Ms. Vanaja N. Sarna, IRS presently holding the charge as Member (Administration), has been appointed as Chairman, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC). She took over on superannuation of Shri Najib Shah, IRS.
Ms. Vanaja N. Sarna has served Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) in several capacities over the last 36 years. These include postings in Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax formations in Kochi, Delhi, Chennai, Meerut, Chandigarh and Bangalore.
She has also worked as Additional Director General, National Academy of Customs, Excise & Narcotics (NACEN), in Chennai.
She was also Additional Director General in Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, New Delhi. She also served on deputation as Under Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and as Director/ Joint Secretary in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
Prior to becoming Member, Central Board of Excise and Customs, she held the charge of Director General of Vigilance and Chief Vigilance Officer of the Department.
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- Human DNA Profiling Bill in India
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- Indian Institute of Management Bill 2017
- National Board of Electric Mobility
- R. B. Barman Committee Constituted
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- Online Portal ‘NARI’ for Women Empowerment
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana: Main Components
- Govt Abolishes Interview for Group B and C Posts
- Central Registration Centre of Corporate Affairs Launched
- AYUSH Medicines for Mosquito-Borne Diseases
- Funding Pattern of Central Schemes
- Ayurvedic Drugs Developed by Indian Councils
- 30 More Smart Cities Announced by Government
- Government Reduces Labour Registers to 5
- New Central Scheme ‘SAMPADA’ Launched
- Steps Taken for Development of Sericulture
- Sanctioned Posts of IAS / IPS Officers
- Combined Geo-Scientist And Geologist Examination
- ‘SHe-Box’ Launched for Sexual Harassment Complaints
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- Latest Data on Expenditure on Education in India
- Central Public Sector Enterprises: Latest Data and Figures
- 84,460 Affordable Houses Sanctioned for Urban Poor
- Chapter on Housing
- Migration Pushes German Population Growth
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- Cyprus Removed From India’s Tax Blacklist
- UN Trust Fund for International Cooperation in Tax Matters
- State of the Indian Economy
- Pakistan Signs Convention on Tax Cooperation
- Five Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements Signed
- Advance Pricing Agreements Reaches 117
- India Ratifies Transports Internationaux Routiers Convention
- MOU on Tax Cooperation Between BRICS Nations
- ‘Digi Dhan’ Campaign Launched
- Income Tax Department Receives Silver Award
- China Introduces Environmental Tax
- Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill 2016
- Greece Legislates Tax And Pension Reforms
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- Indian Advance Pricing Agreements Reached 186
- WHO Award for Global Tobacco Control
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- Apple Appeals Against EU Tax Ruling
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- Joint Advanced Technology Centre in Delhi
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- Trafficking of Persons (Prevention) Bill 2016
- New Chairman of Competition Commission
- Northern Zonal Council Meeting at Chandigarh
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences Convocation
- List of Closed Central Public Sector Enterprises
- World Robot Olympiad in Delhi
- India USA Workshop on Traditional Medicine
- New Chief Justice of India Appointed
- Committee to Frame Policy For Taxi Operators
- Adoption of the New Delhi Declaration 2015
- Measures Taken to Check Price Rise
- Action Plan to Promote AYUSH System
- India’s First Technology and Innovation Support Center
- MOU With USA Pharmacopeial Convention
- Report of Task Force on Innovation
- Photo Voltaic Integrated Micro Solar Dome
- India Mobile Congress in News
- Business and Climate Change Summit 2017
- Project ‘Swarna’ of Indian Railways
- BRICS Agriculture Research Platform
- New Commemorative Coins Released
- International Workshop on Physics of Semiconductor Devices
- Indo German Joint working Group Meet
- UIDAI Launched Challenge Drive
- Important Facts on India Japan Relations
- ‘Clean Street Food ‘ Project Launched
- India-Uzbekistan Bilateral Meeting on Trade
- Govt Setup Task Force on Innovation
- India – Netherland ‘LOTUS Project’ in News
- India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management
- Biodesign Programme to Develop Medical Devices
- International Summit on Medical Value Travel
- Electropreneur Park Inaugurated in Delhi
- Science Express Climate Action Special
- Incredible India Tourism Investment Summit
- Matdaata Mahotsav 2016
- Green Highways Policy Launched
- Swacchata Awards: Latest List of Winners
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute in Assam
- Measures Taken to Attract Tourists in India
- BCCI Gets New Constitution
- BSF Inducts its Own Pilots and Crew
- MoU to Setup Boxing Academy Signed
- India Kazakhstan JWG on Trade Meet
- Committee Develops Uniform Accident Recording Format
- GARV-II App To Monitor Electrification
- Standard Procedure for Protection of Street Children Launched
- 70th United Nations General Assembly Concluded
- “Skill for Life, Save a Life” Initiative Launched
- National Railway University: Latest in General Knowledge
- Pakistan Resolution on Self-Determination in UN
- UN Assembly Celebrates 70th Anniversary
- Waste Management Campaign Launched
- Poverty to Fall below 10 Percent in 2015
- Centre Of Excellence For Data Analytics Started
- Tsunami Mock Exercise in Indian Ocean
- Regional Connectivity Fund under UDAN
- Sports Ministry Suspends OIA Recognition
- NSDL Launches Facility For Trading in G-Secs
- Above 5000 MW Solar Projects Okayed
- ‘Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund’ in News
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- World Wildlife Day
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- Govt Asks SC to Make Collegium System Transparent
- Supply of Sand from South-East Asia to India
- ICC Gets Observer Status in UN
- Arab League, EU Sign Crisis Management Protocol
- WHO Issues Guidelines on Three STIs
- North Korea Executes Army Chief
- 50 Nations Sign UN Nuclear Ban Treaty
- WTO IP Rules Amended to Facilitate Medicines for Healthcare
- Kofi Annan Heads Panel on Rohingya Issue
- $5.4 Billion UN budget Adopted for Two Years
- International Association of Lighthouse Authorities
- World Radio Day
- National Judicial Pay Commission For Subordinate Judiciary
- Street Lighting National Programme: Latest Update
- Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: India’s Action
- Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Phase Out Plan Launched
- Hyogo Framework for Action: Building Resilience After Disasters
- UN Peace Building Fund: India Gives $500,000
- World Habitat Day
- Anti-Tank Guided Missile Nag Tested
- Sushma Swaraj’s Speech at UN: Full Text
- Our Performance in IAS Prelims 2016
- Bangkok Governor Suspended
- International Day of the Girl Child
- Steps to Support Domestic Steel Sector
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- RBI Impose Rs. 3 Crore Penalty on Union Bank
- Trade Facilitation Agreement: Mozambique Ratifies
- Airtel Payments Bank Launched
- Bukingham Palace Declaration On Wildlife Trade
- India and Free-Trade Agreements
- India’s Accession to Customs Convention on International Transport of Goods
- India’s First Aadhaar-Linked Cashless Solution Launched
- Ghana Ratifies the Trade Facilitation Agreement
- India Uruguay Cooperation in Customs Matters
- SBI Declares Silchar as Its 5th Zone
- Amitabh Chaudhry Committee Setup by IRDAI
- 500th Amendment to ‘WTO Goods Schedule’
- Airtel Payments Bank and HPCL Partnership
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- International Customs Day
- Cabinet Clears Real Estate Bill 2015
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- Services Purchasing Managers’ Index
- ‘Open Data Initiative’ in News
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- World’s Largest Lithium Battery in News
- Raipur Airport Ranked First in Customer Index
- Snapdeal Launches Cloud Platform Cirrus
- Google Acquiring Apigee
- Flipkart Gets 100 Million Customers
- India Has 103.5 Crore Mobile Users
- EU-Japan Signs Economic Partnership Agreement
- Amazon Gets RBI approval for E-Wallet
- Alibaba Trade Facilitation Centre Program
- Simplified Hedging Facility in India
- Tata Motors’ New Brand Ambassador
- PayTm Launches Payments Bank
- India’s First Payments Bank Starts
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- Vodafone BSNL Ink Pact on 2G Roaming
- 10% Basic Customs Duty Imposed on Mobiles
- Sanam Singh Wins Title
- Ashok Lavasa Committee Submits Report
- International Smart Grid Action Network
- 11th WTO Ministerial Conference
- Indian-American Entrepreneurs Awarded
- Murray Wins Shanghai Masters Title
- Summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries
- 112 Sqkm Increase of Mangroves Reported
- Ashwin is Fastest To Get 200 Wickets
- Rafale Fighter Jets Deal Approved
- Fattest Woman of the World
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- World’s First Museum of Polar Lands
- Spacecraft Juno Exits From Safe Mode
- Stop Online Ads of Pre-Natal Sex Tests: SC
- Egypt Gets $12 bn Loan from IMF
- Reliance Defence Signs JV With Dassault
- China and Myanmar Sign Oil Pipeline Deal
- 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention
- Permanent Residency Status to Foreign Investors
- Japanese Shuttlers Win Tournament
- Australia Appoints New Bowling Coach
- External Sector
- World Trade Statistical Review Released
- Global Unemployment to Rise by 3.4 m in 2017
- Indian Rafale Fighters Squadron in Bengal
- Cricketer Alviro Petersen Banned For 2 Years
- Juno Sends Images of Jupiter Poles
- 1145cr Project at Mormugao Port Approved
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- Bitcoin Trading Exchanges in India
- Kiki Bertens Won Swiss WTA Title
- Whales Reached Tamilnadu Coast
- CO2 Levels Hit Record High: WMO
- White Dwarf Pulsar Discovered
- Ministry of Health Receives Award
- Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards Announced
- Provisional Estimates of Annual National Income
- Second Advance Estimates of National Income
- Major Initiatives in Roads and Highways Sector
- Measures For Speedy Disposal of Consumer Cases
- Steps Taken for Tribal Education
- Financial Package for Andhra Pradesh
- Land Acquisition Bill Passed by Telangana
- Committee on UGC NET Appointed
- Total Universities in India
- Nepal Bans New Indian Currency
- CTTC Bhubaneswar Signs Agreement With ISRO
- Bombay Stock Exchange Issues Bonds
- National Regulatory Authority in Health Sector
- Revised Estimates of National Income
- Uzbekistan PM Wins Presidential Vote
- Latest on Police Reforms in India
- AYUSH-QOL-2C To Reduce Side Effects
- UN Starts Fund For Zika Virus Response
- Revised National Income Data Released
- Central Consumer Protection Council
- DBFOT Model of Investment in Infrastructure
- Typhoon Melor Strikes Philippines
- National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities
- Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium
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- Ethanol Blending Programme in India
- Humanitarian Crisis in Kasai Region
- The Code on Wages Bill 2017
- UN Releases $50 million Emergency Funds
- Programme on Scientific Research on Panchgavya
- Biodiversity Finance Initiative Held
- Autonomous Research Councils in AYUSH
- National SC/ST Hub Launched in Ludhiana
- Mother Teresa’s Statue Unveiled in Chennai
- Chennai Open Renamed Maharashtra Open
- Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Wins Belgium Open
- Swadesh Darshan Scheme Expanded
- Karun Nair Hits Triple Century
- India BPO Promotion Scheme
- Calcutta HC Judge CS Karnan Gets 6 Months Imprisonment
- CSIR Signs Agreement With MIDI Institute Ethiopia
- ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ of Indian Government
- Senthilkumar Wins Squash Title
- Indian Satellites Designed by Students
- PSLV C34 Launches 20 Satellites
- MALABAR Series of Exercises in News
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- Launch of Advanced Weather Satellite
- Bopanna-Nedunchezhiyan Won Chennai Open
- ADB Loan for Vizag-Chennai Corridor
- India-UK MoU to Allow More Flights
- Mexico Opens Consulate in Chennai
- Chennai Metro Project Inaugurated
- Smuggling of Indian Star Tortoises
- World’s Largest Station Redevelopment Program
- USA Returns Cultural Artefacts to India
- Bautista Agut is Chennai Open Champ
- India Second Largest Producer of Footwear
- Destroyer INS Chennai Joins Indian Navy
- Bangalore Tops City Momentum Index
- Indian Language Speech Corpus
- Naval Air Enclave at Santa Cruz Inaugurated
- Japan’s Official Development Assistance to India