PM Modi's New Advisor

• Former Petroleum Secretary Tarun Kapoor has been appointed as an advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

• Kapoor is a 1987 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre officer of the Indian Administrative Service.

• He retired from the post of Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on 30 November 2021.

• At present, they have been approved for appointment for a period of two years from the date of joining.