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Science, Technology and the Soil: How India Is Transforming Agriculture for 2047

21 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting beyond record production towards climate resilience, scientific innovation, digital technology and higher farmer...

Change Makers

When AI Entered the Forest: How Tadoba Turned Technology into a Shield for People and Wildlife

21 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

At Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Lt. Kushagra Pathak is transforming wildlife protection from reactive...

UPSC Stories

Father Died, Family Turned to Farming: How Pankaj Kamboj Fought His Way to CAPF

21 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After losing his father at 14 and helping his family survive through farming, Pankaj Kamboj turned repeated...

Video Interview

How IPS Officer Keshav Kumar Used Forensics to Crack Gujarat’s Lion Poaching Case

20 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

With no eyewitnesses to guide the investigation, IPS officer Keshav Kumar followed a forensic trail of...

Eco Warrior Awards

How Ramsundar M Turned Rajgir Zoo Safari Into a Tech-Driven Wildlife Experience

20 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

With QR-based ticketing, real-time slot management, GPS-tracked safari buses, CCTV surveillance, AI assistance...

Must Read

Census 2027: Centre Notifies 40 Questions, Caste, Aadhaar, Bank Accounts and COVID-19 Vaccination Included

14 August 2026

Who Was Ex-IAS Rebecca Suchiang? Meghalaya’s First Khasi Woman Chief Secretary Dies at 64

18 August 2026

Who Is Ajay A Kumar? IFS Officer Appointed India’s Next Ambassador to Iraq

18 August 2026

Videos

How IPS Officer Keshav Kumar Used Forensics to Crack Gujarat’s Lion Poaching Case

20 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

From Kalinganagar to Cybercrime: The Long Journey of Odisha DGP Vinaytosh Mishra

19 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Harmeet Singh IPS: The Historian Who Became Assam’s Top Cop, From Insurgency to Cybercrime

12 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Who Is Ravi Kota? Assam Chief Secretary Gets 6-Month Extension Till April 30, 2027

21 August 2026

Major IAS Reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh: 32 Officers Transferred, Abhishek Chaudhary Named Gwalior Municipal Commissioner

21 August 2026

UP Govt Spends ₹9 Crore on Police CUG Numbers, Yet No SP/SSP Answered Public Calls; 72 DMs Also Missed Calls

21 August 2026

IAS Ajit Kumar Gets 6-Month Extension as MyGov CEO; Ashish Chatterjee Repatriated to Tamil Nadu

21 August 2026

PM Modi Urges Secretaries to Break Silos, Use AI and Bring Youth Into Policymaking

21 August 2026

Haryana Govt Transfers 6 IAS & 10 HCS Officers; Amneet P Kumar Gets Sports Department

21 August 2026

PSU News

Bank of Baroda Raises $400 Million Through Dollar Bonds, Total 2031 Issue Reaches $700 Million

21 August 2026

CSL Delivers ‘Mangrol’, Third Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft to Indian Navy, Boosting Indigenous Defence Capabilities

21 August 2026

PESB Recommends Chacko Mazhuvanchery Jose for Director (Refineries) Post at BPCL

21 August 2026

BEL Partners with RADIX CIPL to Strengthen Tactical Cellular Communication Technologies

21 August 2026

RECPDCL Hands Over ₹839.55 Crore Luhri Power Transmission SPV to Terralight Solar Energy

21 August 2026

Union Bank of India Gets ‘BBB’ Rating from S&P Global for Proposed US Dollar Senior Notes

21 August 2026

PNB Signs MoU with Oriental Insurance to Offer Exclusive Salary Benefits to OICL Employees

21 August 2026

MGL Makes Ashiv Maharashtra’s First 100% LPG-Free PNG Village, Connects 1,050 Households

21 August 2026

Defence News

CSL Delivers ‘Mangrol’, Third Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft to Indian Navy, Boosting Indigenous Defence Capabilities

21 August 2026

Explained: Why India Is Looking At Airbus A330 For The Future Netra Mk3 AWACS

21 August 2026

Who Will Build India’s First Stealth Fighter? AMCA Partner To Be Chosen By Early 2027

21 August 2026

How The India-Japan UNICORN Project Could Make Indian Warships Nearly Invisible To Enemy Radar

21 August 2026

Judiciary News

Consumer Commission President Appointment Rule

Can A Government Ignore A Selection Committee's Merit List? AP High Court Gives Clear Answer

21 August 2026

Big Relief For Job Aspirants: Supreme Court Restricts Government's Power To Reopen PSC Selections

21 August 2026

Thousands Of Law Graduates Get A Second Chance After Supreme Court's Landmark Order

21 August 2026

Supreme Court Gives Huge Relief To Judicial Aspirants, Cuts Practice Requirement By Two-Thirds

21 August 2026

CSR News

WCL Signs MoU for ₹35.39 Lakh CSR Project to Promote Mushroom Cultivation in 40+ Villages

20 August 2026

NMDC Flags Off 90 Students for Healthcare Education Under Swasthya Kaushal Yojana 2026

20 August 2026

WCL Partners with CURE India to Rehabilitate 100 Children with Clubfoot in Nagpur Under CSR Initiative

19 August 2026

HURL Wins CSR Lifetime Achievement Award at BridgeBharat 2026 for Community and Social Impact

19 August 2026

Opinion

Features

When the Flood Recedes, the Learning Should Remain

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Atmanirbharta 2.0: India's Real Defence Test Begins After the Factory Gate

Col MV Shashidhar

Cartoon of the Week

Beyond Bureaucracy

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.

How AI, Blockchain and Quantum-Ready Tech Are Transforming India's PDS

28 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

For seven decades, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was synonymous with leakage, ghost...

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

UPSC Stories

Father Died, Family Turned to Farming: How Pankaj Kamboj Fought His Way to CAPF

21 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After losing his father at 14 and helping his family survive through farming, Pankaj Kamboj turned repeated...

A Failed Prelims, A Fractured Leg & One More Shot: How Prachi Jain Made AIR 714

13 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Prachi Jain secured AIR 714 in UPSC CSE 2025 after setbacks, injury and two interviews, and now prepares...

From 10 SSB Setbacks to UPSC CAPF AIR 191: Abhay Pratap Singh’s Journey in Uniform

12 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

After 10 SSB setbacks, postal department job and two CAPF attempts, Abhay Pratap Singh cleared UPSC 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

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,...

A Rainy Mumbai, a Gentle Giant and Two Best Friends: The World of Rain Holiday

15 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A tender, imaginative tale of friendship, emotions and childhood, where a gentle giant named Mighty becomes...

The Hindi Heartland: Ghazala Wahab’s Provocative Study of Caste, Religion and India’s Changing Politics

8 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ghazala Wahab’s The Hindi Heartland explores caste, religion, politics, history and polarization across...