Persons & Appointments in News — August 2026

1. Shavkat Mirziyoyev: The current President of Uzbekistan. · 30 Aug · GS2 · note
2. Shavkat Mirziyoyev is the President of Uzbekistan; Sadyr Japarov is the President of Kyrgyzstan. · 29 Aug · GS2 · note
3. Nirmala Sitharaman: Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Government of India · 29 Aug · GS2 · note
4. Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution · 28 Aug · GS3 · note
5. Rabi Lamichhane is the current political leadership in Nepal (Prime Minister). · 27 Aug · GS2 · note
6. CJI Surya Kant is the current Chief Justice of India. · 27 Aug · GS2 · note
7. Gyanesh Kumar is the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. · 26 Aug · GS2 · note
8. The Union Home Minister oversees the implementation of the four-pronged border strategy. · 26 Aug · GS3 · note
9. Ajit Doval serves as the National Security Advisor (NSA) of India · 26 Aug · GS2 · note
10. Piyush Goyal is the current Minister of Commerce and Industry of India. · 26 Aug · GS3 · note
11. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun: General counsel of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) · 26 Aug · GS2 · note
12. Solicitor General: The highest ranking law officer of the Government of India · 26 Aug · GS2 · note
13. Montek Singh Ahluwalia: Chairman of the Revenue Augmentation Committee. · 26 Aug · GS3 · note
14. Badr Albusaidi is the Foreign Minister of Oman; Abbas Araghchi is the Foreign Minister of Iran. · 26 Aug · GS2 · note
15. President of India: Gave assent to the Bill, turning it into an Act. · 26 Aug · GS2 · note
16. Indian Navy: Responsible for maritime security and anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). · 25 Aug · GS2 · note
17. Rajnath Singh is the current Union Minister of Defence. · 25 Aug · GS3 · note
18. Defence Secretary: The senior-most civil servant in the Ministry of Defence. · 25 Aug · GS3 · note
19. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre is named in honor of Robert H. Goddard. · 25 Aug · GS3 · note
20. Ajit Doval: National Security Advisor (NSA) of India · 25 Aug · GS2 · note
21. Wang Yi: Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China · 25 Aug · GS2 · note
22. S. Jaishankar serves as the Minister of External Affairs of India. · 25 Aug · GS2 · note
23. Sergio Gor is the current US Ambassador to India. · 25 Aug · GS2 · note
24. P. Viswanathan is the Higher Education Minister of Tamil Nadu · 25 Aug · GS2 · note
25. Amit Shah: Union Home Minister of India · 24 Aug · GS3 · note
26. The order was issued by a Supreme Court Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. · 24 Aug · GS3 · note
27. Sergio Gor: Current US Ambassador to India · 24 Aug · GS2 · note
28. Asim Munir: Current Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of Pakistan. · 24 Aug · GS2 · note
29. Piyush Goyal is the current Minister of Commerce and Industry. · 24 Aug · GS3 · note
30. Himanta Biswa Sarma: Chief Minister of Assam. · 24 Aug · GS2 · note
31. Vikram Sarabhai was recognized as a pioneer in the Indian space sector. · 23 Aug · GS3 · note
32. GAIL (India) Limited: Acentral public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. · 23 Aug · GS3 · note
33. Justice Sanjay Karol served as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, and Patna High Courts. · 23 Aug · GS2 · note
34. Dr. Shailesh Nayak is the Director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru. · 23 Aug · GS3 · note
35. S. Jaishankar: Current Minister of External Affairs of India. · 22 Aug · GS2 · note
36. Sergey Lavrov: Current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. · 22 Aug · GS2 · note
37. Surya Kant: Chief Justice of India (as of the article date) · 22 Aug · GS3 · note
38. Priyanka Kharge:Home Minister of Karnataka. · 22 Aug · GS3 · note
39. The President of India is the highest conferring authority for National Teachers Awards. · 22 Aug · GS2 · note
40. Sergio Gor: U.S. Ambassador to India and special envoy to South and Central Asia · 22 Aug · GS2 · note
41. Deputy Press Secretary: An official responsible for communicating presidential communications to the media. · 22 Aug · GS2 · note
42. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir: 23rd President of Bangladesh · 21 Aug · GS2 · note
43. Cabinet Secretary: The highest-ranking civil servant in the Government of India. · 21 Aug · GS2 · note
44. Ashwini Vaishnaw is the Union Minister for Electronics and IT · 21 Aug · GS3 · note
45. Union Home Secretary: A senior civil servant responsible for internal security and home affairs. · 21 Aug · GS2 · note
46. Mahatma Gandhi: Leader of the Indian Independence Movement. · 21 Aug · GS1 · note
47. Solicitor General: The highest-ranking law officer in the Government of India. · 21 Aug · GS2 · note
48. S. Somanathan: Former Chairman of ISRO and Chancellor of Chanakya University. · 21 Aug · GS3 · note
49. Shinjiro Koizumi: Current Defence Minister of Japan · 21 Aug · GS2 · note
50. The NAMASTE scheme falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. · 21 Aug · GS2 · note
51. Agniveers: Personnel recruited under the Agnipath scheme who undergo training and service. · 20 Aug · GS3 · note
52. Humayun Kabir: Foreign Affairs Adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
53. Dinesh Trivedi: Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
54. Dasho Sonam Topgay: Former Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan. · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
55. Sergio Gor: US Ambassador to India and Special Envoy to South and Central Asia · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
56. Rajnath Singh is the current Union Minister of Defence of India · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
57. The Jharkhand High Court has the power of judicial review over executive actions of the state government. · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
58. Deputy Conservator of Forests is a senior position in the State Forest Department. · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
59. Justice R Subhash Reddy: Former judge appointed to head the HPEC. · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
60. Rajnath Singh: Minister of Defence, India · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
61. Asif Mahmood serves as the Chair of the USCIRF. · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
62. Sanjay Malhotra: Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. · 20 Aug · GS3 · note
63. Sandeep Shastri is the lead for the reconstituted Political Science textbook development team. · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
64. Sripriya Ranganathan serves as the Secretary of India's Ministry of External Affairs. · 20 Aug · GS2 · note
65. Chief Minister: Holds the power to override cabinet decisions under the new rules. · 19 Aug · GS2 · note
66. Nandan Nilekani: Former Chairman of UIDAI and current head of the task force for exam reforms. · 19 Aug · GS2 · note
67. Sripriya Ranganathan: Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). · 19 Aug · GS2 · note
68. Minister D Sarathkumar announced the welfare measure · 19 Aug · GS2 · note
69. Governor: Appointed by the President of India to serve as the constitutional head of a State. · 19 Aug · GS2 · note
70. Pralhad Joshi: Union Minister of Education, Government of India. · 19 Aug · GS2 · note
71. The Department of Defence Production (DDP) is the nodal body for this initiative. · 18 Aug · GS3 · note
72. Tushar Mehta serves as the Solicitor General of India. · 18 Aug · GS2 · note
73. General Dhiraj Seth: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army · 18 Aug · GS2 · note
74. Ramchandra Paudel: President of Nepal · 18 Aug · GS2 · note
75. IAS (Indian Administrative Service) and IFS (Indian Forest Service) officers are often allocated to states on deputation by the Central Government. · 18 Aug · GS2 · note
76. Union Ministry of Defence: Responsible for procurement and leasing of defense equipment · 18 Aug · GS2 · note
77. U.T. Khader is the Minister for Health and Family Welfare in Karnataka. · 18 Aug · GS2 · note
78. Shinjiro Koizumi: Minister of Defence of Japan · 17 Aug · GS2 · note
79. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) provides security for the airport facilities. · 17 Aug · GS1 · note
80. Dhiraj Seth: Current Chief of the Indian Army. · 17 Aug · GS2 · note
81. Ramchandra Paudel: Current President of Nepal. · 17 Aug · GS2 · note
82. Chief Justice Surya Kant presided over the bench hearing the plea regarding nuclear accident compensation. · 17 Aug · GS2 · note
83. Surya Kant: Chief Justice of India (CJI) · 17 Aug · GS2 · note
84. Max Tegmark: Professor of Physics at MIT and AI safety advocate. · 17 Aug · GS3 · note
85. Sarbananda Sonowal is the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways. · 16 Aug · GS3 · note
86. Avinash Mohanty: IPS officer leading the TG SAFE authority. · 16 Aug · GS2 · note
87. ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation, the national space agency of India. · 16 Aug · GS3 · note
88. Nanjiamma: National Film Award winner for Best Female Playback Singer · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
89. Chief Justice of India (CJI): The highest judicial office in India, heading the Supreme Court. · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
90. Lord Mountbatten served as the last Viceroy of India. · 15 Aug · GS1 · note
91. Chief Justice of India (CJI): The highest-ranking judge in the Indian judiciary. · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
92. A. Revanth Reddy: Chief Minister of Telangana · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
93. Lord Mountbatten: Served as the first Governor-General of independent India. · 15 Aug · GS1 · note
94. Justice J.B. Pardiwala: Presiding judge who argued for compassion in the case. · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
95. Marco Rubio: US Secretary of State · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
96. Nizam of Hyderabad: The ruler of the Hyderabad State during the partition and independence era · 15 Aug · GS1 · note
97. Droupadi Murmu: The current President of India. · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
98. Chief Justice of India: The highest judicial office in India, presiding over the Supreme Court. · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
99. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are the grassroots level officials responsible for door-to-door verification and form distribution. · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
100. Chief Justice of India (CJI): The highest judicial authority in India, currently held by Surya Kant (as per the article). · 15 Aug · GS3 · note
101. Randhir Jaiswal: Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
102. Defence Attachés (DAs) are officers posted at Indian embassies and High Commissions abroad to handle military-related diplomacy. · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
103. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is the nodal ministry for defense procurement in India. · 15 Aug · GS3 · note
104. Elbridge A. Colby: US Under Secretary of War for Policy · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
105. Tarique Rahman: Prime Minister of Bangladesh. · 15 Aug · GS2 · note
106. President Droupadi Murmu: The current President of India. · 14 Aug · GS2 · note
107. Kirti Vardhan Singh is the Minister of State for External Affairs. · 14 Aug · GS2 · note
108. The Supreme Court is the highest judicial body in India, exercising judicial review over executive actions. · 14 Aug · GS2 · note
109. CJI Surya Kant: Chief Justice of India as of November 2025 · 14 Aug · GS2 · note
110. Justice J.B. Pardiwala presided over the bench criticizing the regulatory delay. · 14 Aug · GS2 · note
111. Director General of Police (DGP): The highest-ranking police officer in a state/UT, typically appointed by the State Government. · 14 Aug · GS2 · note
112. G. Kishan Reddy is the Union Minister for Coal and Mines. · 13 Aug · GS2 · note
113. Rajesh Kumar Pathak: Secretary of India’s Technology Development Board (TDB). · 13 Aug · GS3 · note
114. Amit Shah: Current Union Home Minister of India. · 13 Aug · GS2 · note
115. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is the author of Vande Mataram · 13 Aug · GS1 · note
116. Bombay High Court: A High Court in India that has jurisdiction over the state of Maharashtra and the Union Territory of Goa. · 13 Aug · GS3 · note
117. Justice Sandeep N. Bhatt is a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. · 13 Aug · GS2 · note
118. Jagdambika Pal: Serving as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. · 12 Aug · GS2 · note
119. Rafael Yuste is a neuroscientist at Columbia University. · 12 Aug · GS4 · note
120. Deepak Dhar: Indian theoretical physicist recognized for statistical physics · 12 Aug · GS3 · note
121. Konthoujam Govindas serves as the Home Minister of Manipur. · 12 Aug · GS3 · note
122. High Commissioner: The head of the Indian High Commission in a foreign country. · 12 Aug · GS2 · note
123. Anupriya Patel serves as the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. · 12 Aug · GS2 · note
124. The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is responsible for the disbursement of MLACDS funds. · 12 Aug · GS2 · note
125. President Droupadi Murmu gave the final assent to the bill · 12 Aug · GS2 · note
126. Peter Navarro: White House Trade Adviser. · 12 Aug · GS2 · note
127. ISRO Chairman: V. Narayanan (as of the meeting date). · 12 Aug · GS2 · note
128. Justice M. Nagaprasanna: Presiding judge of the Karnataka High Court. · 11 Aug · GS2 · note
129. The Union Ministry of Education oversees the national education policy and regulatory framework. · 11 Aug · GS2 · note
130. Khudiram Bose: A prominent revolutionary of the Indian independence movement. · 11 Aug · GS1 · note
131. Randhir Jaiswal serves as the Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). · 11 Aug · GS3 · note
132. The ANTF is led by an officer of the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP). · 11 Aug · GS3 · note
133. The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial body in the country. · 11 Aug · GS2 · note
134. Justice N. Ramesh: Judge of the Madras High Court · 11 Aug · GS1 · note
135. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is the primary nodal ministry for India's cyber security and digital infrastructure. · 11 Aug · GS3 · note
136. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: Leader of the Indian National Army (INA) and key figure in the Indian independence movement. · 11 Aug · GS1 · note
137. P. Mallikharjuna Rao and Rahul Pandey (IFS) chaired the High-Level Committee for tiger protection. · 11 Aug · GS3 · note
138. Supreme Court: The highest judicial body in India, established under the Constitution. · 11 Aug · GS2 · note
139. MEA: The primary body responsible for India's foreign policy and diplomatic relations. · 11 Aug · GS2 · note
140. Tarique Rahman: Current Prime Minister of Bangladesh · 11 Aug · GS2 · note
141. Chief Justice Soumen Sen: Presiding judge of the Kerala High Court during the order. · 11 Aug · GS2 · note
142. Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is the current Chief of the Naval Staff of India. · 10 Aug · GS2 · note
143. Defence Secretary: The official responsible for the administration of the Ministry of Defence. · 10 Aug · GS1 · note
144. Hakan Fidan is the current Foreign Minister of Turkey. · 10 Aug · GS2 · note
145. Vinay Mohan Kwatra: India's Ambassador to the United States · 10 Aug · GS2 · note
146. C. Joseph Vijay: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (as per the article). · 10 Aug · GS1 · note
147. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC): A high-level committee that recommends the appointment and tenure of key officials. · 9 Aug · GS2 · note
148. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): A tri-service position responsible for providing military advice to the government. · 9 Aug · GS3 · note
149. Nursing personnel registration is a critical component of India's healthcare workforce management. · 9 Aug · GS2 · note
150. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant currently heads the Supreme Court collegium. · 9 Aug · GS2 · note
151. Chief Secretary: The highest-ranking civil servant in a state administration, responsible for executive implementation. · 9 Aug · GS2 · note
152. J.D. Vance: Vice-President of the United States · 9 Aug · GS2 · note
153. Justice D. Krishnakumar: Former Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. · 9 Aug · GS2 · note
154. P. Venkataramanan is the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in Tamil Nadu. · 9 Aug · GS2 · note
155. Priyank Kharge: Current Home Minister of Karnataka and Chairman of UMMCB. · 9 Aug · GS3 · note
156. Yumnam Khemchand Singh: Chief Minister of Manipur. · 9 Aug · GS3 · note
157. Ministry of Defence (MoD): The central ministry responsible for the country's defense capabilities and procurement. · 9 Aug · GS3 · note
158. CJI: Chief Justice of India, the highest judicial office in the Indian judiciary. · 8 Aug · GS2 · note
159. Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were central figures in the movement. · 8 Aug · GS1 · note
160. Vetukuri A.V.S.S.N. Raju: Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. · 8 Aug · GS2 · note
161. Nityanand Rai serves as the Union Minister of State for Home. · 8 Aug · GS3 · note
162. Rajnath Singh: Current Minister of Defence of India · 8 Aug · GS2 · note
163. The Supreme Court bench was headed by Justice Sanjay Kumar · 8 Aug · GS2 · note
164. Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India. · 8 Aug · GS2 · note
165. Benjamin Netanyahu: Prime Minister of Israel. · 8 Aug · GS2 · note
166. Delhi Police and Bihar Police: State police forces under the jurisdiction of the respective state governments. · 8 Aug · GS2 · note
167. Justice Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar: Chairperson of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Change. · 8 Aug · GS3 · note
168. Minister of Defence: The cabinet minister responsible for the Ministry of Defence (MoD). · 8 Aug · GS2 · note
169. Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth: First woman to graduate from IAF Fighter Combat Leader course · 8 Aug · GS3 · note
170. Randhir Jaiswal: Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs · 8 Aug · GS2 · note
171. Ashwini Vaishnaw: Current Union Minister for Information Technology, Electronics and Communications. · 7 Aug · GS3 · note
172. Mohammed bin Salman is the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. · 7 Aug · GS2 · note
173. Jitan Ram Manjhi: Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. · 7 Aug · GS3 · note
174. Ram Mohan Naidu: Minister for Civil Aviation. · 6 Aug · GS3 · note
175. Ashwini Vaishnaw: Union Minister for Information Technology, Electronics and Communications. · 5 Aug · GS3 · note
176. Nandan Nilekani is the chairperson of the task force formed to review NEET-UG testing methods · 5 Aug · GS2 · note
177. Tarique Rahman is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. · 5 Aug · GS2 · note
178. CJI: Chief Justice of India, the highest judicial office in the country. · 4 Aug · GS3 · note
179. Local self-government heads are designated as Honorary Wildlife Wardens until May 27, 2027. · 4 Aug · GS3 · note
180. S Krishnan is the current Secretary of the Department of Information Technology. · 4 Aug · GS3 · note
181. IFS: Indian Foreign Service is a country's premier diplomatic service. · 4 Aug · GS2 · note
182. Anantha Nageswaran serves as the Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) to the Government of India. · 4 Aug · GS3 · note
183. Surendranath Banerjee was a key figure in the Indian Association and a prominent nationalist leader. · 3 Aug · GS1 · note
184. Delcy Rodriquez: Current interim leader of Venezuela involved in brokering negotiations. · 3 Aug · GS2 · note
185. Secretary: A senior civil servant (Group A) who heads a department or ministry division. · 3 Aug · GS2 · note
186. The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh is the administrative head of the Union Territory. · 2 Aug · GS2 · note
187. Javed Ahmed Rana: Cabinet Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment and Tribal Affairs in J&K. · 2 Aug · GS2 · note
188. The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir oversees the administration of the Union Territory. · 2 Aug · GS3 · note
189. IPS: Indian Police Service is an All India Service under the Ministry of Home Affairs. · 1 Aug · GS3 · note
190. Ajit Doval currently serves as the National Security Advisor (NSA) of India. · 1 Aug · GS3 · note
191. Randhir Jaiswal is the spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs. · 1 Aug · GS2 · note
192. S.V. Ranganath served as the Chief Secretary of Karnataka. · 1 Aug · GS2 · note
193. V. Narayanan is the Chairman of ISRO and Secretary of the Department of Space · 1 Aug · GS3 · note
194. Nodal Officer: A designated official responsible for coordinating specific tasks, in this case, DNA testing and repatriation. · 1 Aug · GS2 · note
195. S. Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs, Government of India · 1 Aug · GS2 · note
196. Seyed Abbas Araghchi: Foreign Minister of Iran · 1 Aug · GS2 · note

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