Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Jatin Kumar Nayak was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) and assumed charge on 30th October 2026. His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) following a communication from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Before joining IREDA, he served as Executive Director (Finance) at REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power. He also held important financial and leadership positions in organisations such as NHPC Limited, Hindustan Copper Limited and National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO).