major Russian state-controlled energy corporations. · 16 Jul · GS2 · note
Kevin Warsh: Chairman of the US Federal Reserve · 16 Jul · GS2 · note
Raghuram Rajan: Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) · 16 Jul · GS2 · note
Ursula von der Leyen: Serves as the President of the European Commission. · 16 Jul · GS2 · note
Rajiv Kumar: Former Finance Secretary and former Chief Election Commissioner of India. · 16 Jul · GS3 · note
C.V. Anand: Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana · 16 Jul · GS2 · note
Justice Sanjay Kumar presided over the proceedings questioning the committee's efficacy. · 15 Jul · GS1 · note
Somanath S: Former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) · 15 Jul · GS3 · note
Praveen Kumar: Director-General of the Border Security Force (BSF). · 15 Jul · GS3 · note
Solicitor General: The highest-ranking government lawyer who represents the Union Government in the Supreme Court · 15 Jul · GS2 · note
Ramesh Chennithala serves as the Home Minister of Kerala. · 15 Jul · GS3 · note
IRGC: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is an elite branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. · 15 Jul · GS2 · note
Demis Hassabis: CEO of DeepMind and Google's AI division. · 15 Jul · GS3 · note
Anil Menon: NASA astronaut and emergency medicine physician. · 15 Jul · GS3 · note
Ashwini Vaishnaw is the current Minister of Railways. · 15 Jul · GS3 · note
Sarbananda Sonowal: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways · 15 Jul · GS2 · note
The Madras High Court is the judicial body overseeing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding election conduct. · 15 Jul · GS2 · note
CJI Surya Kant: Chief Justice of India as of July 2026 · 15 Jul · GS2 · note
Randhir Jaiswal: Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). · 15 Jul · GS2 · note
Chief Justice of India (CJI): The highest judicial officer in India, presiding over the Supreme Court. · 15 Jul · GS2 · note
NASA Administrator: The head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). · 15 Jul · GS3 · note
Solicitor General of India is the highest-ranking law officer after the Attorney General · 14 Jul · GS2 · note
Cure SMA India Foundation: A non-governmental organization advocating for patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. · 14 Jul · GS2 · note
Subianto: President of Indonesia · 14 Jul · GS2 · note
Albanese: Prime Minister of Australia · 14 Jul · GS2 · note
Shehbaz Sharif: Prime Minister of Pakistan (as of the reported period). · 14 Jul · GS2 · note
S. Jaishankar: Current Minister of External Affairs of India. · 14 Jul · GS2 · note
D.K. Shivakumar: Chief Minister of Karnataka · 14 Jul · GS3 · note
The Union Home Minister oversees internal security and border management in India. · 14 Jul · GS3 · note
Amit Shah: Union Minister of Home Affairs · 14 Jul · GS3 · note
Mahesh Dixit: Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) as of July 2026. · 14 Jul · GS3 · note
Sudha Pillai: Retired IAS officer appointed to head the restructuring committee. · 13 Jul · GS2 · note
Jamieson Greer serves as the United States Trade Representative (USTR). · 13 Jul · GS2 · note
Union Government: The executive body responsible for formulating national policies and action plans. · 13 Jul · GS2 · note
NTPC: India's largest power utility, identified as a potential collaborator for nuclear projects. · 13 Jul · GS3 · note
MEA: Ministry of External Affairs is the primary body for India's foreign policy and diplomatic relations. · 13 Jul · GS2 · note
Abdullah Omari: Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock in the Taliban administration. · 13 Jul · GS2 · note
Pratap Sarnaik is the State Transport Minister of Maharashtra. · 12 Jul · GS2 · note
Yoshua Bengio: Co-chair of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI. · 12 Jul · GS3 · note
Christopher Luxon is the Prime Minister of New Zealand · 12 Jul · GS2 · note
Dr. Anil Menon: NASA astronaut of Indian origin and former flight surgeon. · 12 Jul · GS3 · note
The Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet is headquartered in Visakhapatnam. · 12 Jul · GS3 · note
Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India. · 12 Jul · GS2 · note
Nicolas Levrat, Irene Khan, and Nazila Ghanea are the specific Rapporteurs involved in the communication. · 11 Jul · GS2 · note
Ashwini Vaishnaw: Union Minister for Railways · 11 Jul · GS3 · note
The Government of India exercises blocking powers under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules. · 11 Jul · GS3 · note
Gerald Durrell: Conservationist who initiated the initial conservation efforts for the Pygmy Hog. · 11 Jul · GS3 · note
Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai is a former Supreme Court Judge heading the West Bengal UCC committee. · 11 Jul · GS2 · note
Pooja Kumari Jha serves as Second Secretary at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka · 11 Jul · GS2 · note
IRDAI: Operates under the Ministry of Finance. · 10 Jul · GS3 · note
Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Identified as a Khalistani separatist involved in the assassination investigation. · 10 Jul · GS2 · note
Donald Trump: Served as the 45th President of the United States · 10 Jul · GS2 · note
Supreme Leader: The highest-ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. · 10 Jul · GS2 · note
C R Patil serves as the Union Minister of Jal Shakti. · 10 Jul · GS3 · note
The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review to oversee the implementation of safety regulations by civic bodies. · 10 Jul · GS2 · note
Principal Secretary and Under Secretary are administrative ranks within the ECI secretariat. · 10 Jul · GS2 · note
Amit Shah: Union Home Minister of India · 10 Jul · GS3 · note
Training provided by the Fire and Rescue Services to volunteers, students, and autorickshaw drivers. · 10 Jul · GS2 · note
BSNL is a state-owned telecommunications company in India. · 9 Jul · GS3 · note
Ali Khamenei: Served as the Supreme Leader of Iran until his death on February 28, 2024. · 9 Jul · GS2 · note
Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar are key figures in organized crime networks targeted in this crackdown. · 9 Jul · GS2 · note
Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu: Union Minister for Civil Aviation. · 9 Jul · GS3 · note
Chief Information Commissioner: Head of the State Information Commission in Tamil Nadu · 9 Jul · GS2 · note
Authority responsible for compensation: Social Justice Department, Maharashtra · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
MEA: Ministry of External Affairs, the principal ministry of the Government of Indiaresponsible for formulating and implementing India's foreign policy. · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
Rajnath Singh: Current Union Minister of Defence of India. · 8 Jul · GS3 · note
Piyush Goyal: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
Justice M. Dhandapani: Presiding judge who declined the interim stay on the fee display rule. · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
Philip Green: High Commissioner of Australia to India · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
Srinivasan Muralidhar: A retired Indian judge who led the UN investigation into Gaza. · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
Mark Rutte: Serving as the Secretary-General of NATO. · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Former Supreme Leader of Iran. · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
Om Prakash Vyas:Appointed as the Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights. · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
Prabowo Subianto: The current President of Indonesia. · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
Kirti Vardhan Singh: Minister of State for External Affairs, India. · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
D. Logesh Tamilselvan: Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration, Tamil Nadu. · 8 Jul · GS2 · note
Varnashrama Swarajya Sangam: An organization involved in the social reform movements in Tamil Nadu during the early 20th century. · 8 Jul · GS1 · note
Pratap Sarnaik is the Transport Minister of Maharashtra · 7 Jul · GS2 · note
Prabowo Subianto: President of Indonesia · 7 Jul · GS2 · note
ACC: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, the body responsible for recommending appointments to high-level posts · 7 Jul · GS2 · note
Justice V. Mohana: First woman from Tamil Nadu directly elevated to the Supreme Court of India · 7 Jul · GS1 · note
Agniveers: Recruits under the Agnipath scheme who undergo a four-year service contract. · 7 Jul · GS3 · note
Ayatollah Khamenei: The Supreme Leader of Iran, holding ultimate political and religious authority. · 6 Jul · GS2 · note
Warship Design Bureau: The specialized wing of the Indian Navy responsible for the design of naval vessels. · 6 Jul · GS3 · note
Tarique Rahman: Current Prime Minister of Bangladesh · 6 Jul · GS2 · note
The Indian Navy operates the vessel to enhance strategic reach across the Indian Ocean Region. · 6 Jul · GS2 · note
Nikhil Asbe: Current CEO of NPCI appointed to SWIFT's global supervisory board. · 6 Jul · GS3 · note
Volodymyr Zelensky: President of Ukraine · 6 Jul · GS2 · note
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani: Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar · 5 Jul · GS2 · note
OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers): Responsible for developing the EV charging network under the new policy · 5 Jul · GS2 · note
The department is headed by a Special Minister supported by district ministers and senior bureaucrats · 4 Jul · GS2 · note
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Served as the Supreme Leader of Iran until his death in late February. · 4 Jul · GS2 · note
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA): The nodal ministry responsible for internal security and counter-terrorism in India. · 4 Jul · GS3 · note
Sanae Takaichi: Prime Minister of Japan (as of July 2026). · 4 Jul · GS2 · note
Supreme Court: The highest judicial body in India, exercising judicial review over regulatory orders. · 4 Jul · GS2 · note
Gujarat High Court: The judicial body overseeing the petition for exemplary compensation. · 4 Jul · GS2 · note
Rahul Bajaj: A disability rights lawyer who filed the petition. · 4 Jul · GS2 · note
Vikram Misri: Serving Foreign Secretary of India · 4 Jul · GS2 · note
Supreme Court of India: The highest judicial forum in India, exercising judicial review and original jurisdiction. · 4 Jul · GS3 · note
Sanae Takaichi: Prime Minister of Japan (as per the context of the news) · 3 Jul · GS2 · note
Asad Durrani: Former Director-General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). · 3 Jul · GS3 · note
S Krishnan serves as the IT Secretary of India · 3 Jul · GS3 · note
S. Krishnan: Served as the IT Secretary during the action taken in July 2026. · 3 Jul · GS3 · note
INS Trikand: A stealth frigate of the Indian Navy · 3 Jul · GS2 · note
Umesh Waghmare: Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) · 3 Jul · GS3 · note
Principal Secretary: A senior IAS officer position heading the newly created Prajaseva Department. · 3 Jul · GS2 · note
Vladimir Putin is the President of the Russian Federation. · 3 Jul · GS2 · note
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) is the state-level authority responsible for the conduct of elections and electoral roll maintenance. · 2 Jul · GS2 · note
Admiral Sunil Lanba: Former Chief of the Naval Staff of India · 2 Jul · GS2 · note
Sanae Takaichi: Prime Minister of Japan · 2 Jul · GS2 · note
Pabitra Margherita: Union Minister of State for External Affairs · 2 Jul · GS2 · note
Law Secretary: Senior civil servant responsible for advising the government on legal matters and drafting legislation. · 2 Jul · GS2 · note
Cabinet Secretary: Highest-ranking civil servant in India, responsible for the functioning of the Union Cabinet. · 2 Jul · GS2 · note
Lt Gen Sandeep Jain: Vice-Chief of the Army · 2 Jul · GS3 · note
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit: Vice-Chief of the Air Staff · 2 Jul · GS3 · note
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA): The nodal ministry for handling prisoner exchange and consular access requests. · 2 Jul · GS2 · note
Justice Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar: Retired Supreme Court Judge and Chairperson of the HLCDC. · 2 Jul · GS1 · note
NSCN (National Socialist Council of Nagalim) is a prominent Naga insurgent group. · 1 Jul · GS3 · note
Wellness Tourism: A growing niche in the tourism sector involving health-related activities · 1 Jul · GS3 · note
Foreign Secretary: The highest-ranking career diplomat in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). · 1 Jul · GS2 · note
FMG: Foreign Medical Graduates are doctors who have obtained their medical degrees from institutions outside of India. · 1 Jul · GS2 · note
Yoshua Bengio served as the co-chair of the UN independent panel on AI risks. · 1 Jul · GS3 · note
Prasoon Joshi: Chairperson of Prasar Bharati and former CBFC chairperson. · 1 Jul · GS2 · note
High Court of Karnataka: Judicial body that declined to intervene in the criminal proceedings. · 1 Jul · GS3 · note
Supreme Court: The highest judicial body in India, which has the power of judicial review over contractual and statutory interpretations. · 1 Jul · GS2 · note
Raja Krishnamoorthi: US Congressman who supported the ruling based on constitutional principles. · 1 Jul · GS2 · note
Helen McEntee: Foreign Minister of Ireland · 1 Jul · GS2 · note
Agnikul Cosmos: An Indian space-tech startup incubated at IIT Madras. · 1 Jul · GS3 · note
Sergio Gor: Current US Ambassador to India · 1 Jul · GS2 · note

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