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He Started With a Wooden Bat. Today, Brajesh Dwivedi Is Building a Future for Differently-Abled Cricket

10 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Brajesh Dwivedi’s journey from playing cricket with a wooden bat to captaining India in differently-abled Test cricket is a story of courage, leadership...

Eco Warrior Awards

How IFS Diganth Nayak Turned a Human-Dominated Landscape Into a Tiger Habitat

10 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS officer Diganth Nayak transformed Ramnagar through habitat restoration, corridor protection and community...

Video Story

From Mayapuri to Mizoram: How IPS Sharad Agarwal Built a Career Across Policing’s Toughest Domains

9 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

- From labour unrest and radioactive-material investigations to CBI probes and economic offences, Sharad...

Eco Warrior Awards

Devesh Pandey: The IFS Officer Giving a Fighting Chance to the Himalayan Newt in Darjeeling Hills

9 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS officer Devesh Pandey is protecting Darjeeling’s Himalayan Newt through habitat restoration, scientific...

Features

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...

NEWS

Punjab

Punjab Revises Building Rules, Eases Commercial Norms and Tightens Safety

10 September 2026

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand’s Infrastructure Push: ₹48.84 Crore Guest House and 48 New Homes Planned

10 September 2026

PSUs

Hindustan Zinc Partners with MFL India to Deploy 30 Electric Trucks for Zinc, Lead Transport

10 September 2026

Madhya Pradesh

MP Passenger Transport Vision Summit 2026 to Focus on Smart, Green and Safer Public Mobility, Begins Sep 11

10 September 2026

Bihar

AAI Plans ₹42.52 Crore Tender to Upgrade Saharsa Airport, Boost Air Connectivity in Bihar

10 September 2026

Must Read

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

NHRC Directs Telangana DGP to Submit Report on Occult Ritual Allegations Against Harish Rao

10 September 2026

IAS Officers New Indian Administrative Services Latest

Who Is Rakesh Verma? UP IAS Officer Takes VRS, Joins Congress Ahead of Assembly Polls

10 September 2026

Andhra Pradesh Cybercrime Coordination Centre

AP DGP Launches Cybercrime Coordination Centre in Vijayawada, Announces Cyber Guard Plan

10 September 2026

J&K Govt Assigns 4 Administrative Secretaries as Nodal Officers for 6th Chief Secretaries Conference

9 September 2026

UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2026: Aspirants Approach Rahul Gandhi Over Alleged Exam Irregularities

9 September 2026

Centre Approves Premature Repatriation of 3 Senior Bureaucrats, Extended Cooling-Off Imposed - Know Them

9 September 2026

PSU News

Hindustan Zinc Partners with MFL India to Deploy 30 Electric Trucks for Zinc, Lead Transport

10 September 2026

AAI Plans ₹42.52 Crore Tender to Upgrade Saharsa Airport, Boost Air Connectivity in Bihar

10 September 2026

Cochin Shipyard and DCI Forge 5-Year Partnership to Boost Vessel Repairs and Maritime Operations

10 September 2026

Leadership Updates: Rohit Kumar Mishra Gets Additional Charge of CVO at NEPA Limited

10 September 2026

SECL Appoints Ramesh Chandra Mohapatra as Director (Technical/Operations) to Strengthen Mining Operations

10 September 2026

India-Russia steel collaboration Feature

India-Russia Steel Partnership Takes Centre Stage at INNOPROM India 2026

10 September 2026

IOCL Awards ₹3.03 Crore Project to Desco Infratech for Vizag Gas Infrastructure Works

9 September 2026

NMDC Raises Lump Iron Ore Price by ₹150 to ₹5,400 Per Tonne From September 9

9 September 2026

Defence News

India-Morocco Strengthen Defence Ties with Inaugural Joint Defence Committee Meeting in New Delhi

10 September 2026

What Is an Optical Inter-Satellite Link? How Astrogate Is Building India’s Future Satellite Communication Network

9 September 2026

India-China Senior Military Commander-Level Flag Meeting

After Years Of Tensions, Can This New India-China Military Mechanism Reduce Border Friction?

9 September 2026

Indian Air Force Unveils Dronathon 2026 To Accelerate Indigenous Drone Warfare Innovation

9 September 2026

Judiciary News

Kerala HC Summons Additional Chief Secretary Over Delay in SNDP Microfinance Case

10 September 2026

Telangana HC Quashes Potency Test Order Against Trainee IPS Officer M. Uday Krishna Reddy

10 September 2026

Punjab HC Seeks Government Affidavit Over Four-Year Delay in Regular DGP Appointment

10 September 2026

Jharkhand HC Allows ED Proceedings Against Amar Mandal to Continue Despite Acquittal in Coal Case

9 September 2026

CSR News

NTPC Faridabad Partners with UPSIC to Promote Menstrual Health Among School Girls

9 September 2026

BEL Hands Over ₹1.13 Crore Medical Equipment to Panchkula Civil Hospital Under CSR Initiative

9 September 2026

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

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

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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,...