India has secured the vice presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Senior IAS officer Vivek Agrawal will hold the position from July 2026 to June 2027, highlighting India's rising influence in combating global financial crimes.
The Odisha government has reinstated 2021-batch IAS officer Dhiman Chakma as Deputy Secretary, nearly a year after his arrest in a ₹20 lakh bribery case.