IAS & others holding key positions in RIL
RIL Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh D Ambani spearheads the $120 billion, Reliance Industries Ltd that is diversifying strategically in various sectors such as Energy, Petrochemicals, Retail, New Energy & New Materials, Digital Services, Media & Entertainment and Fashion & lifestyle. RIL has some of the ‘Best Brains,’ including a rich and experienced cluster of bureaucrats, intellectuals, ace bankers, and influential personalities who contribute to its growth in more ways than one. Just take a look at the list of powerful functionaries, who are holding important positions in the group. The detailed story is available in the November issue of the Whispers In The Corridors magazine.
Sanjiv SinghGroup President
Raminder S Gujral
Independent Director
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Independent Director
K V Chowdary
Independent Director
K V Kamath
Independent Director
Rajiv Mehrishi
Independent Director, Jio Financial Services (JFSL)
Subrat Ratho
Advisor, Reliance Industries Ltd
Anshu Prakash
Independent Director, Reliance Retail Limited
Dr Thomas Mathew
Independent Director
Hital R. Meswani
Executive Director
Nikhil R Meswani
Executive Director
PMS Prasad
Executive Director
Dr Shumeet Banerji,
Independent Director
H.E. Yasir Othman H Al Rumayyan
Independent Director
Haigreve Khaitan
Independent Director
BUREAUCRACY
IAS Anu Kumari Leads Kerala’s First Comprehensive Sexuality Education Campaign for children’s safety and well-being
IAS Anu Kumari belongs to the 2018 batch Kerala cadre and is currently posted as district Collector of Thiruvananthapuram. Breaking societal taboos her vision for the district focuses on children’s safety and well-being by empowering young minds with comprehensive sexuality education. The initiative aims to provide age-appropriate knowledge needed to navigate today’s complex world and equip them with how to respond to inappropriate or unwarranted situations. “Many families and schools find it difficult to discuss sensitive topics like consent, gender identity, and sexual health with children.” She notes
To address this gap Project X was initiated, Kerala’s first comprehensive sexuality education campaign. The curriculum of the program covers a range of topics including healthy relationships, body image, personal boundary, sexual rights and responsibilities of children and an overview of the protection of children from sexual offences (POCSO) Act. It also includes interactive sessions to encourage active participation allowing students to ask questions and clarify their doubts . “Project X aims to fill this gap, offering students a safe space to learn, grow, and build a strong foundation of knowledge with emphasis on their safety.”
Under her leadership Project X is successfully running in its second phase and has expanded to 150 schools, with the goal of reaching 15,000–16,000 students by the end of the current academic year. Additionally, plans are underway to launch a toll-free CSE tele-counselling service, to provide further support to students in need “The response from the student community has been overwhelming, While it offered a safe environment to many of them to open up regarding their bad personal experiences; it also gave them confidence to deal with such situations appropriately without feeling guilty about it.” She remarked
Alongside this, Kumari is also addressing environmental sustainability through a Water Recharge Plan in Thiruvananthapuram titled “Reviving Groundwater, Securing Future: Sustainable Recharge for Thiruvananthapuram’s Water Resilience” .
The plan is panned out in three phases and aims at improving groundwater levels and ensuring sustainable water supply for the future. In Phase 1 priority will be given to three semi-critical areas—Parassala, Nedumangad, and Pothencode. Afterward the remaining semi-critical zones—Athiyannoor, Chirayinkeezhu, and Varkala—along with the safe areas, will be addressed. “The goal is to transform these six semi-critical block panchayats into safe zones, ultimately achieving 11 safe zones for effective long-term water management.”
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai appointed as Executive Chairman, NALSA
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Judge of the Supreme Court of India, has been appointed as the new Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).
Justice Surya Kant appointed as Chairman, SCLSC
Justice Surya Kant, second senior most puisne judge of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC).
Dinesh Shukla is also PED, CAMTECH
Dinesh Shukla, who is presently serving as Principal Executive Director (RS) in Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), has been assigned additional duties of the post of Principal Executive Director (PED), Centre for Advanced Maintenance Technology (CAMTECH). He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
2 ITS officers reported back to their parent DoT
Consequent upon relieving from Central deputation, two ITS officers of JAG level reported back to their parent DoT. Budhi Prakash Sharma was serving in the CVC while Harish Kumar had been posted in the Ministry of Culture.
One more Asstt Commissioner takes VRS
Ms Madhavi C Kotkar, Asstt Commissioner has taken VRS from IRS(C&IT) She was posted in Mumbai CGST & CX Zone.
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