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Haryana Leads India's First AI-Powered Bird Census

7 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

Haryana is the first state in the country to use Artificial Intelligence in counting birds accurately

Features

Heat Is No Longer Seasonal—It's Reshaping Cities, Economies and Lives

7 July 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

From Oxford's shuttered schools to Mumbai's crowded seafronts, this ground-level account reveals why...

Beyond Headlines

How IAS Dr. Abhishek Saini is Transforming Child Nutrition Through Community Participation in Meghalaya

7 July 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Discover how IAS officer Dr. Abhishek Saini transformed child nutrition in Meghalaya through the innovative...

Change Makers

The JRDA Story: How Dhanbad Is Moving 15,080 Families Away from India’s Century-Old Underground Coal Fires

7 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

2015 batch IAS Aditya Ranjan is leading one of India’s biggest rehabilitation projects in Jharia, relocating...

Beyond Headlines

E-Rickshaw ‘Hack’ Exposes India’s EV Cybersecurity Blind Spot

6 July 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

The misuse of battery management apps to remotely disable e-rickshaws has exposed a critical weakness...

Must Read

India Appoints Prem Chand as Ambassador to Cabo Verde, Muanpuii Saiawi as High Commissioner to Samoa | Know Them

24 June 2026

The Curious Case of UPSC PwBD: Supreme Court Backs UPSC, Complaint Seeks Probe Into Nayab Tehsildar Shubham Agarwal's Appointment in UP

23 June 2026

Mahesh Dixit Appointed New IB Director: Meet the Doctor-Turned IPS Officer Leading India's Top Intelligence Agency

Who is IPS Dr Mahesh Dixit? Veteran Intelligence Officer Appointed as India's New IB Chief; Succeeds Tapan Deka

26 June 2026

Videos

Haryana Leads India's First AI-Powered Bird Census

7 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

How A Single-Minded Devotion of Divyanshu Patel Transformed Moradabad

3 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

How YB Khurania Climbed Every Rung of Policing Before Becoming Odisha’s DGP

1 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers, RCF

RCF Approves ₹1,500 Crore FPO Plan, Expands Into Green Energy and Logistics Sectors

7 July 2026

Cochin Shipyard Stake Sale Draws Huge Investor Interest as Government OFS Receives ₹2,900 Crore Bids

7 July 2026

NTPC Green Energy to Raise ₹2,500 Crore Through NCD Issue to Accelerate Renewable Energy Growth

7 July 2026

PNB Signs MoU with HPSEBL to Provide Salary, Pension Banking Services and Digital Financial Solutions

7 July 2026

Inside BEML's ₹251 Crore Innovation Plan That Could Change India's Manufacturing Future

7 July 2026

NMDC Develops Modern Community Infrastructure in Panna Under CSR Programme for Rural Growth

7 July 2026

HPCL Appoints Srividya Venkataraman as New CFO and Key Managerial Personnel

7 July 2026

BHEL Partners with thyssenkrupp nucera India to Boost Green Hydrogen Electrolyser Manufacturing

7 July 2026

Defence News

IAF S-400 Missile Strike in Operation Sindoor

IAF Unveils S-400 Missile Debris, Highlights Reported 314 km Combat Interception

7 July 2026

India Develops Indigenous UGRAM Battle Rifle in Record 100 Days, Clears Army Trials

7 July 2026

MoD Reviews HALE UAV Strategy as Indian Defence Firms Push Indigenous Drone Development

7 July 2026

Explained: How DRDO-UPTTI MoU Will Benefit India's Defence Sector

7 July 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Wants Better-Trained Lawyers, Calls for National Legal Academy

7 July 2026

MP High Court Refuses to Quash Charges Against Civil Judge in Controversial Acquittal Case

7 July 2026

Who Is Justice Yogesh Khanna? Delhi HC Judge Likely to Get Additional Charge as NCLAT Chairperson

7 July 2026

Kerala HC Issues Notice to Former DGP Tomin J. Thachankary Over Alleged Misuse of Official Insignia After Retirement | Know Him

7 July 2026

CSR News

NMDC Develops Modern Community Infrastructure in Panna Under CSR Programme for Rural Growth

7 July 2026

REC Limited Empowers Women in West Bengal with 600 Sewing Machines Under CSR Initiative

4 July 2026

REC Ltd Signs ₹4.22 Crore CSR MoA with IGIAT to Build 100 Smart Classrooms in Assam Government Schools

3 July 2026

NLC India Signs ₹21.40 Lakh CSR MoU with Auroville Foundation for Electric Vehicles to Promote Green Mobility

1 July 2026

Opinion

Features

Heat Is No Longer Seasonal—It's Reshaping Cities, Economies and Lives

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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The Decade Japan Decided to Bet On

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Beyond Bureaucracy

Rising Devotee Footfall Calls for Smarter Temple Management

4 July 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

From the chaos of stampedes to AI-powered surveillance and predictive planning, India's temples are gradually...

India’s Health Shift: NFHS-6 Show Gains in Access, Gaps in Outcomes, and Emerging Risks

3 July 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

NFHS-6 reveals India has made significant gains in maternal care, immunisation, nutrition, and health...

From 73 Kg to Peak Fitness: How Chhattisgarh IAS Awanish Sharan Rebuilt His Body, Health and Mind Through Relentless Discipline

30 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

2009 batch IAS officer Sharan transformed his body and health through discipline, strength training,...

UPSC Stories

Balancing Job & Dreams: How Jasmeet Kaur Turned Her Father's Dream into Reality with Rank 1 in UK PCS-2024

6 July 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Jasmeet Kaur secured Rank 1 in the UKPSC-2024 examination after balancing her duties as a District Social...

How Tuticorin's Floods Inspired Rakesh R to Join Indian Forest Service

5 July 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Discover how UPSC IFS 2025 AIR 85 Rakesh R transformed childhood experiences of Tuticorin floods into...

At 22, One of India’s Youngest IPS Officers Is Taking on Gangsters and Human Traffickers in Rajasthan

5 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

One of India’s youngest IPS officers, 2023-batch Rajasthan cadre officer Abhijeet Tulshiram Patil has...

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

Rani Gaidinliu: The Untold Saga of the Naga Queen Who Defied the British

4 July 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Som Kamei's meticulously researched book chronicles the extraordinary life of Rani Gaidinliu—from a teenage...

Colour My Grave Purple (And Other Stories) Book

Haunted by History, Carried by the Brahmaputra: An Anthology That Bridges Assam's Many Worlds

28 June 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Shehnab Sahin's Colour My Grave Purple (And Other Stories) is reviewed by Yauvanika Chopra as an ambitious...

Rahul Pandita’s Haunting Tale of Exile, Love, and Loss

20 June 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A powerful review of Rahul Pandita’s novel exploring exile, fractured identities, fleeting love, and...