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IAS Preeti Yadav’s Sakhi Portal & Mobile STEM Lab: One Complaint, One Click, One Classroom at a Time

1 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How IAS officer Dr. Preeti Yadav transformed women’s safety and rural science education in Punjab through Sakhi Portal and a state-of-the-art Mobile STEM...

Bureaucracy in News

The Man Heading West Bengal’s SIR

1 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

As West Bengal braces for Assembly elections due in the next three months, the fate of millions of voters...

Change Makers

How Punjab’s Jalandhar Built a 24-Hour Grievance Redressal System Using WhatsApp

1 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

How IAS officer Himanshu Aggarwal transformed urban governance in Jalandhar with Action Line 24/7—a WhatsApp-based...

Beyond Headlines

‘Never Lobbied for Posts, Only Worked’: Asha Sinha on Power, Integrity and Policing

1 March 2026

Pallavi Priya

A 1982-batch IPS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, Asha Sinha made history as the first woman to command...

Be Inspired

IRS Officer Jyothis Mohan: The Malayalam Maverick Who Turned Setbacks Into a Civil Services Strategy

28 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From a hilly Kerala village to Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Kochi, 2010 batch IRS officer Jyothis...

Must Read

Explained: Why This Emergency Landing Facility in Dibrugarh, Assam, Is a Game-Changer for IAF and a ‘Brahmastra’ in War

14 February 2026

India Sets Guinness World Record with 2.5 Lakh AI Responsibility Pledges in 24 Hours

18 February 2026

Atal Innovation Mission Showcases ATL-Led Grassroots AI Innovation at India AI Impact Summit 2026

18 February 2026

Videos

Exclusive | From Ridge to River: Prajesh Kanta Jena’s Community-Led Conservation Drive at Palamau

23 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Samagra to SDGs: IAS Officer Dr. Aruna Sharma Digitised Panchayats and Reimagined Inclusive Governance

19 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

From Traffic Reformer to Top Cop: How Dr. M. A. Saleem Is Redefining 21st Century Policing as Karnataka’s DGP

17 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

Himachal Govt Transfers 1 IAS, 2 IPS and 10 HPPS Officers

1 March 2026

Uttar Pradesh Govt Reshuffles 6 IAS and PCS Officers, Babu Lal Meena Gets Additional Charge of Horticulture & Food Processing

28 February 2026

Bihar Extends BNSS Section 218 Protection to IPS, Following High‑Profile IG Sunil Nayak Arrest Attempt

28 February 2026

Who is IPS Dipesh Juneja? UP Police Veteran and UN Peacekeeping Leader Retires After 30 Years of Service

28 February 2026

Who is C Murugan? The IAS Officer Facing TMC Backlash Over West Bengal Voter List Revision

28 February 2026

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‘Cold-Blooded Murder of Democracy’: IAS Officer Suspended Over Alleged Snub to Minister

28 February 2026

PSU News

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Deepak Gupta Assumes Charge as CMD of GAIL (India) Limited

1 March 2026

RECPDCL Transfers Umred Power Transmission Project to MSETCL to Strengthen Maharashtra’s Electricity Grid

28 February 2026

MGL Appoints Deepak Gupta as New Non-Executive Chairman, Sandeep Kumar Gupta Steps Down Effective March 1, 2026

28 February 2026

IFCI Limited Re-Appoints Jagdish Garwal as Chief Risk Officer for One-Year Term to Strengthen Risk Management

28 February 2026

NLC India Signs MoA with IISc Bangalore to Develop Indigenous Alternative to Tungsten Carbide for Mining Industry

28 February 2026

NTPC Ltd. Pays Rs 2,666.58 Crore Second Interim Dividend to Government for FY26

28 February 2026

AAI Signs MoU with Assam Govt to Develop Five Greenfield Airports to Boost Connectivity and Tourism

28 February 2026

Engineers India Limited Wins Platinum and Two Silver Awards at 15th ICC PSE Excellence Awards

28 February 2026

Defence News

DRDO Successfully Tests Indigenous VSHORADS Missile System, Boosting India’s Short-Range Air Defence

28 February 2026

India-Kenya Joint Defence Cooperation Committee

India and Kenya Strengthen Defence Ties: Key Outcomes from the 4th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee Meeting

27 February 2026

Post-Retirement Jobs for Agniveers: Indian Railways & Army Launch Major Hiring Framework with Reserved Quotas

27 February 2026

Indian Army Ashoka University MoU Explained: How This Education Partnership Will Benefit Soldiers’ Wards

27 February 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Banned of NCERT Class 8 Textbook: Inside the Judiciary Corruption Controversy

27 February 2026

From Overcrowded Jails to Open Prisons: Supreme Court’s Nationwide Reform Plan Explained

27 February 2026

Big Relief for Law Graduates: Supreme Court Questions 3-Year Practice Rule for Judicial Service, Flags Major Impact on Women Aspirants

27 February 2026

Explained: Why the Supreme Court Criticised a Jharkhand Judge for Filing an FIR Against Himself

26 February 2026

Opinion

Bureaucracy in News

The Man Heading West Bengal’s SIR

Sharad Gupta

Features

A Vision for World Largest & Best Rail Network by 2047

Pallavi Priya

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

She Was Told She Was ‘Ordinary’—Today She Serves the Nation as IRS Officer

21 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Told she was “too ordinary” to crack UPSC, Purvi Nanda rose to become a 2021-batch IRS officer—proving...

6 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Labour Officer Priya Agrawal Became Deputy Collector

20 February 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Priya Agarwal, daughter of a prasad shop owner from Birsinghpur, secured Rank 6 in MPPSC 2023 on her...

IAS Veer Pratap Singh Raghav: From River Crossings to the Corridors of Power

18 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From a farmer’s home in rural Bulandshahr to securing UPSC AIR 92, IAS Veer Pratap Singh Raghav’s journey...

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

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...

A Dalit Woman’s Truth in a Republic That Promised Equality

21 February 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ninety years after Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable, Sushila Takbhaure’s My Shackled Life reminds us that...

Between Empire and Independence, The Young Qurratulain Hyder Speaks

13 February 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

In Qurratulain Hyder’s universe, satire cuts softly, memory ripples endlessly, and even the faintest...