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How IAS Kriti Chachra Turned UPSC Struggles into a Game-Changing Book on Indian Art and Culture

23 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IAS officer Kriti Chachra’s book Decoding Indian Art and Culture transforms UPSC preparation with a chronological approach, answer-writing guidance, and...

Change Makers

Breaking Barriers: Meet Saba Shawl, the First Woman to Lead a High-Security Jail in Srinagar

23 April 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Breaking barriers in a high-security space—Saba Shawl takes charge of Srinagar’s oldest jail, redefining...

Video Interview

Truth Behind India’s LPG Supply Strain Amid Rising Demand and Global Uncertainty

23 April 2026

Sharad Gupta

Delays and distribution gaps reveal structural vulnerabilities in India’s LPG ecosystem amid rising demand...

Beyond Headlines

Six Years, Thousands of Operations : How Balaghat Turned the Tide Against Naxals

22 April 2026

Pallavi Priya

Between 2021–2025, Balaghat reduced Naxal influence through sustained operations, real-time intelligence,...

Features

From Pahalgam to Sindoor: The Year India Rewired Its Doctrine of Response

22 April 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

Operation Sindoor marked India’s shift from reactive defence to a doctrine of precision, integration,...

Must Read

UP Transfers 40 IAS Officers in Major Overnight Reshuffle; Anjani Kumar Singh Named DM Lakhimpur Kheri, Durga Shakti Nagpal Elevated

20 April 2026

ACC Empanels 9 CSS Officers for Joint Secretary-Level Posts at Centre; Full List

22 April 2026

Who Is IFS Ravi Shankar? Career Diplomat Appointed India’s Next Ambassador to Greece

22 April 2026

Videos

IAS Saurabh Katiyar’s Model of Good Governance: Compassion, Efficiency, and Real Impact

20 April 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

How IAS Saurabh Katiyar is Making Government Offices Citizen-Friendly in Mumbai | Video Interview

16 April 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Nemesis of Law-breakers, in Cities & Forests

29 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

PSU News

PESB Finds No Suitable Candidate for India Optel CMD Post, Pushes Fresh Selection Process

23 April 2026

CMPDI Surpasses FY26 Exploration Targets, Achieves 105% Drilling and Expands into Rare Earth Minerals

22 April 2026

Engineers India Limited Signs Tripartite RTA Agreement with KFin Technologies and Alankit Assignments

22 April 2026

GRSE Celebrates 67th Raising Day in Kolkata, Reaffirms Commitment to Maritime Defence Excellence

22 April 2026

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers, RCF

RCF Appoints Dr Krishna Kant Pathak as Government Nominee Director for 3-Year Term

22 April 2026

RailTel Secures ₹86.36 Crore Cloud Services Contract from MCGM, Strengthens Digital Infrastructure Push

22 April 2026

BEL Secures ₹569 Crore Defence Orders at Start of FY 2026–27, Boosts Indigenous Capabilities

22 April 2026

CMPDIL Q4 & FY26 Results: Net Sales Rise 10.2% to ₹2,317 Crore, Profit Hit by One-Time Pay Revision Cost

22 April 2026

Defence News

India-Germany Submarine Deal 2026: Timeline, Technology, and Strategic Impact Explained

23 April 2026

Inside HAL’s CATS Warrior UCAV: How HAL and Tata Elxsi Are Building India’s Future of Autonomous Air Combat

23 April 2026

India Eyes Next-Gen Submarines: Rajnath Singh Boards Type-212 Submarine, Signals Next Phase of Project 75I

23 April 2026

Pahalgam Terror Attack Anniversary: Indian Army Issues Stern Warning, Reaffirms Zero Tolerance

22 April 2026

Judiciary News

Who Is Justice Lisa Gill? Centre Appoints Her as First Woman Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court

23 April 2026

Contempt Case: HC Directs IAS Officer Mukul Kumar to Pay ₹1 Lakh, File Compliance Affidavit | Know the Officer

23 April 2026

Prison Reform in India: Delhi High Court Initiates Suo Motu Case on Expansion of Open Jails

22 April 2026

‘Judicial Chaos’ in India? Bombay High Court Slams Centre Over Conflicting Legal Stands Across High Courts

22 April 2026

CSR News

DVK Foundation Launches Scholarship Programme for EWS Students at BGIS Vrindavan

31 March 2026

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

Opinion

Features

From Pahalgam to Sindoor: The Year India Rewired Its Doctrine of Response

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

India’s Data Is a National Asset. The Law Is Starting to Agree. Will Policy Follow?

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Cartoon of the Week

Civil Services Day: CARTOON OF THE WEEK

UPSC Stories

From Access to Accountability: At Mission IAS Event, Jitendra Singh Redefines What It Means to Serve

18 April 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

The Share India Smile Foundation’s Mission IAS Felicitation Ceremony, held at the Scope Convention Centre...

From Constable to UP PCS Success: How UP Police Officer Ashish Shukla Cracked the Exam After Night Duties

18 April 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

A UP Police constable who studied through exhaustion and heartbreak, Ashish Shukla turned repeated failures...

A Son Who Carried His Family Through Crisis, Now Steps Into IPS with AIR 561

16 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From working as a watchman and delivering tiffins to securing AIR 561, Gaikwad Bapusaheb Ratan’s journey...

Social Media

One-Day-Old Rhino Calf Video Goes Viral, IFS Officer Parveen Kaswan Shares Rare Wildlife Moment

15 April 2026

Newborn Rhino Video Goes Viral, Sparks Conversation on Wildlife Safety and Conservation

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...

Book Reviews

From Vedas to Constitution : How Sanskrit Shaped India Without Being Widely Spoken

18 April 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Sanskrit’s journey from sacred texts to modern politics reveals a paradox—revered as a language of power,...

India Beyond Myths: : Why 100 Ways to See India Is a Must-Read

11 April 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

100 Ways to See India by Rohit Saran transforms complex statistics into compelling narratives, offering...

The Sky Husband: Where the Spiritual and the Everyday Become One

28 March 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

God speaks to us through our dreams, says the wise woman Hami. Her neighbour Mimi has learned this truth,...