In a late-night order issued Monday, the Union government appointed Deepti Gaur Mukerjee, a 1993-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, as the new Higher Education Secretary. The order came from the Department of Personnel and Training and marks a partial modification of an appointment made barely three weeks earlier.

Deepti Gaur Mukerjee has been appointed as the new Higher Education Secretary. She previously served as the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Secretary. Mukerjee praised the Indian…

In a late-night order issued Monday, the Union government appointed Deepti Gaur Mukerjee, a 1993-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, as…