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A Call From the Homeland: How IAS Ravindra Goswami’s ‘Aao Gaon Chalen’ Is Bringing Pali’s Global Community Back to Its Roots

4 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From building classrooms and health centres to reviving ponds and planting thousands of trees, Rajasthan’s Pali Collector is turning nostalgia into nation-building,...

UPSC Stories

Cracked UPSC CSE, IFS and Engineering Services: The Inspiring Journey of Akshat Singhal While Balancing a Full-Time Job

4 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Rajasthan's Akshat Singhal Balanced a Demanding Government Job, Multiple UPSC Attempts and Personal Sacrifices...

Collector Muttimbaku Abhishikth Kishore ias

Beyond Headlines

Coastal City Dreams Bigger: Vision turning Vizag into a Global Data Destination

4 June 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

Visakhapatnam is positioning itself as a global data and technology hub through major investments, data...

Beyond Headlines

A Mattress in an Office, Floodwaters Everywhere, and a Mission to Save Lives : How a Young IAS Officer Led a District Through Punjab’s Worst Flood in Decades

3 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

When the devastating 2025 floods submerged more than 150 villages in Punjab’s Dera Baba Nanak subdivision,...

Beyond Headlines

Ravada A. Chandrasekhar: The Intelligence Strategist Now Steering Kerala Police

3 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From a young IPS officer in conflict-prone Kannur to Kerala’s DGP after years in India’s intelligence...

Must Read

Who Is IAS K.K. Pant? Senior-Most Himachal Officer Gets Additional Charge as Chief Secretary

1 June 2026

Who Is Satyabrata Kumar? Ex-ED Officer Who Probed Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya Cases Takes Voluntary Retirement

1 June 2026

Who Will Be Haryana’s Next Chief Secretary? Seniority Row Resurfaces as Anurag Rastogi’s Extension Nears End

1 June 2026

Videos

Ravada A. Chandrasekhar: The Intelligence Strategist Now Steering Kerala Police

3 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Rajeev Kumar Sharma: The Officer Tasked With Reimagining Rajasthan Police

30 May 2026

Pallavi Priya

When The Entire Film Crew Was At The Mercy of King Cobra

28 May 2026

Sharad Gupta

PSU News

Who Is Anupam Mishra? FACT Director Named CMD of Hindustan Copper Limited

4 June 2026

BPCL Signs 3-Year Agreement with 1to1Help to Extend RoshniPlus Employee Assistance Program Till 2029

4 June 2026

PNB Housing Finance Appoints Rahul Jain as Chief Strategy Officer to Drive Growth and Digital Transformation

4 June 2026

GRSE Wins PSU IT Award 2026 for Best IT Implementation, Achieves Third Straight Recognition for Digital Excellence

4 June 2026

Leadership Continuity: NTPC CMD Gurdeep Singh Tenure Extended Till July 2026 Amid Power Sector Expansion

4 June 2026

POWERGRID Commissions Gujarat Transmission Expansion Project to Boost Power Transfer Capacity

4 June 2026

NALCO Signs MoU with Indian Overseas Bank for ₹1 Crore Accident Insurance Cover Under Corporate Salary Package

4 June 2026

Africa Bets on Indian Engineering: BHEL Secures ₹2,500 Crore Dangote Project

4 June 2026

Defence News

From Concept to Reality: Russia Begins Building the First Su-75 Checkmate Fighter

4 June 2026

How This One Rolls-Royce Proposal will Boost India's Fifth-Generation Fighter Programme

4 June 2026

A New Era in Air Defence Warfare: India Receives 4th Squadron of AI-Powered S-400 Triumf Missile

4 June 2026

Everything You Need to Know About This Crucial India Australia Defence MoU

4 June 2026

Judiciary News

Who is Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai Takes Charge as Chief Justice of Patna High Court

3 June 2026

Agasthyamalai Ecological Landscape Encroachment

One of India's Richest Biodiversity Zones Gets Supreme Court Protection

3 June 2026

Supreme Court Clarifies Article 12: Bar Associations Not Subject to Writ Jurisdiction

2 June 2026

Big Win for Digital Privacy: Delhi High Court Allows Removal of Online Judicial Records in Certain Cases Under Article 21

1 June 2026

CSR News

NCL Signs ₹25 Lakh MoU with Singrauli Administration for Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan Water Conservation Project

2 June 2026

DVC Donates 2 Ambulances in Koderma to Boost Rural Emergency Healthcare Services Under CSR Initiative

1 June 2026

DFCCIL MD Praveen Kumar Reviews EDFC Infrastructure, Safety, CSR and Employee Welfare During Dadri–Sahnewal Inspection

1 June 2026

NTPC Bongaigaon Wins Two National Awards for Excellence in Safety, Environment and CSR Initiatives

30 May 2026

Opinion

Features

India’s GCC Gold Rush: Are We Building Economic Engines or Climate Liabilities?

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

Rethinking Police Reform After Two Decades: Time for a Data-Driven Revisit

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Cartoon of the Week

Civil Services Day: CARTOON OF THE WEEK

UPSC Stories

Cracked UPSC CSE, IFS and Engineering Services: The Inspiring Journey of Akshat Singhal While Balancing a Full-Time Job

4 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Rajasthan's Akshat Singhal Balanced a Demanding Government Job, Multiple UPSC Attempts and Personal Sacrifices...

A First for Generations: Bhoomika Jain Clears UPSC CSE 2025 After Two Failed Attempts

1 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Bhoomika Jain from Satna secured AIR 331 in CSE 2025 after clearing the exam in her third attempt. Read...

Devangi Meena: The UPSC Candidate Who Stopped Studying to Start Understanding Herself

31 May 2026

Bhakti Kothari

After failing to clear Prelims three times, Devangi Meena transformed her approach, conquered self-doubt,...

Social Media

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

Through the Himalayas and the Upanishads: A Journey into the Self

30 May 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A compelling philosophical novel that traces a German psychologist’s quest for answers through India’s...

The Dead Fish and the Hungry Generation’s Rage Against Society

23 May 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A haunting exploration of abandonment, desire, power and psychological collapse, The Dead Fish exposes...

The Evolution of India’s Tricolour: From Sacred Standards to National Symbol

15 May 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A Flag to Live and Die For by Navtej Sarna traces India’s tricolour through decades of debate, resistance,...