U.P. Singh appointed as new joint secretary inoil ministry.

The government appointed U.P. Singh, a Joint Secretary in Oil Ministry,as the interim chairman of the state-run Oil India Ltd, after appointment of a regular head was delayed because of questions being raised on the shortlisted candidate U.P. Singh, Joint Secretary(Exploration). Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas assumed the additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director in place of S.K. Shrivastav who superannuated.