Appointments Current Affairs 2026: Latest Updates & MCQs

New appointments, resignations and who is who in India and the world.

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Mehtab Singh Deswal Takes Over as Eastern Air Command Chief
Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force’s Eastern Air Command on 1 November 2026.
1 November 2026 · 2 min read
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Dinesh V. Ganvir Takes Charge as 55th Director General of GSI
Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir has taken charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India, an attached office of the Ministry of Mines.
1 November 2026 · 2 min read
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Ashutosh Dixit Becomes 29th Chief of the Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff on 31 October 2026, succeeding Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, who retired after 42 years.
31 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia Named Vice Chief of Air Staff
Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia, at present Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command, takes over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 1 November.
30 October 2026 · 2 min read
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DWBDNC Governing Body: Two New Members Sworn In
MoSJE Secretary Sudhansh Pant administered the oath of office to Narayan Dewasi and Swaroop Singh Banjara as Members of the DWBDNC Governing Body.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Named 29th Chief of the Air Staff
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, at present Vice Chief of the Air Staff, will take over as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff on the afternoon of 31 October 2026.
6 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Three High Court Chief Justices Made Supreme Court Judges
The President appointed Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal, Delhi's Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Telangana's Aparesh Kumar Singh as Supreme Court judges.
5 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Narendra Bhooshan Assumes Charge as MoEFCC Secretary
Narendra Bhooshan, a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has assumed charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
1 October 2026 · 2 min read
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President Appoints 14 Judges to Four High Courts
Fourteen judicial officers have been appointed to the Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Jharkhand and Karnataka High Courts by the President.
19 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Bhagwat Prasad Makwana Takes Charge as NCSK Chairperson
Bhagwat Prasad Makwana assumed charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis on 9 September 2026, after his appointment on 6 September.
9 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Bhagwat Prasad Makwana Appointed NCSK Chairperson
Bhagwat Prasad Makwana was named Chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, with Kaishab Bihari as Vice-Chairperson and three Members.
6 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Vinaya Prakash Singh Re-elected APPU Secretary-General
Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh was re-elected Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union unopposed at the 14th APPU Congress in Bangkok on 4 September 2026.
6 September 2026 · 2 min read