Rear Admiral C. Raghuram assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL)

Exam-focused facts from the 8 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Rear Admiral C. Raghuram (Retd.) assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) on July 2, 2026.
Rear Admiral Raghuram was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in 2017 for his distinguished service to the Indian Navy.
Before taking over as CMD of HSL, he served as the Assistant Chief of Materiel.
He is an alumnus of the Naval College of Engineering, Lonavala, Cranfield University, United Kingdom, the Naval War College, and the National Defence College.
Jasvinder Singh assumed charge as the Director (Strategic Project) of HSL.