10 things to know about new petroleum secretary Kapil Dev Tripathi

HERE is an IAS who grew up by the side of the Ganga, but worked in the valley of Brahmaputra. And this 1980 batch Assam cadre IAS is one of the few bureaucrats in India who can speak Sanskrit! Kapil Dev Tripathi on Thursday was named as India’s new petroleum secretary. Here are 10 things you may like to know about Tripathi:

Know Your Babu: New Petroleum secretary Saurabh Chandra

Saurabh Chandra, 1978 batch UP cadre IAS and secretary in department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) has finally clinched a bigger ministry. Chandra will be India’s new petroleum secretary at a time when the row over gas price increase that would benefit Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has taken a political turn with the Aam Admi Party making it a big electoral issue ahead of Lok Sabha poll. Earlier, Chandra missed two ministries,…

Picture Perfect: Guess what makes petroleum secretary S Sundareshan so happy

LOOK at the photograph very carefully. S Sundareshan, secretary, ministry of petroleum and natural gas was enjoying the moment. Look at his smile. It was an honest expression of his great feelings.

Now guess what Union petroleum minister, Murli Deora said in the conference to make his secretary so happy? You can write about your guess to feedback@babusofindia.com, or post your comment below this piece.

For the record, the occasion was a press conference, after inaugurating the “NELP-IX Promotional Road Show”, in Mumbai on October 18, 2010. The senior minister looks angry and minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Jitin Prasada (Right) seems to be in a different world. He seems to be clueless. So, you need to guess what Deora must have said which made his junior minister clueless and his secretary thrilled.
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Envoys of 7 nations present credentials to Prez

Seven envoys presented their credentials to the President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. The envoys who presented their credentials were Mr Fatos Kerciku, Ambassador of Albania, Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark, Khaled El Bakly, Ambassador of Egypt, Kim Joong-keun, Ambassador of Republic of Korea, Ahmed Tahsin Ahmad Berwari, Ambassador of Iraq, Andre Sanra, Ambassador of Benin and Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte, Ambassador of Italy.

Welcoming the envoys, the President said India will contribute to global issues in a constructive manner. She also referred to the importance of co-ordinated action by the international community in economic and financial matters.

New pattern of the civil services (prelim) Exam, 2011 announced

Finally, the government has come out with detailed syllabus and pattern of the civil services (prelim) exam from 2011 onwards. From civil service examination 2011, preliminary examination would consist of two papers- Paper I and Paper II. For details, click HERE. For many more government jobs and openings, follow http://www.jobcorridor.com/.