CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Anna Rajam Malhotra, who was the first woman IAS officer in India, was posted as a Civil Servant in Madras State in 1951. She was the first woman IAS officer in independent India. During her tenure, she worked under seven chief ministers, one of them being Rajiv Gandhi, during the Asian Games of 1982.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chonira Belliappa Muthamma, the first woman to clear the Indian Civil Services exams. She was the first Indian woman diplomat to join the Indian Foreign Service in the year 1949 and also became India’s first woman IFS Officer and High Commissioner.

Detailed explanation-3: -Satyendranath Tagore (1 June 1842 – 9 January 1923) was an Indian civil servant, poet, composer, writer, social reformer and linguist from Kolkata, West Bengal. He was the first Indian who became an Indian Civil Service officer in 1863 He was a member of Bramho Samaj.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first woman IPS officer in India was Kiran Bedi. She qualified for the UPSC exam in 1972. As Director-General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development, she stayed in the workforce for 35 years before taking voluntary retirement in 2007. The Bharatiya Janata Party later welcomed her in January 2015.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chonira Belliappa Muthamma (24 January 1924 – 14 October 2009) was the first woman to clear the Indian Civil Services examinations. She was also the first woman to join the Indian Foreign Service. She was the first Indian woman diplomat as well.