By: Express News ServiceNew Delhi | October 2, 2025 02:23 AM IST 2 min readAs the Finance Ministry shifted to the new Central Secretariat building from the historic North Block, it was a nostalgic moment for most officials. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman went around all the office rooms, interacted with officials and clicked pictures with them. Many of the officials have spent their entire career, in some cases over 40 years, in the North Block building. Key ministries that operated from the North Block include Ministries of Finance; Home; and Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.At HomeEver since returning to Rampur last week after spending 23 months in jail, SP veteran Azam Khan has been swamped with visitors, so much so that he has little time left for family members. The 77-year-old leader was in Delhi for a couple of days last week for health check-ups. The most talked-about visit, however, is that of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on October 8. Considering the bittersweet relationship between the leaders, political observers are expecting “some drama”.Hiring SpreeClose on the heels of the appointment of two judicial members and four expert members to the NGT, the Environment Ministry has sought applications again to fill vacancies for five judicial members and five expert members. Despite the recent appointments, the NGT staff remains below the sanctioned strength. A minimum of 10 judicial members and as many expert members are needed, but it has only six judicial members and seven expert members. From the recent appointees, the expert members have taken charge in various zones.© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd