RRB Group D 2026 Current Affairs Notes Day 1 Appointments

National Military and Defense Appointments

• Chief of the Indian Navy: Admiral Krishna Swaminathan was appointed as the $27^{th}$ Chief of the Indian Navy on $31\,May\,2026$.

• Chief of the Indian Army: Dheeraj Seth assumed the position of the $31^{st}$ Chief of the Army Staff in $June\,2026$.

• Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): N. S. Raja Subramani became the country's $3^{rd}$ Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on $31\,May\,2026$.

• Vice Chief of Naval Staff: Vice Admiral Ajay Kochar took over as the $48^{th}$ Vice Chief of the Indian Navy on $29\,May\,2026$.

• Director General of Naval Armament: Divakar Jayant assumed this charge at the Naval Headquarters in $February\,2026$, replacing P. Upadhyay.

• Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command: Sanjay Vatsyayan was appointed to this premier naval command post.

• Border Security Force (BSF): Praveen Kumar was appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the BSF in $January\,2026$.

• Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP): Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor was appointed as the new Director General in $January\,2026$.

• National Investigation Agency (NIA): Rakesh Agrawal was appointed as the Director General (DG) of the NIA.

• National Disaster Response Force (NDRF): Piyush Anand was appointed as the Director General (DG) of the NDRF in $March\,2026$.

NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India)

• Vice Chairman: Ashok Kumar Lahiri was appointed as the new Vice Chairman in $April\,2026$, succeeding Suman K. Bery.

• Full-time Members: Scientist Govardhan Das, Joram Aniya, and R. Balasubramanyam have been appointed as full-time members of NITI Aayog.

• Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Nidhi Chhibber took on the additional charge of CEO.

• Historical and Governance Context:

  • The Prime Minister of India serves as the ex-officio Chairman.
  • NITI Aayog was established in $2015$, replacing the Planning Commission.
  • The first Vice Chairman was Arvind Panagariya, who currently chairs the $16^{th}$ Finance Commission.

National Administrative and Policy Bodies

• Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI): Saurabh Vijay assumed the charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in $May\,2026$.

• Central Film Certification Board (CBFC): Shashi Shekhar Vempati was appointed as the Chairman on $6\,May\,2026$.

• Prasar Bharati: Prasoon Joshi was appointed as the new Chairman on $2\,May\,2026$.

• Food Corporation of India (FCI):

  • CMD: Ravindra Kumar Agrawal was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director in $December\,2025$.
  • Organizational Details: FCI was established on $14\,January\,1965$ under the Food Corporations Act, $1964$. It is a PSU under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, headquartered in New Delhi. Its core objectives include procurement of food grains at MSP (Minimum Support Price), scientific storage, and distribution via PDS (Public Distribution System) and NFSA (National Food Security Act).

• National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC):

  • Chairperson: Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti was appointed in $March\,2026$.
  • Constitutional Status: Originally a statutory body ($1993$), it was granted constitutional status via the $102^{nd}$ Constitutional Amendment Act, $2018$, under $Article\,338B$.

• Central Information Commission (CIC): Rajkumar Goyal took oath as the new Chief Information Commissioner in $December\,2025$.

• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC): Praveen Vashistha was appointed as a Vigilance Commissioner by the President of India.

• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO): Rajesh Kumar Singh (Senior IAS officer) was given the additional charge of Chairman following the end of Sameer V. Kamat's tenure.

Educational and Medical Commissions

• Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE):

  • Chairperson: Lokhande Prashant Sitaram (former Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs) replaced Rahul Singh.
  • Secretary: Varun Bhardwaj replaced Himanshu Gupta.

• National Dental Commission: Sanjay Tiwari was appointed as the first-ever Chairman of this commission by the Central Government.

Economic and Industry Appointments

• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII): R. Mukundan was appointed as the President for the year $2026-27$.

• Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI): Anant Swarup was appointed as the Secretary General in $April\,2026$.

• NASSCOM: Srikanth Velamakanni was appointed as the Chairperson for $2026-27$ in $April\,2026$.

• Assocham (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India): Brijbhushan Agrawal currently serves as the President.

• Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL): Ashok Kumar Panda was appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL): Sanjay Khanna serves as the Chairman and Managing Director.

• Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC): Vibhor Jain was appointed as the new MD and CEO.

• Indian Digital Payment Intelligence Corporation: K. S. Raju was appointed as the MD and CEO.

• Kotak Mahindra Bank: Anoop Kumar Saha was appointed as a full-time director.

• Yes Bank: Vinay Muralidhar Tonse was appointed as the Managing Director and CEO by the RBI.

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI): Ravi Shankar was promoted to Executive Director.

• International Monetary Fund (IMF): Dr. Urjit Patel (former RBI Governor) was appointed as the Executive Director for India at the IMF.

State and Union Territory Leadership

• Karnataka: D. K. Shivakumar took oath as the $25^{th}$ Chief Minister. The oath was administered by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot. Dr. G. Parameshwara is the current Deputy Chief Minister.

• Bihar: Samrat Chaudhary took oath as the new Chief Minister in $May\,2026$, replacing Nitish Kumar. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav were appointed as Deputy Chief Ministers. Syed Ata Hasnain is the current Governor.

• Kerala: V. D. Satheesan was appointed as the Chief Minister.

• Puducherry: N. Rangasamy was appointed as the Chief Minister.

• Tamil Nadu: Joseph Vijay was appointed as the Chief Minister.

• West Bengal:

  • Governor: R. N. Ravi was appointed as the Governor in $March\,2026$.
  • Chief Minister: Suvendu Adhikari is listed as the Chief Minister in this context.
  • Speaker: Rathindra Bose was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly in $May\,2026$.
  • Chief Secretary: Nandini Chakravarti became the first woman Chief Secretary of West Bengal.

• Maharashtra: Jishnu Dev Varma was appointed as the Governor.

• Himachal Pradesh: Kavinder Gupta was appointed as the new Governor.

• Delhi: Taranjit Singh Sandhu was appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor.

• Ladakh: Vinai Kumar Saxena took oath as the $4^{th}$ Lieutenant Governor of the UT in $March\,2026$. Ladakh was formed on $31\,October\,2019$, with headquarters in Leh and Kargil. It is known for Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri, Nubra Valley, and Hemis National Park (famous for Snow Leopards).

• Odisha: Anu Garg, a senior IAS officer, was appointed as the first woman Chief Secretary of Odisha.

Parliamentary and Legal Committees

• Public Accounts Committee (PAC): K. C. Venugopal was reappointed as the Chairperson for $2026-27$.

• Committee on Public Undertakings: Baijayant Panda was appointed as the Chairperson.

• SC/ST Welfare Committee: Faggan Singh Kulaste was appointed as the Chairperson.

• Attorney General of India: R. Venkataramani currently serves as the Attorney General and the chief legal advisor to the government.

• National Legal Services Authority (NALSA): Justice Vikram Nath was appointed as the new Executive Chairman.

• Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Tech, Environment, Forests, and Climate Change: BJP MP Medha Kulkarni was appointed as the Chairperson.

• Lok Sabha Speaker: Om Birla is the current Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

• Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha): Mallikarjun Kharge.

Brand Ambassadors and Cultural Figures

• Census $2027$: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik was appointed as the Brand Ambassador. He is the first Indian to win the Grand Sand Master Cup $2026$ in Russia.

  • Mascots for Census $2027$: 'Pragati' (Female) and 'Vikas' (Male).

• SBI General Insurance: Actor Pankaj Tripathi.

• UNICEF India: Actress Keerthy Suresh was appointed as a Celebrity Advocate on $16\,November\,2025$.

• Infosys: Carlos Alcaraz was appointed as the Global Brand Ambassador in $April\,2026$. He is a 7-time Grand Slam champion and the youngest male player to complete a career Grand Slam.

• Yamaha Music India: Oscar-winner A. R. Rahman.

• BHIM Payments App: Former Indian Cricket Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

• $57^{th}$ IFFI (Goa): Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker was appointed as the Festival Director for the International Film Festival of India.

Notable Firsts and Specific Appointments

• Nuclear Power Leadership: R. M. Natchammai became the first Indian woman to head an operational nuclear power plant in India.

• Srinagar Central Jail: Saba Shaul is the first Kashmiri woman officer to command the Srinagar Central Jail.

• Airport Authority of India (AAI): Nivedita Dubey assumed the post of the first woman Director (Human Resources).

• Mumbai Municipal Commissioner: Ashwini Bhide was appointed as the first woman Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.

• Naval Aviation: Aastha Poonia became the first woman to join the fighter stream of naval aviation in $July\,2025$.

• Press Club of India: Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty was elected as its first female President.

• Railway Protection Force (RPF): Sonali Mishra was appointed as the first woman Director General (DG).

• Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: IAS Piyush Singla was appointed as the Director.

• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): Justice Pratibha Singh was appointed as the Chairperson of the Advisory Board of Judges.

• Delhi Metro International: Sanjay Jamuar was appointed as the first CEO.

• Doordarshan News (DD News): Mamta Verma was appointed as the Director General.

International Appointments

• Diplomatic Missions (India):

  • High Commissioner to United Kingdom: P. Kumaran was appointed in $March\,2026$.
  • High Commissioner to Bangladesh: Former Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi was appointed in $April\,2026$.
  • Ambassador to China: Vikram Doraiswami.

• International IDEA: Gyanesh Kumar (Chief Election Commissioner of India) was elected as the Chairperson of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance for $2026$. This organization works globally to strengthen democracy and free elections.

• National Leadership (Global):

  • Bulgaria: Rumen Radev was appointed as the Prime Minister in $May\,2026$.
  • Denmark: Mette Frederiksen assumed office for a $3^{rd}$ consecutive term as Prime Minister.
  • Myanmar: Military chief Min Aung Hlaing was appointed as the President in $April\,2026$.
  • Nepal: Balendra Shah was appointed as the Prime Minister, becoming the youngest PM in the country's history.
  • Hungary: Peter Magyar was elected as the Prime Minister in $May\,2026$.
  • Uganda: Yoweri Museveni was appointed for a $7^{th}$ consecutive term as President in $May\,2026$.
  • Slovenia: Janez Janša was appointed as the new Prime Minister in $May\,2026$.
  • Costa Rica: Lara Fernández was appointed as the President.
  • Djibouti: Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was elected for a $6^{th}$ consecutive term as President in $April\,2026$ (holding the post since $1999$).
  • Iraq: Nizar Amedi was appointed as the new President.
  • Benin: Romuald Wadagni was elected as the President.
  • Guinea: Mamady Doumbouya was appointed as the President.
  • Bangladesh: Tarique Rahman (Bangladesh Nationalist Party - BNP) took oath as the Prime Minister on $17\,February\,2026$.
  • Japan: Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first woman Prime Minister in $October\,2025$.
  • Barbados: Mia Amor Mottley was appointed as Prime Minister for a $3^{rd}$ consecutive term.

• International Agencies and Organizations:

  • Mossad (Israel): Major General Roman Gofman (Military Secretary) was appointed by PM Benjamin Netanyahu as the head of the intelligence agency, replacing David Barnea.
  • New York City: Zohran Mamdani ($34$-year-old Indian-origin Democratic politician) was appointed as the $112^{th}$ Mayor, appearing as the first South Asian and first Muslim to lead New York.
  • UNESCO: Khaled El-Enany was appointed as the Director-General in $November\,2025$.
  • Starbucks: Indian-origin Anand Varadarajan was appointed as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
  • UNGA: Khalilur Rahman (Foreign Minister of Bangladesh) was appointed President of the $81^{st}$ Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
  • Apple Inc: Jan Ternus was appointed as the New Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
  • Virginia (USA): Indian-American politician Ghazala Hashmi became the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
  • South Asian Weightlifting Federation: Sahdev Yadav was unanimously elected as the President.
  • BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Harvansh Chawla was appointed as the new Chairman.

Sports and Specialized Organizations

• Indian Women's Cricket Team: Amol Muzumdar is the current Head Coach.

• Karnam Malleswari: Renowned weightlifter; noted as the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (Bronze at Sydney $2000$).

• Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC): A. Rajarajan is the current Director of the centre located in Thiruvananthapuram.

• Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB): A. K. Balasubramanyam assumed office as the Chairman in $January\,2026$.

• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting: Chanchal Kumar assumed the charge of Secretary on $1\,April\,2026$.

• Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER): Sanjay Jaju was appointed as the new Secretary.

• Policybazaar (CEO): Sajja Praveen Chowdary became the new CEO of Policybazaar Insurance Brokers.