Press Communiqué

• A Press Communiqué is an official, authoritative government notification issued via the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to formally announce executive decisions — most prominently judicial appointments, transfers and elevations by the President.
• For UPSC, relevance lies in (a) the constitutional appointment procedure of judges under Articles 124 / 217 / 224, (b) the Collegium–Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) workflow, and (c) Polity current affairs triggered by such notifications.