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From Lab to Line: Why Opening DRDO Missile Technology to Private Industry Could Change India’s Defence Game

9 September 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

India must turn missile technology into scalable production. Col Shashidhar explains the road to warfighting resilience.

Eco Warrior Awards

From Maps to Intelligence: How Ashok Jain Is Using GIS To Transform Forest Governance

8 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

Ashok Jain, IFS, has spent over three decades in forestry, using GIS, remote sensing and emerging technologies...

Change Makers

How IFS Rajesh Kumar Won Villagers’ Trust to Protect Nagaland’s Forests

8 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IFS Rajesh Kumar shares how community-led forest management transformed 7,000 hectares across Nagaland,...

Be Inspired

ITS Naveen Jakhar: The Man Building India’s Digital Safety Net with AI, Telecom and Intelligence

8 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

ITS officer Naveen Jakhar is transforming telecom intelligence, AI and digital governance into powerful...

Features

Pariksha Ki Pariksha: Why India Needs to Rethink Its Examination Centres

7 September 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Written by Malviekaa S Babbar, the article argues for decentralised, technology-driven examination centres...

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Who Is Former Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra? First CEO of Ram Mandir, Led Western Command in Operation Sindoor

Who Is Former Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra? First CEO of Ram Mandir, Led Western Command in Operation Sindoor

2 September 2026

UP IAS Divya Mittal Resignation: Formalities Underway, ‘No Dues’ Sought From 10 Locations

4 September 2026

Who Is A Sai Manohar? Ex-IPS Appointed Advisor to MP CM Mohan Yadav Day After Retirement

2 September 2026

Videos

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

2 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Dr. Sagar Preet Hooda: The Officer Who Came Back To Lead Chandigarh Police

29 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Police Officer to Forensic Pioneer: How Dr Keshav Kumar Made Science a Weapon Against Crime

26 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

Noida NSA Case: UP to Challenge HC Rebuke to DM Medha Roopam in Supreme Court, SG Tushar Mehta Informs

9 September 2026

Bihar DGP Race Heats Up: Who Will Succeed Vinay Kumar? 3 Senior IPS Officers in Race

9 September 2026

Who Is Raja Sekhar Reddy Lakkadi? Retired IRS Officer Appointed Chairman of Telangana Pollution Control Board

9 September 2026

Who Was Anil Kumar Damor? 2019-Batch MP IAS Officer Dies at 45 After Cardiac Arrest in Vidisha

9 September 2026

Tamil Nadu Transfers 27 IAS Officers in Major Reshuffle; Dharmendra Yadav Gets Rural Devt, Innocent Divya Secy School Education

9 September 2026

Who Was Ex-IAS Rakesh Mehta? Former Delhi Chief Secretary Dies by Suicide in Noida

8 September 2026

PSU News

ALIMCO and MDI Gurugram Sign MoU to Boost Leadership, Innovation and Managerial Capabilities

9 September 2026

Cochin Shipyard Approves 50:50 JV with Drydocks World Dubai for ₹1,800 Crore ISRF

9 September 2026

HPCL Participates in MC² Ignite Event in Bengaluru, MoU with IISc to Boost Energy Innovation

9 September 2026

Union Bank of India, JEEViKA Sign MoU to Expand Credit Support for Women-Led Rural Institutions in Bihar

9 September 2026

Odisha Mining Corporation Appoints IAS Sudhansu Mohan Samal as CMD, Continues Digital Transformation

9 September 2026

Coal Ministry Launches First Sector-Wide CSR Framework; CIL’s Health Schemes Cross Major Milestones

9 September 2026

ONGC CMD Race: Oil India Chief Ranjit Rath Among 7 Shortlisted for Top Job

8 September 2026

SJVN Director Rajesh Kumar Chandel Reviews 210 MW Luhri HEP-I and 412 MW Rampur HPS

8 September 2026

Defence News

Meet The Technology Behind HAL's Bold Move To Speed Up TEJAS Aircraft Production

8 September 2026

Why HAL's First HTT-40 Delivery Is A Big Moment For India's Air Power

8 September 2026

How India's Sukhois Will Target High-Value Enemy Aircraft From 200 Km Away

8 September 2026

India Could Join NASA’s Moon Base Mission After Key Talks Between US Envoy And ISRO Chief

8 September 2026

Judiciary News

Noida NSA Case: UP to Challenge HC Rebuke to DM Medha Roopam in Supreme Court, SG Tushar Mehta Informs

9 September 2026

Jharkhand DGP’s One-Day-Before-Retirement Appointment Violated SC Norms, Says Amicus

9 September 2026

Delhi High Court PIL: Professor Seeks Regulation of Addictive Social Media Features, Mental Health Fund

9 September 2026

FIR Copy Denied? Former Bureaucrat Ashish Joshi Moves Delhi Court

8 September 2026

CSR News

BPCL Project Pragati Achieves 10,000-Mechanic Training Milestone, Boosts BS6 Automotive Skills

8 September 2026

BEL Donates 10 Tipper Vehicles to UPSIDA for Industrial Garbage Collection in Ghaziabad

8 September 2026

BPCL Signs Two MoUs Worth ₹69.21 Crore to Transform Varanasi’s Parks, Heritage and Tourism Infrastructure

8 September 2026

WCL Signs MoU with Aroha Society to Boost Women’s Livelihoods Under Project Saudamini

5 September 2026

Opinion

Features

From Lab to Line: Why Opening DRDO Missile Technology to Private Industry Could Change India’s Defence Game

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

Pariksha Ki Pariksha: Why India Needs to Rethink Its Examination Centres

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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Beyond Bureaucracy

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...

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

UPSC Stories

After 15 Failures, Umar Janj Finally Heard the Words He Had Been Waiting For: ‘I have made it'

4 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Umar Janj from Jaisalmer secured AIR 160 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after 15+ failures, four attempts, four SSBs...

NDA Failures, CAPF Setbacks, Then AIR 248:How Abhishek Parmar Overcame Years of Exam Setbacks

3 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

Abhishek Parmar became the third generation of his family to enter uniformed service after overcoming...

After 3 NDA Attempts and a 7-Mark Miss, Naveen Kumar Saini Gets AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025

24 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Naveen Kumar Saini secured AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after multiple NDA and SSB failures and missing CAPF...

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

Kavery Nambisan’s Rising Sons Is a Witty, Tender Portrait of India in Transition

5 September 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Kavery Nambisan’s Rising Sons traces generations, identities and a changing India through humour, tenderness...

Unfiltered and Unapologetic: Ratna Manucha’s Witty Take on the Little Things of Life

22 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ratna Manucha’s Unfiltered: The Little Things finds humour, nostalgia and quiet wisdom in the ordinary...

Innocence at Risk: A Father-Daughter Dialogue on Protecting Childhood in the Age of Algorithms

19 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Written by lawyer Aishwarya Srivastava and her father, retired IPS officer Dr Shailendra Srivastava,...