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A Mattress in an Office, Floodwaters Everywhere, and a Mission to Save Lives : How a Young IAS Officer Led a District Through Punjab’s Worst Flood in Decades

3 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

When the devastating 2025 floods submerged more than 150 villages in Punjab’s Dera Baba Nanak subdivision, 2023-batch IAS officer Aaditya Sharma led a...

Beyond Headlines

Ravada A. Chandrasekhar: The Intelligence Strategist Now Steering Kerala Police

3 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From a young IPS officer in conflict-prone Kannur to Kerala’s DGP after years in India’s intelligence...

Beyond Headlines

How Nagaland’s PIMS Became the Digital Backbone of Government Administration

3 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Launched in 2016, Nagaland's Personal Information Management System (PIMS) has transformed employee management,...

Features

India’s GCC Gold Rush: Are We Building Economic Engines or Climate Liabilities?

3 June 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

India may be laying the foundations of its next trillion-dollar economy. But in the rush to become the...

Be Inspired

The IPS Officer Who Turned a Tiger’s Tragedy into a Conservation Mission

2 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

After a tragic human-tiger conflict incident claimed the lives of a tigress and her three cubs, 2004-batch...

Must Read

Who Is IAS K.K. Pant? Senior-Most Himachal Officer Gets Additional Charge as Chief Secretary

1 June 2026

Who Is Satyabrata Kumar? Ex-ED Officer Who Probed Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya Cases Takes Voluntary Retirement

1 June 2026

Who Will Be Haryana’s Next Chief Secretary? Seniority Row Resurfaces as Anurag Rastogi’s Extension Nears End

1 June 2026

Videos

Ravada A. Chandrasekhar: The Intelligence Strategist Now Steering Kerala Police

3 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Rajeev Kumar Sharma: The Officer Tasked With Reimagining Rajasthan Police

30 May 2026

Pallavi Priya

When The Entire Film Crew Was At The Mercy of King Cobra

28 May 2026

Sharad Gupta

PSU News

MOIL Limited Wins Two Awards for Best IT Implementation and Cloud Adoption at PSU IT Forum 2026

3 June 2026

MECL and GSI Sign MoA for Gravity and Magnetic Surveys in Odisha Under NGPM to Boost Mineral Exploration

3 June 2026

NLC India Appoints IAS Officer Anil Meshram as Part-Time Official Director on Board

3 June 2026

PESB Recommends Bhaskar Chowdary Nettem as ONGC Director (Production) After Competitive Selection Interview

3 June 2026

Bank of India Appoints Lalit Taneja as Chief Vigilance Officer Effective June 3, 2026

3 June 2026

ONGC Appoints Anupam Agarwal as Director (Finance) to Strengthen Leadership and Financial Strategy

3 June 2026

NBCC Wins ₹83.24 Crore New Orders from Canara Bank, Andhra Pradesh Bhavan & Odisha F&ARD Department

3 June 2026

MGL and BMC Sign Agreement for 350 TPD Compressed Biogas Plant in Mankhurd to Boost Green Energy in Mumbai

3 June 2026

Defence News

Make in India Su-57: India Got Su-57 Source Code Access From Russia

3 June 2026

Make in India Defence Breakthrough: Inside India Solution to Long-Range Drone Warfare

3 June 2026

Game-Changer for Indian Oceans: CMARS Centre to Revolutionize Underwater Surveillance

3 June 2026

Ground-Breaking Defence Technology: Indian Army Introduces Tank Protection Technology to Counter Drones

3 June 2026

Judiciary News

Who is Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai Takes Charge as Chief Justice of Patna High Court

3 June 2026

Agasthyamalai Ecological Landscape Encroachment

One of India's Richest Biodiversity Zones Gets Supreme Court Protection

3 June 2026

Supreme Court Clarifies Article 12: Bar Associations Not Subject to Writ Jurisdiction

2 June 2026

Big Win for Digital Privacy: Delhi High Court Allows Removal of Online Judicial Records in Certain Cases Under Article 21

1 June 2026

CSR News

NCL Signs ₹25 Lakh MoU with Singrauli Administration for Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan Water Conservation Project

2 June 2026

DVC Donates 2 Ambulances in Koderma to Boost Rural Emergency Healthcare Services Under CSR Initiative

1 June 2026

DFCCIL MD Praveen Kumar Reviews EDFC Infrastructure, Safety, CSR and Employee Welfare During Dadri–Sahnewal Inspection

1 June 2026

NTPC Bongaigaon Wins Two National Awards for Excellence in Safety, Environment and CSR Initiatives

30 May 2026

Opinion

Features

India’s GCC Gold Rush: Are We Building Economic Engines or Climate Liabilities?

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

Rethinking Police Reform After Two Decades: Time for a Data-Driven Revisit

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UPSC Stories

A First for Generations: Bhoomika Jain Clears UPSC CSE 2025 After Two Failed Attempts

1 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Bhoomika Jain from Satna secured AIR 331 in CSE 2025 after clearing the exam in her third attempt. Read...

Devangi Meena: The UPSC Candidate Who Stopped Studying to Start Understanding Herself

31 May 2026

Bhakti Kothari

After failing to clear Prelims three times, Devangi Meena transformed her approach, conquered self-doubt,...

“Leave Everything Behind for a Few Years”: How Anjani Mishra Cracked UPSC With Simplicity And Self-Control

30 May 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From balancing a Chartered Accountancy career to leaving a secure job at PwC Mumbai, Anjani Mishra’s...

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

Through the Himalayas and the Upanishads: A Journey into the Self

30 May 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A compelling philosophical novel that traces a German psychologist’s quest for answers through India’s...

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,...