Indian Masterminds - Stories of Bureaucrats, PSUs, Changemakers

Featured Stories

How IAS Officer Manisha Khatri IS Turning Nashik Kumbh 2027 Into A Digital Mega City

26 May 2026

Pallavi Priya

Nashik is preparing for Mahakumbh 2027 with AI-based crowd control, smart command centres, underground utility corridors, sewage monitoring systems and...

IIS Utsav Parmar (Mera Gaon, Meri Kahani) Arunachal Pradesh

Beyond Headlines

‘Mera Gaon, Meri Kahani’: The Mission To Preserve Arunachal’s Stories And Languages

26 May 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

How IIS officer Utsav Parmar is using ‘Mera Gaon, Meri Kahani’ to preserve Arunachal Pradesh’s tribal...

Beyond Headlines

Mission Vande Mataram: How Four BSF Women Climbed Everest And Sang India’s Soul From The Top Of The World

26 May 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Four BSF women constables scripted history by scaling Mount Everest under Mission Vande Mataram, a landmark...

UPSC Stories

Son of Traditional Blacksmiths, Akshay Pawar Rises from Nomadic Ghisadi Community to Secure AIR 81 in UPSC IFS

25 May 2026

Pallavi Priya

Born into a nomadic blacksmith family in Maharashtra’s Pathardi, Akshay Pawar overcame poverty, illness,...

Features

India’s Solar energy journey : A Clean Energy Giant Built on Chinese Foundations

25 May 2026

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Despite massive solar ambitions, India remains heavily dependent on China for critical solar materials,...

Must Read

Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Bill 2025

Karnataka Transfers 4 IAS Officers; Harsh Gupta Named Chairman of Karnataka Appellate Tribunal

19 May 2026

Who Is IFS Sibi George? Senior Indian Diplomat Goes Viral After Sharp Response to Norwegian Journalist During PM Modi’s Norway Visit

19 May 2026

Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan Appoints IAS Rathan U. Kelkar as Secretary, Sreekumar T as Special Private Secretary | Know the Key Official

23 May 2026

Videos

Abu Salem’s Extradition, UN Missions & Prison Reform — One IPS Officer Did It All

23 May 2026

Pallavi Priya

Building a Premium Island Economy, One Indigenous Product at a Time

18 May 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Mukesh Singh The IIT Engineer Who Entered India’s Toughest Battlefields to Lead Ladakh Police

12 May 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

NTPC Kanti Launches Girl Empowerment Mission 2026 for 50 Rural Students Under CSR Initiative

26 May 2026

IAS Officer Trainees Visit HUDCO to Gain Exposure to India’s Urban Development and Affordable Housing Sector

26 May 2026

Leadership Updates: ITDC Appoints Malay Kumar Singha as Non-Official Director for Three-Year Term

26 May 2026

IRFC Foundation Signs CSR MoA to Develop Swar-Sadhana Tapovan Gurukul for Indian Classical Music Preservation

26 May 2026

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd

GRSE Appoints Cmde Vinith Aerat as Executive Director (Technical) to Strengthen Shipbuilding and Defence Operations

26 May 2026

WCL Launches First-Ever Corporate Logo, Unveils New Brand Identity to Mark Historic Milestone

26 May 2026

PFC Hosts IAS Officers Interaction on India’s Power Sector, Showcases RDSS and Nation-Building Role

26 May 2026

BPCL Kochi Refinery Wins KMA Award for PFCCU Innovation Delivering ₹32 Cr Savings & Major CO₂ Reduction

26 May 2026

Defence News

Cyprus Plans to Buy Indian BrahMos Missiles and Kamikaze Drones Amid Turkey Threat

26 May 2026

Indian Army Joins DRDO’s Project Kusha Before Interceptor Missile Testing Phase

26 May 2026

Indian Navy Unified Submarine Architecture Plan for Project-76 & 77 Explained

26 May 2026

BEL Vahaan 50 Logistics UAV: Features, Payload, and High-Altitude Capabilities Explained

26 May 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Wetland Definition Case: Why 44 Sites May Lose Protection

26 May 2026

Fake Advocates Row: Supreme Court Petition Demands Transparent Verification of Law Degrees

26 May 2026

Commercial Court Rules 2021 Stuck: Supreme Court Questions Centre, Pushes for Reform

26 May 2026

Child Labour Laws Tighten: Delhi HC Orders Police To Trace Employers In Child Labour Case

26 May 2026

CSR News

NTPC Kanti Launches Girl Empowerment Mission 2026 for 50 Rural Students Under CSR Initiative

26 May 2026

IRFC Foundation Signs CSR MoA to Develop Swar-Sadhana Tapovan Gurukul for Indian Classical Music Preservation

26 May 2026

Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav Distributes Free E-Cycles to Women Workers in Ujjain Under CSR Initiative

26 May 2026

GRSE Signs MoU with Ramakrishna Mission Belur Math to Support 15 Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa Units for Child Welfare

23 May 2026

Opinion

Features

India’s Solar energy journey : A Clean Energy Giant Built on Chinese Foundations

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Features

The Rise of Quick Commerce in India and the Workers Powering It

Sharad Gupta

Cartoon of the Week

CARTOON OF THE WEEK

CARTOON OF THE WEEK

CARTOON OF THE WEEK

Civil Services Day: CARTOON OF THE WEEK

UPSC Stories

Son of Traditional Blacksmiths, Akshay Pawar Rises from Nomadic Ghisadi Community to Secure AIR 81 in UPSC IFS

25 May 2026

Pallavi Priya

Born into a nomadic blacksmith family in Maharashtra’s Pathardi, Akshay Pawar overcame poverty, illness,...

“Don’t Attach Your Self-Worth to UPSC”: IFS AIR 13 Abhimanyu Balyan Shares His Journey

24 May 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

After years of near misses in UPSC, IIT Delhi graduate Abhimanyu Balyan secured AIR 13 in the UPSC IFS...

From Missing Cut-Offs to AIR 11: The Inspiring Journey of Aakash Singhal in UPSC IFS 2025

23 May 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

After years of failures, missed cut-offs, and silent struggles, Bahraich’s Aakash Singhal secured AIR...

Social Media

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

Leopard and Calf Trapped in Same Well in Madhya Pradesh, Remarkable Rescue Stuns Villagers, Shares IFS Anupam Sharma

26 April 2026

A leopard and a calf fell into a well in Madhya Pradesh, but an extraordinary rescue and their surprising...

Book Reviews

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,...

At the Ends of the Rainbow: A Memoir of Slow Travel, Soulful Encounters and Survival

9 May 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A deeply reflective memoir where travel becomes a journey through climate anxiety, identity, belonging,...