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The Carbon Cost of Conflict: When Nations Go to War, Climate Pays the Price

27 May 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

Modern warfare may be one of the world’s largest unaudited sources of emissions, yet military conflicts remain outside serious climate accountability.

Beyond Headlines

How N.S. Raja Subramani Rose Through India’s Toughest Military Frontiers

27 May 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From the icy frontlines of Kashmir to India’s top military office, Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani’s four-decade...

Beyond Headlines

Kidnapped 1.5-Year-Old Rescued in 48 Hours: Bareilly Police Trace Suspects Using 500 CCTV Cameras

27 May 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Bareilly Police rescued a 1.5-year-old kidnapped child within 48 hours using CCTV tracking, surveillance...

Change Makers

Where Mothers Lead Change: Inside IAS Dr. Lakshmi Priya’s ‘Sampoorna’ Fight Against Malnutrition

27 May 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

“Project Sampoorna transformed malnutrition care in Assam through a simple yet powerful idea — one mother...

Video Interview

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...

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

NSIC Signs MoU with Andhra Pradesh MSME Corporation to Boost Digital Commerce for MSMEs

27 May 2026

GAIL Extends CMD Deepak Gupta’s Additional Charge as Director (Projects) for 6 Months

27 May 2026

RITES Limited Appoints Atul Singh as Government Nominee Director on Board

27 May 2026

RITES and Crisil Sign MoU to Deliver Data-Driven Infrastructure Consultancy Solutions

27 May 2026

BPCL Appoints Pushp Kumar Nayar as Director (Human Resources), Strengthens Top Management Team

27 May 2026

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd

GRSE Appoints Cmde Sreekumar Srinivasan as Chief General Manager (Technical) from May 27, 2026

27 May 2026

PFC Transfers NERGS III Siang Basin Transmission Ltd to DRA Infracon in ₹19.70 Crore Deal

27 May 2026

NLC India Signs MoU with IIT(ISM) TEXMiN to Boost Critical Mineral Exploration Under National Mission

27 May 2026

Defence News

India To Build Smarter Borders: Amit Shah Reviews Pakistan Border Security, Pushes Advanced Anti-Drone Technology

27 May 2026

HAL Advances India’s Autonomous Warfare Capability With RUAV-200 Ground Testing

27 May 2026

Russia Confirms Fresh S-400 Talks With India After High-Impact Operation Sindoor

27 May 2026

India Set to Sign One of Its Biggest Defence Deals Ever for 114 Rafale Fighters

27 May 2026

Judiciary News

CBSE’s New 3-Language Policy Challenged in Supreme Court — What Students Must Know

27 May 2026

Supreme Court SIR Electoral Rolls Ruling

SC Says ECI Has Constitutional Power To Conduct SIR Of Electoral Rolls Rejects Challenge To Bihar Electoral Revision

27 May 2026

Supreme Court Collegium Clears 9 New Judges For Calcutta High Court — Full List Inside

27 May 2026

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

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

The Carbon Cost of Conflict: When Nations Go to War, Climate Pays the Price

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

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

Vijay Shankar Pandey

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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,...