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Natural Farming: Why India Must Move From Heavy Fertiliser Subsidies to Smarter Farmer Incentives

24 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Natural farming can reduce cultivation costs, improve soil health and maintain productivity, but farmers need stronger transition support.

UPSC Stories

After 3 NDA Attempts and a 7-Mark Miss, Naveen Kumar Saini Gets AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025

24 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Naveen Kumar Saini secured AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after multiple NDA and SSB failures and missing CAPF...

Eco Warrior Awards

The Bridge That Rose From the Ruins: How IFS Gurharsh Singh United a Village After the Samej Disaster

24 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS Gurharsh Singh led a remarkable forest-led rescue response in Samej, rebuilding connectivity and...

Change Makers

Hello Sidhi–Jai Jawan: How Sidhi Is Supporting Soldiers’ Families Through Better Governance

24 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

A soldier serving far from home should not have to worry about an administrative problem affecting his...

Beyond Bureaucracy

How the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

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

PSU News

BPCL Awards ₹8.60 Crore Work Orders to Expo Engineering for Mumbai Refinery and Haldia Projects

24 August 2026

REC Limited Wins GEEF Global CSR Award 2026 for Excellence in Sports Development & Inclusion

24 August 2026

CONCOR Achieves Milestone with First 360-TEU Double-Stack Long-Haul Container Train from New JNPA

24 August 2026

HUDCO 56th AGM: Record ₹4,034 Crore Profit and ₹1.64 Lakh Crore Loan Sanctions in FY26

24 August 2026

MCL Organises Two-Day Workshop on Groundwater Regulation and Sustainable Mining

24 August 2026

NLC India’s Talabira II & III Mine Achieves Record 19.14 MT Coal Production in FY 2025-26

24 August 2026

Mazagon Dock Appoints K.M. Ravi Kumar as Independent Director for Three-Year Tenure

24 August 2026

NHPC Advances 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Project as Rotor Assembly Begins for 250 MW Unit 7

24 August 2026

Defence News

Why The Air Chief Marshal A P Singh Wants A Measured Approach To India's Biggest Defence Reform

24 August 2026

Tejas Mk2 Fighter Jet Programme Faces Reality Check As Ex-IAF Vice Chief Warns Of Future Challenges

24 August 2026

National Space Day 2026: How India Went From Carrying Rocket Parts On Bicycles To Becoming A Global Space Power

24 August 2026

IAF Expands Strategic Footprint Across Indo-Pacific With High-Tempo Defence Engagements

24 August 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Inter-State Transfer Of Death Row Convict Ruling

Why The Supreme Court Wants Kerala To Change Its Death Row Prison Transfer Rule

24 August 2026

Allahabad High Court Takes Strong Stand, Summons UP DGP Over Police Inaction

24 August 2026

Can Bihar Reservation Act Decide Bihar Mukhiya Elections? Patna High Court Answers

24 August 2026

Jojari River Pollution Case: Supreme Court Creates 100-Meter No-Construction Zone Around Jojari River

24 August 2026

CSR News

REC Limited Wins GEEF Global CSR Award 2026 for Excellence in Sports Development & Inclusion

24 August 2026

ONGC Signs MoA for ₹20 Crore CSR Support to Restore 700 Flood-Hit Schools in Assam

24 August 2026

IREDA Inaugurates 170 kW On-Grid Solar Projects in Goa Under CSR Initiative

22 August 2026

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

20 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 the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

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.

UPSC Stories

After 3 NDA Attempts and a 7-Mark Miss, Naveen Kumar Saini Gets AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025

24 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Naveen Kumar Saini secured AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after multiple NDA and SSB failures and missing CAPF...

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...

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

Unfiltered and Unapologetic: Ratna Manucha’s Witty Take on the Little Things of Life

22 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ratna Manucha’s Unfiltered: The Little Things finds humour, nostalgia and quiet wisdom in the ordinary...

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...