20 October 2026
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

IRS officer Shefali Juneja elected as Chairperson of ICAO

Shefali Juneja elected as Chairperson of UN’s ICAO committee. India’s got this responsibility after 12 years. ICAO functions to maintain the administrative and bureaucracy supporting diplomacy and research new air transport policy.
Indian Masterminds Stories

Shefali Juneja has been elected as the Chairperson of the Aviation Security Committee of United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). She is also the first woman to lead the committee.

Shefali Juneja is a 1992 IRS IT officer. She also served as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation from 2012 to 2019. She was the chief bilateral air services Negotiator for India. She also served the Board of Director in Air India group companies like Air India Express and Alliance Air.

ICAO is a UN agency to support diplomacy and cooperation in air transport. It is responsible for ensuring standards and regulations for safe, economic and efficient air travel.


Indian Masterminds Stories
Join our WhatsApp Channel
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Related Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS
Delhi government
Delhi Govt Launches ₹170 Crore Infrastructure Projects Across 9 Industrial Areas to Boost Connectivity 
sand mining
Bihar Plans New Sand Mining in 6 Districts, 452 Sand Ghats Await Auction to Ease Supply Shortages 
CM Mohan Yadav
PM Modi’s Leadership Empowering India to Realise Its Strength and Potential: MP CM Mohan Yadav
Gujarat-government resized
Gujarat Govt Assigns Additional Charges to 12 IAS Officers Ahead of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
Taroki-Rowghat railway line
Chhattisgarh Rail Projects Worth ₹51,080 Crore to Boost Connectivity and Regional Development
cm dhami
Uttarakhand Emerges as Major Industrial Hub, Over 4.70 Lakh People Get Jobs Through MSMEs
MSME-Women-Entrepreneurs
Uttar Pradesh: 466 SHG Women to Prepare Development Plans for 244 Gram Panchayats in Baghpat 
cm yogi
Uttar Pradesh Emerges as Electronics and Semiconductor Hub with ₹43,000 Crore Investment and 3 Lakh Jobs
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Videos
Dr Saket Badola IFS
Beyond Tigers and Safaris: How Corbett Literature Festival Wants to Change the Conservation Conversation
PK Jena
Why Technology Cannot Replace Human Connection in Governance: P.K. Jena
PK Jena
The IAS Officer Who Put People Before Paperwork: How PK Jena Challenged Corruption and Reformed Governance
ADVERTISEMENT
UPSC Stories
Bhikan Rojekar UPSC
He missed MBBS by 1 mark in 2016; Maharashtra’s Bhikan Rojekar secures UPSC AIR 812
Bhikan Rojekar secured AIR 812 in UPSC CSE 2025 in his third attempt. Read how the son of a farm labourer...
Umar Janj UPSC CAPF
15+ Failures Couldn’t Stop Him: Umar Janj Secures AIR 160 in UPSC CAPF 2025
After multiple SSB setbacks, a CAPF interview miss by 12 marks and more than 15 failures, Umar Janj secured...
Aayush Sharma
Three CDS Attempts, Five AFCAT Qualifications & Medical Setback: How Aayush Sharma Secured CAPF AIR 135
After three unsuccessful SSB attempts, five AFCAT qualifications and a medical setback, Aayush Sharma...
CSR NEWS
HPCL Gorakhpur cricket stadium
HPCL Commits ₹10 Crore Under CSR for International Cricket Stadium Development in Gorakhpur 
The CSR contribution aims to strengthen sports infrastructure, promote grassroots cricket, create employment...
nhpc csr
NHPC Tanakpur Power Station Provides Vehicles Worth ₹40 Lakh and Medical Equipment Worth ₹28 Lakh Under CSR
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Flags Off Three Vehicles for Forest Divisions and Inaugurates a Phacoemulsification...
NBCC India CSR Award 2026
NBCC India Wins Award for Excellence in CSR at 4th Fortune Leadership Awards 2026
The recognition honours NBCC’s community welfare initiatives and efforts to improve healthcare accessibility...
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Latest
Delhi government
Delhi Govt Launches ₹170 Crore Infrastructure Projects Across 9 Industrial Areas to Boost Connectivity 
sand mining
Bihar Plans New Sand Mining in 6 Districts, 452 Sand Ghats Await Auction to Ease Supply Shortages 
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Videos
Dr Saket Badola IFS
PK Jena
PK Jena
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT