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Praful Matta: The IT Officer Who Faced Death at 7,300 Metres on Everest

27 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Income Tax Officer Praful Matta balances government service, marathon running and extreme mountaineering, surviving an Everest emergency while pursuing...

Features

Tribal Tourism Takes Root: Bringing Visitors Closer to Tribal Life, Culture and Nature

26 October 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

When the journey enters the village, the forest and the home to experience tribal culture

Beyond Headlines

How GST Reforms Are Easing Compliance and Supporting India’s Business Growth

26 October 2026

Shubhekshu Sinha

India’s proposed GST reforms aim to reduce compliance burdens, speed up refunds, limit unnecessary official...

How IAS Awanish Kumar Sharan Is Transforming Chhattisgarh’s Housing Board into a Modern Urban Development Institution

Beyond Headlines

Affordable Homes, Digital Governance and Inclusive Urban Growth: Chhattisgarh’s Development Vision

26 October 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From digital property booking and ₹2,000-crore housing projects to tribal infrastructure and urban redevelopment,...

Be Inspired

From a Village in Bihar to the Captain’s Chair: Capt Ritu Kumari’s 16-Year Journey at Sea

26 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

Capt Ritu Kumari, a tanker captain from Bihar, has broken barriers in the Merchant Navy after 16 years...

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Who Is Chinmoy Naik? 2004-Batch IFS Officer Gets 3 Additional Diplomatic Assignments in the Caribbean

22 October 2026

Indian Para Athlete Wins Bronze at Asian Para Games-200kb

Who Is Suhas L.Y.? UP Cadre IAS Officer Wins Bronze at 2026 Asian Para Games

22 October 2026

Who Is IRS Officer Ekta Vishnoi? Started Powerlifting at 45, Wins 3 Gold Medals at World Masters Championship at 52

19 October 2026

Videos

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit: From Fighter Cockpit to Chief of the Indian Air Force

23 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How India Plans to Boost Tourism, Create Jobs and Ease Overcrowding : Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on the Road to 2047

21 October 2026

Sharad Gupta

Brighu Srinivasan: The IPS Officer Leading India’s Elite NSG Force

17 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

Engineers India Vigilance Awareness Week

Engineers India Marks Vigilance Awareness Week 2026 with Integrity Pledge and Walkathon

26 October 2026

BEL’s ₹2,500 Crore Andhra Pradesh Project to Boost Defence Manufacturing and Supplier Opportunities

26 October 2026

BHEL Announces Senior Management Changes; Rajeev Srivastava and Amit Gupta Take Key Roles

26 October 2026

SJVN Observes Vigilance Awareness Week 2026 Across Projects and Units, Focuses on ‘Probity for Prosperity’

26 October 2026

BECIL Inaugurates Renovated EV Charging Station in Delhi to Boost Green Mobility

26 October 2026

BEML Observes Vigilance Awareness Week 2026, Reaffirms Commitment to Integrity and Transparency

26 October 2026

Coal India Vigilance Awareness Week 2026

Coal India Organises Walkathon in Kolkata to Mark Vigilance Awareness Week 2026

26 October 2026

Bank of Maharashtra Q2 FY27 Results: Net Profit Jumps 41.42% to ₹2,310 Crore as Total Business Grows 25.16%

26 October 2026

Defence News

Indian Army’s Western Command to Hold Mechanisation Technology Seminar 2.0 in December

26 October 2026

Rajnath Singh to Take India’s Defence Agenda to ASEAN-Plus Summit in Philippines on October 28

26 October 2026

Wings Over Ganges 2026: How Indian Army Supported IAF’s Varanasi Aerial Display

26 October 2026

Why Brazil's Military Delegation Is Visiting India Now Amid Global Turbulence

26 October 2026

Judiciary News

Telangana High Court Warns Chief Secretary May Have to Appear in Contempt Cases on November 4

26 October 2026

Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Reveals This Advice of CJI Chandrachud In PMLA Case

26 October 2026

Kerala High Court Internship 2026: Eligibility, Application Rules And Restrictions

26 October 2026

Former Kerala DGP Tomin Thachankary Seeks HC Nod to Travel Abroad to Resume UAE Job

25 October 2026

CSR News

EIL Honoured with FICCI Chemicals & Petrochemicals Award 2026 for Outstanding Contribution to Society

26 October 2026

NLC India Builds ₹1.23 Crore Dispensary in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram Under CSR Initiative

22 October 2026

MGL Donates 30-Seater Hydraulic-Lift Bus to NIEPID Davangere Under MGL Saksham CSR Initiative

21 October 2026

Engineers India Distributes Assistive Devices to 55 Divyangjans in Gurugram Under CSR Initiative

21 October 2026

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Tribal Tourism Takes Root: Bringing Visitors Closer to Tribal Life, Culture and Nature

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Why Does India Continue to Lose So Many Lives on Its Roads?

Bhakti Kothari

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How Prime Minister Narendra Modi transformed governance, delivery and India’s global standing

21 September 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

From last-mile governance and women’s empowerment to infrastructure and cultural renewal, PM Modi’s leadership...

How the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

UPSC Stories

‘Dreams Don’t Change Lives, Daily Habits Do’: IA&AS Officer Lokesh Datal on UPSC and Discipline

24 October 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IA&AS officer Lokesh Datal shares his UPSC journey, clearing the exam in his fourth attempt, building...

From Dropping Out of School to Becoming an IPS Officer : How a Father’s Unwavering Support Helped Mavis Tak Achieve Success

21 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

For Mavis Tak, becoming an IPS officer once seemed like a distant dream. Despite financial struggles...

He missed MBBS by 1 mark in 2016; Maharashtra’s Bhikan Rojekar secures UPSC AIR 812

18 October 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Bhikan Rojekar secured AIR 812 in UPSC CSE 2025 in his third attempt. Read how the son of a farm labourer...

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Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

The War Diary of Asha-San: Bharati Sahay’s INA Journey

24 October 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Discover Lt Bharati ‘Asha’ Sahay Chaudhry’s wartime diary, her meeting with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose,...

Can AI Bridge the Opportunity Gap? IAS Officer Dr. Manish Ranjan Explores the Answer in His New Book

19 October 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

In AI for Everyone, IAS officer Dr. Manish Ranjan explores how artificial intelligence can bridge gaps...

The Blue Potter: Ajeet Cour’s Portraits of the Icons Who Shaped Punjabiyat

17 October 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Through portraits of 17 writers, poets, artists, publishers and cultural figures, Ajeet Cour’s The Blue...

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