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Beno Zephine: India’s First 100% Visually Challenged IFS Officer Who Rewrote the Rules of Diplomacy | EXCLUSIVE

2 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Watch the powerful journey of Beno Zephine (2014 batch), India’s first 100% visually challenged IFS officer: her childhood, UPSC preparation struggles,...

UPSC Stories

Sanjay Rao Walked Out of ICU to Write His Exam — Now He’s an IRS Officer

2 March 2026

Pallavi Priya

From studying under a chimney lamp in a small village hut to serving as an IRS officer, Sanjay Rao’s...

Features

From Snowbound Isolation to Year-Round Rail

2 March 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In this detailed account, former Chief Administrative Officer of the Udhampur–Baramulla Rail Project,...

Beyond Headlines

How IAS Officer Dr. Preeti Yadav Built Sakhi So No Woman in Punjab Has to Beg for Help Again

1 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

In Punjab, IAS officer Dr. Preeti Yadav’s Sakhi platform is transforming crisis response into coordinated...

Bureaucracy in News

The Man Heading West Bengal’s SIR

1 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

As West Bengal braces for Assembly elections due in the next three months, the fate of millions of voters...

Must Read

Explained: Why This Emergency Landing Facility in Dibrugarh, Assam, Is a Game-Changer for IAF and a ‘Brahmastra’ in War

14 February 2026

India Sets Guinness World Record with 2.5 Lakh AI Responsibility Pledges in 24 Hours

18 February 2026

Atal Innovation Mission Showcases ATL-Led Grassroots AI Innovation at India AI Impact Summit 2026

18 February 2026

Videos

Beno Zephine: India’s First 100% Visually Challenged IFS Officer Who Rewrote the Rules of Diplomacy | EXCLUSIVE

2 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Exclusive | From Ridge to River: Prajesh Kanta Jena’s Community-Led Conservation Drive at Palamau

23 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Samagra to SDGs: IAS Officer Dr. Aruna Sharma Digitised Panchayats and Reimagined Inclusive Governance

19 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

PSU News

LIC Extends CFO Sunil Agarwal’s Tenure Until March 2027 to Ensure Financial Continuity

2 March 2026

RVNL Appoints Manoj Kumar Pandey as Executive Director (Electrical) Effective March 2026

2 March 2026

SAIL Showcases Capacity Expansion and Decarbonisation Strategy at IMMS 2026

2 March 2026

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers, RCF

RCF Promotes Mr. Ajit A. Thatte as General Manager (Urea), Thal Unit Effective March 1, 2026

2 March 2026

IREDA Announces Key Management Restructuring, Appoints Tusar Kant Parida as Key Managerial Personnel

2 March 2026

Narendra Modi Inaugurates POWERGRID Transmission Projects Worth Over ₹3,600 Crore in Rajasthan

2 March 2026

Leadership Updates: Atul Gupta Assumes Charge as CMD of Engineers India Limited from March 1, 2026

2 March 2026

CONCOR Appoints Harbrinder Singh Bajwa as Director (Domestic Division) – Additional Charge from March 1, 2026

2 March 2026

Defence News

Sailing Without Modern Engines: How INSV Kaundinya Conquered the Arabian Sea

2 March 2026

Indian Air Force Reveals How S-400 Air Defence System Dominated the Skies During Operation Sindoor

2 March 2026

Why India Is Testing 23mm HEI Rounds for GSh-23 Guns on HAL Tejas and Legacy Aircraft Platforms

2 March 2026

DRDO Successfully Tests Indigenous VSHORADS Missile System, Boosting India’s Short-Range Air Defence

28 February 2026

Judiciary News

J&K High Court Seeks Fresh Affidavit from MHA on Sanction to Prosecute 8 IAS Officers in Arms Licence Scam

2 March 2026

‘Clear Abuse of Authority’: Dwarka Court Denies Bail to IPS Officer in 2023 Narcotics Operation Case

2 March 2026

NCERT Class 8 Textbook Judiciary Controversy Deepens: Former Insider Moves Supreme Court Over ‘Misleading’ Passage on Judges

2 March 2026

Supreme Court Collegium Early Transfer Policy

Supreme Court Collegium Reform: Major Impact of Early Transfer Policy for Incoming High Court Chief Justices

2 March 2026

Opinion

Features

From Snowbound Isolation to Year-Round Rail

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Bureaucracy in News

The Man Heading West Bengal’s SIR

Sharad Gupta

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UPSC Stories

Sanjay Rao Walked Out of ICU to Write His Exam — Now He’s an IRS Officer

2 March 2026

Pallavi Priya

From studying under a chimney lamp in a small village hut to serving as an IRS officer, Sanjay Rao’s...

She Was Told She Was ‘Ordinary’—Today She Serves the Nation as IRS Officer

21 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Told she was “too ordinary” to crack UPSC, Purvi Nanda rose to become a 2021-batch IRS officer—proving...

6 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Labour Officer Priya Agrawal Became Deputy Collector

20 February 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Priya Agarwal, daughter of a prasad shop owner from Birsinghpur, secured Rank 6 in MPPSC 2023 on her...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

Not Just a Letter, But a Moral Indictment of Guru Gobind Singh That Challenged an Empire

27 February 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

In Zafarnama, Guru Gobind Singh pens a fearless moral indictment of Aurangzeb, redefining victory beyond...

A Dalit Woman’s Truth in a Republic That Promised Equality

21 February 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ninety years after Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable, Sushila Takbhaure’s My Shackled Life reminds us that...

Between Empire and Independence, The Young Qurratulain Hyder Speaks

13 February 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

In Qurratulain Hyder’s universe, satire cuts softly, memory ripples endlessly, and even the faintest...