Who’s Who in India 2026: List of New Appointments

 

Important Appointments in India 2026: Who’s Who & Current Affairs

Q. 1: Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Border Road Organization (BRO) in January 2026? 

A: Harpal Singh

Q. 2: Who became the new Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in January 2026? 

A: Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor

Q. 3: Who assumed charge as the new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) in January 2026? 

A: Praveen Kumar

Q. 4: Who was appointed as the new Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in January 2026? 

A: Rakesh Agarwal

Q. 5: Who is the new Vigilance Commissioner of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) as of January 2026? 

A: Praveen Vashista

Q. 6: Who became the youngest National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in January 2026? 

A: Nitin Naveen

Q. 7: Who is set to become the new Chief Minister of Manipur in February 2026? 

A: Yumnam Khemchand Singh

Q. 8: Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of GAIL India Limited? 

A: Deepak Gupta

Q. 9: Who is the new Chairman and Managing Director of the Food Corporation of India (FCI)? 

A: Ravinder Kumar Agarwal

Q. 10: Who has become the new Chairperson of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes Commission? 

A: PV Sindhu

Q. 11: Who has become the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI)? 

A: Justice Surya Kant

Q. 12: Who assumed charge as the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) in November 2025? 

A: Vishwajit Sahay

Q. 13: Who took the oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record 10th time? 

A: Nitish Kumar

Q. 14: Who was appointed as the Secretary of Defence of India in November 2025? 

A: Parag Jain

Q. 15: Who has become the 15th Vice President of India? 

A: CP Radhakrishnan

Q. 16: Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the 8th Pay Commission in October 2025? 

A: Ranjana Prakash Desai

Q. 17: Who has taken charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) of India? 

A: TCA Kalyani

Q. 18: Who has become the 11th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? 

A: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Q. 19: Who is the new Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)? 

A: Pravir Ranjan

Q. 20: Who assumed charge as the 35th Director General of the National Cadet Corps (NCC)? 

A: Lieutenant General Virendra Vats

Q. 21: Who was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in October 2025? 

A: Shrish Chandra Murmu

Q. 22: Who is the new President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)? 

A: Mithun Manhas

Q. 23: Who has become the new Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court? 

A: Justice Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak

Q. 24: Who became the first female Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court in January 2026? 

A: Justice Revati Mohite Dere

Q. 25: Who became the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? 

A: Sanjay Malhotra