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Three Decades, Countless Crisis , One Command : Satish Golcha At Delhi’s Helm

3 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Excerpt- A 1992-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, Satish Golcha brings over three decades of experience across law and order, intelligence, investigation,...

Change Makers

How IFS Kiran Bisen Turned Ujjain’s Forgotten Land into Living Forests Before Simhastha 2028

3 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

With less than one percent forest cover, Ujjain saw a quiet green transformation under IFS officer Kiran...

Beyond Headlines

Building a Shield of Safety: IPS Abhinav Sonkar’s Mission to Protect Women and Children in Dhenkanal

3 February 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IPS Sonkar is transforming women and child safety in Dhenkanal through preventive policing, community...

Video Interview

Vinit Nandanwar And The Making Of Bastar's First IAS

2 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

In Bastar, dreams usually end early. Life moves to the rhythm of survival, not ambition. Civil services...

Change Makers

Inside Samrat Rahi’s Push to Bring the Hooghly Back to the City

2 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Reclaiming the Hooghly, Kolkata is rediscovering its river through heritage-led redevelopment, public...

Must Read

Bihar Govt Opens IAS Doors for Non-Administrative Officers, Recommends 2 for Induction

1 February 2026

Who Is IAS Ravi Kota? Assam Chief Secretary’s Tenure Extended by Government for 6 Months

3 February 2026

Bullet Trains, Himalayan Links, Freight Corridors: Railways Get Transformational Push in Budget 2026–27 | Check State-Wise Allocation

3 February 2026

Videos

Vinit Nandanwar And The Making Of Bastar's First IAS

2 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

A Bottle-Painter, A Poetess, An Author, Avid Reader, Champion Player and A Successful IAS Officer – Mugdha Sinha Has Aced It All

29 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

Hemming ITDC To Provide Ultimate Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Experience | IAS Mugdha Sinha Video Interview

26 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

PSU News

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IRFC Signs Tripartite MoU with VOCPA and SMFC to Finance Large-Scale Port and Multimodal Infrastructure Projects

3 February 2026

BEML Commissions Robotic Welding Cell and Modern HMV Axle Assembly Shop at KGF to Boost Production and Efficiency

3 February 2026

IRCTC Appoints IRSEE Officer Vikram Yadav as Group General Manager for Procurement and Tendering

3 February 2026

CONCOR, SCI and Major Ports Sign MoU to Launch Bharat Container Shipping Line for EXIM and Coastal Trade

3 February 2026

PowerGrid Hosts Analyst & Investor Meet in Mumbai; Highlights Strategic Growth and Record Performance

3 February 2026

BCCL Reports ₹22.8 Crore Q3 Loss Post Listing as Revenue Drops to ₹2,853 Crore Amid Weak Coking Coal Demand

3 February 2026

ONGC Launches Asia’s First Rural Olympic Archery Hostel in Uttar Pradesh to Train 2036 Olympians

3 February 2026

NBCC India Secures ₹271.32 Crore Orders Including ₹232 Crore Namami Ganga Aquarium Project in Rishikesh

3 February 2026

Defence News

ISRO LOX-Methane Engine Thrust Chamber Test

What Is ISRO’s LOX-Methane Engine and How It Supports India’s Next Generation Launch Vehicle

3 February 2026

Big Boost to Atmanirbhar Bharat: Odisha Clears ₹17,250 Crore Defence-Aero Mega Hub

3 February 2026

Union Budget 2026: Government Raises Anti-Naxal Funding by 20% to Meet March 2026 Target

3 February 2026

MAK Controls Launcher for Akash-NG Program

India’s Akash-NG Missile Program Advances with Induction of MAK Controls’ Indigenous Launcher

3 February 2026

Judiciary News

BNS Section 69 Explained: Allahabad High Court Rules Consensual Physical Relationship Cannot Be Termed Cheating

3 February 2026

UP Bulldozer Actions Under Judicial Scanner: Allahabad High Court Seeks Clear Answer Despite Supreme Court Guidelines

3 February 2026

Pennaiyar River Dispute: Supreme Court Mandates Tribunal Formation, Pushes Centre to Act Within One Month

3 February 2026

Explained: Kerala High Court’s Order on Special NDPS Courts and What It Means for Drug Trials

2 February 2026

Opinion

Features

Eighteen IPS Officers Retire: Reflections on a Life of Service and the Journey Beyond the Uniform

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Precision Lethality: The Shift from Volume to Accuracy

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UPSC Stories

Calm, Clarity and Rank 15: How Siddharth Babu Cracked UPSC and Joined the IFS

2 February 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Who is Siddharth Babu? The 2017-batch IFS officer who interpreted for PM Modi on Republic Day and cracked...

She Cried, She Learned, She Returned: The Unbreakable UPSC Journey of IAS Avdhija Gupta

20 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From three consecutive Prelims failures to securing AIR 43, IAS Avdhija Gupta’s UPSC CSE-2024 journey...

Why the UPSC Centenary Logo Matters: A Visual Guide to 100 Years of Civil Services

18 January 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

The UPSC centenary logo marks 100 years of India’s civil services. Decode its symbols and trace the journey...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

Part 2 : Why K.M. Panikkar Still Matters in India’s Political and Intellectual History

30 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Drawing from deep archival research and unflinching narrative honesty, Narayani Basu presents K.M. Panikkar...

Three Engineers, Three Books

29 January 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Retired IAS officer Amitabha Bhattacharya reviews three engineers’ autobiographical books, exploring...

Part 1 | Boswell for a Statesman: How Narayani Basu Reconstructs the Many Lives of K.M. Panikkar

27 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

In this extended two-part review, the author seeks the indulgence of readers to engage deeply with A...