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9 Hours, One Life Hanging by a Thread: The High-Stakes Elephant Rescue Led by IFS Shashi Kumar in Jashpur

19 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS Shashi Kumar leads a 9-hour rescue mission in Jashpur to save a collapsed elephant, highlighting rapid response, expert veterinary care, and coordinated...

Features

SC Redefines Creamy Layer Rule, Brings Relief For Many UPSC Aspirants

19 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

The Supreme Court verdict that parental income alone cannot determine OBC creamy layer status could have...

Beyond Headlines

The Woman Who Commanded a Paramilitary Unit First : The Inspiring Journey of IPS Officer Asha Sinha

19 March 2026

Pallavi Priya

A 1982-batch Jharkhand cadre IPS officer, Asha Sinha broke barriers by becoming India’s first woman to...

UPSC Stories

Who Scored Highest in UPSC Interview 2025? Tejaswini Singh Tops with 225 Marks, Top 5 Profiles & Mark Calculation Explained

18 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Tejaswini Singh secured the highest UPSC interview score this year with 225 marks, followed by Anjana...

Beyond Headlines

IPS Sonali Mishra: The First Woman to Lead RPF and the Officer Strengthening Security Across India’s Railways

18 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

1993 batch IPS officer Sonali Mishra becomes the first woman Director General of RPF, bringing over three...

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Major Administrative Reshuffle in UP: Lokesh M Returns as Secretary PWD; 7 IAS and 4 PCS Officers Transferred

14 March 2026

UPSC Tightens DGP Appointment Rules, Makes Supreme Court Nod Mandatory for Delay by States

17 March 2026

Industrial Relations Code Amendment Bill 2026

Parliamentary Panel Favours Expanding 360-Degree Empanelment Process for All Central Services Officers

17 March 2026

Videos

What Happens After Terror Strikes? Surinder Choudhary Explains the Reality of Counter-Terror Operations

16 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

India’s First Visually Impaired IFS Officer on Diplomacy, Inclusion and Changing the System

12 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Beno Zephine: India’s First 100% Visually Challenged IFS Officer Who Rewrote the Rules of Diplomacy | EXCLUSIVE

2 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

MP Cadre Officers’ Assets Still Largely Opaque: 58% of IAS, IPS and IFS Officers Declare Nil or Undisclosed Property Values

19 March 2026

Haryana Govt Transfers 23 IAS Officers in Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle; Anurag Agarwal, AK Singh, Neha Singh Get Key Postings

19 March 2026

Former J&K IAS Officer Amit Kushari Passes Away in Jammu; Ex-Additional Chief Secy & CAT Judge Remembered for Decades of Public Service

19 March 2026

UP Permanent DGP Appointment Delayed as UPSC Returns Proposal, Seeks Fresh Submission Under 2025 Guidelines

19 March 2026

Explained: Why LBSNAA Told New IAS and IPS Officers to Avoid Social Media Self-Promotion

19 March 2026

IFS Esha Srivastava Gets One-Month Extension; IAS Aryaka Akhoury Appointed in DoPT, Parameswaran Iyer Retained at World Bank

19 March 2026

PSU News

RITES Limited Appoints Prem Singh Meena as Director (Projects) to Boost Rail & Metro Project Execution

19 March 2026

RITES Limited Appoints Nikhil Agarwal as Interim Company Secretary & Compliance Officer

19 March 2026

SJVN Appoints Parthajit De as Director (Finance) to Strengthen Financial Strategy

19 March 2026

NTPC Signs MoU with Octopus Energy to Accelerate Renewable Energy and EV Charging Growth

19 March 2026

DFCCIL Unveils New Gulaothi Cargo Terminal to Transform Logistics in Western Uttar Pradesh

19 March 2026

GRSE Bags Multiple Awards in FY 2025‑26, Celebrated as “26 in 26” for Excellence and Innovation

19 March 2026

NBCC to Execute ₹5,800 Crore Rajasthan Mandapam Project, Transforming Jaipur into Global Business & Tourism Hub

19 March 2026

Petronet LNG Appoints Deepak Gupta as Nominee Director to Strengthen LNG and Clean Energy Leadership

19 March 2026

Defence News

Explained: What is the SAGAR Initiative? India’s Powerful Maritime Strategy to Secure the Indian Ocean Region

19 March 2026

Explained: How Yeoman Marine’s NGOPV Project Is Quietly Strengthening India’s Maritime Dominance

19 March 2026

DRDO MIGM Naval Mine: Why It Is a Nightmare for Enemy Submarines and Stealth Warships

19 March 2026

Indian Navy Signs MoUs with IIT Madras, IOCL, CSL, and MDL to Boost Marine Engineering and Innovation

18 March 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Judgment on Adoptive Mothers Maternity Leave: Key Changes, Impact, and Legal Significance

19 March 2026

Thiruparankundram Deepam Controversy: Madras High Court Halts Contempt Action, Key Hearing Set for April

18 March 2026

Supreme Court Issues Notice to DoPT Secretary Rachna Shah in Contempt Plea Over ITAT Appointment Delay

17 March 2026

Big Legal Action: Supreme Court Sends Contempt Notice to DoPT Secretary for Ignoring ITAT Appointment Orders

17 March 2026

CSR News

ECIL Completes CSR Project by Handing Over Retaining Wall at Rastriya Vidya Kendra, Telangana

13 March 2026

NTPC WR-I Launches ₹7.64 Crore CSR Project to Renovate IPD Blocks at N.M. Wadia Hospital, Solapur

13 March 2026

AAI Provides ₹12.29 Crore CSR Support to Balasaheb Deoras Rugnalay in Pune for Healthcare Expansion

12 March 2026

Numaligarh Refinery Wins Dual Honours for Operational Innovation and CSR at Governance Now PSU Awards 2026

11 March 2026

Opinion

Features

SC Redefines Creamy Layer Rule, Brings Relief For Many UPSC Aspirants

Sharad Gupta

Beyond Headlines

Precision Sovereignty: Why Defence Indigenisation is No Longer Optional

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UPSC Stories

Who Scored Highest in UPSC Interview 2025? Tejaswini Singh Tops with 225 Marks, Top 5 Profiles & Mark Calculation Explained

18 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Tejaswini Singh secured the highest UPSC interview score this year with 225 marks, followed by Anjana...

How Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo Inspired Bhavika Chopra to Crack UPSC

18 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Bhavika Chopra secures AIR 25 in UPSC 2025, inspired by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo. Explore her...

She Wrote Her Dream on a Wall—Years Later, Sreeja JS Achieved AIR 57 in UPSC

18 March 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Sreeja JS secured AIR 57 in UPSC 2025 with a dream written on her wall. Read her inspiring journey, strategy,...

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

Friendship, Caste, and the Reservation Debate in a WhatsApp Age

14 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A review of Removed from the WhatsApp: A Bitter Tale of Caste and Reservation by Pankaj Rangari, exploring...

Sixteen Months, One Unbreakable Spirit: A Cancer Survivor’s Diary

7 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A breast cancer survivor’s candid diary chronicles sixteen months of pain, courage, family support and...

Not Just a Letter, But a Moral Indictment of Guru Gobind Singh That Challenged an Empire

27 February 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

In Zafarnama, Guru Gobind Singh pens a fearless moral indictment of Aurangzeb, redefining victory beyond...