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Narendra Bhooshan assumed charge as the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on October 1, 2026. He is a 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Before this appointment, he served as Secretary of the Department of Land Resources under the Ministry of Rural Development. He has also held several important central and state-level positions, including Deputy Director General of UIDAI, Mission Director for National Food Security Management, and Additional Chief Secretary (Energy) in Uttar Pradesh. The MoEFCC is responsible for coordinating India’s environmental, forest and climate-related policies.