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From Project Tiger to Species Recovery: How India’s Wildlife Conservation Approach Has Evolved

5 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

India’s wildlife conservation approach is moving beyond protecting individual species to securing entire ecosystems through science, landscape management...

Beyond Headlines

How Narendra Modi Turns Challenges Into Opportunities: Nripendra Mishra’s First-Hand Account

5 October 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In this first-hand account, Nripendra Mishra, Chairman of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Trust and former...

Change Makers

How IFS Arpit Poonia Is Turning Tapi’s Forests into Engines of Local Prosperity

5 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

2023 batch IFS Arpit Poonia’s Vanshree, Padamdungri and Ambapani initiatives are connecting forests,...

UPSC Stories

Three CDS Attempts, Five AFCAT Qualifications & Medical Setback: How Aayush Sharma Secured CAPF AIR 135

5 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

After three unsuccessful SSB attempts, five AFCAT qualifications and a medical setback, Aayush Sharma...

Beyond Headlines

From Gujarat to a New India : How Narendra Modi Transformed India

4 October 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In this special article, former NITI Aayog CEO and India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant reflects on 25 years...

NEWS

Bihar

NHRC Comes to Patna: Bihar Human Rights Cases to Face Fresh Scrutiny

5 October 2026

Government

From Assam to Dhaka by River: Dibrugarh Sends First International Cargo in Decades

5 October 2026

Government

India’s Highway Reset: Gadkari Unveils Roadmap for Safer, Greener Roads

5 October 2026

Bihar

Bihar to Allocate 871 Digital Mitra Centres Under Kushal Yuva Programme

5 October 2026

PSUs

BPCL Plans $3 Billion Bond Issue to Fund $2.8 Billion Brazil Offshore Oil Project

5 October 2026

Must Read

UPSC@100: From 1926 to 2026, How India’s Premier Recruitment Body Evolved Over a Century

30 September 2026

UPSC Turns 100: PM Modi to Release Commemorative Coin, Stamp and Landmark Judgments Book

1 October 2026

UPSC Turns 100: PM Modi Calls for Recruitment Reforms, Citizen-First Civil Services and Future-Ready Administration

1 October 2026

Videos

From Delhi’s Crime Branch to Puducherry: IPS Shalini Singh’s Long Journey in Policing

16 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Rajeev Singh Thakur: The IAS Officer Who Moved From Districts to Defence, Infrastructure and Now Manipur

11 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

He Served in J&K, NIA, UIDAI and ACB. Now Anand Jain Leads Ladakh Police

2 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Who Was Dr. Trinath Mishra? Former CBI And CRPF Chief Passes Away At 84

5 October 2026

Punjab DA Dispute Takes Another Turn as High Court Summons Chief Secretary

5 October 2026

J&K Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo May Get One-Year Extension; Shaleen Kabra Succession Race Could Be Deferred

5 October 2026

Project Cheetah Milestone: Five Cubs Born at Kuno National Park, India’s Cheetah Population Reaches 60

5 October 2026

Andhra Pradesh IAS Postings: 7 2024-Batch Probationers Get Field Assignments; Shubham Nokwal Posted in Rajamahendravaram

5 October 2026

MHA Tightens AGMUT Cadre Rules: 48-Hour Reporting Ordered for Cases Against IAS, IPS, DANICS & DANIPS Officers

5 October 2026

PSU News

BPCL Plans $3 Billion Bond Issue to Fund $2.8 Billion Brazil Offshore Oil Project

5 October 2026

NLC India Appoints P L S S Chaitanya Prakash as Director (Power) Until December 2029

5 October 2026

NALCO Foundation and LVPEI Sign Addendum to Operationalise Eye Care Centre in Odisha

5 October 2026

Indian Overseas Bank’s Rating Upgraded to IND AA+/Stable by India Ratings on Improved Asset Quality

5 October 2026

CMPDI Signs Two MoAs to Train 120 Unemployed Youth in Odisha Under CSR Initiatives

5 October 2026

SECI Invites Bids for 11.159 MW Solar Projects at IIT Kanpur, NIT Srinagar and Government Institutions

5 October 2026

ECL Conducts 21st General Managers’ Meeting, CMD Dr Satish Jha Receives Felicitation for PhD

5 October 2026

Leadership Updates: Sameer Sharma Assumes Charge as Head of Project at NTPC Dadri

5 October 2026

Defence News

Major Security Breach: How Telangana Police Cracked The Madras Regiment Theft Case and Held 3 Army Personnel

5 October 2026

India Advances Indigenous Counter-Drone Capability With JWALA Micro-Missile Programme Breakthrough

5 October 2026

Lockheed Martin India Aircraft Production

48 Aircraft To Be Built In India: Lockheed Martin Makes Major Pitch For IAF Contract

5 October 2026

Indian Navy Gets Strategic Boost As Rajnath Singh Launches First Fleet Support Ship FSS-1

5 October 2026

Judiciary News

No NOC, No Refund: AP High Court Issues Major Ruling On Bar Licence Renewal Rules

5 October 2026

Who Are The Five New Permanent Judges Of Kerala High Court? Full List Inside

5 October 2026

Why Did The Supreme Court Refuse The Centre's Plea In The Great Nicobar Project Case?

5 October 2026

Centre Notifies Appointment of 3 New Supreme Court Judges, Raises Bench Strength to 37

5 October 2026

CSR News

NALCO Foundation and LVPEI Sign Addendum to Operationalise Eye Care Centre in Odisha

5 October 2026

CMPDI Signs Two MoAs to Train 120 Unemployed Youth in Odisha Under CSR Initiatives

5 October 2026

HCL CMD Anupam Misra Inaugurates Key CSR, Safety Initiatives at Indian Copper Complex

3 October 2026

Northern Coalfields Signs CSR MoU to Provide Nutrition Support to 10,000 School Children in Sonbhadra

3 October 2026

Opinion

Features

Building Viksit Nagar : How India’s Cities Are Becoming Engines of Growth, Innovation and Inclusion

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Why China builds the industries of tomorrow while India delivers the groceries of today--and what really holds India back

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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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

Three CDS Attempts, Five AFCAT Qualifications & Medical Setback: How Aayush Sharma Secured CAPF AIR 135

5 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

After three unsuccessful SSB attempts, five AFCAT qualifications and a medical setback, Aayush Sharma...

He Left Intel, Built COPAL-19, Spent Months at AIIMS, Ran Half Marathons, and Returned to UPSC—Tushar Chaudhary’s Journey to IRMS

4 October 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

UPSC ESE AIR 4 Tushar Chaudhary left a ₹25 LPA Intel job, built COPAL-19, spent months at AIIMS, ran...

15+ Exam Failures, 15 Years in the Navy: How Mayank Sachan Secured AIR 343 in UPSC CAPF

26 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Former Indian Navy sailor Mayank Sachan secured AIR 343 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after 15+ exam failures, two...

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

60 Women, One Himalayan Legacy: The Untold Literary Story of Uttarakhand

3 October 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A landmark anthology brings together sixty women writers, translators and cultural voices who have shaped...

Lucknow Beyond Nawabs: How IRTS Dr Amitabh Kumar Captures the Soul of the City in ‘Shahar-e-Adab’

Lucknow Beyond Nawabs: How IRTS Officer Dr Amitabh Kumar Captures the Soul of the City in ‘Shahar-e-Adab’

27 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Nearly 500-page book explores Lucknow’s history, culture, cuisine, architecture and Ganga-Jamuni ethos,...

14 Sanskrit Texts That Reveal India’s Ancient Knowledge Across Science, Arts and Statecraft

26 September 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

From statecraft and surgery to astronomy, architecture, agriculture, mathematics, music and metallurgy,...