<h1>Administrative appointment: Secretary of industry and internal trade assumes charge, bringing experience in infrastructure, trade promotion and urban governance.</h1> Assumption of charge as Secretary, DPIIT by Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra constitutes an administrative leadership transition for the department overseeing industrial promotion and internal trade. His prior roles-leading national airport infrastructure strategy, central commerce work on SEZs, public procurement and project exports, municipal executive responsibilities in urban infrastructure and governance, and management of public sector undertakings-are presented as directly relevant to the department's policy and operational remit.