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The ‘One Extra Mark’ Formula That Helped Somya Jain Secure AIR 346 in UPSC 2025

25 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From a small town in Madhya Pradesh to UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 346, Somya Jain’s self-study journey is a story of grit, reinvention, and smart preparation.

UPSC Stories

He Oversaw a Strategic Kailash Mansarovar Road Project; Now He’s AIR 27 in UPSC IFS 2025

25 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

When the results of the UPSC Indian Forest Service Examination 2025 were announced, one name that stood...

Change Makers

From Barracks to Books: How Rajnandgaon Police Is Building Futures Through ‘Pahal’

25 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

Led by IPS officer Ankita Sharma, Rajnandgaon Police's ‘Pahal’ initiative combines education, mentorship,...

Beyond Headlines

Anurag Dhankar: The Investigator Who Travelled from Kosovo’s Conflict Zones to the Command of Tripura Police

24 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From investigating one of India’s biggest banking frauds to serving in Kosovo and leading Tripura Police,...

Beyond Headlines

From a Neglected Lakeside to a Symbol of Rising Jalna: How IAS Ashima Mittal Is Transforming Urban Spaces in Maharashtra

24 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

With a vision rooted in community participation, local identity and sustainable development, Jalna Collector...

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

Nagrik Devo Bhava’: PM Modi Interacts with IAS 2024 Batch, Urges Officer Trainees to Put Citizens at the Centre of Governance

23 June 2026

Videos

Anurag Dhankar: The Investigator Who Travelled from Kosovo’s Conflict Zones to the Command of Tripura Police

24 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan: How Madhya Pradesh Is Turning Water Conservation into a People's Movement

19 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

From Border Guardian to Gujarat’s Top Cop: The Journey of GS Malik, the State’s 41st DGP

18 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

DoNER Secretary Post Given Additional Charge to Nivedita Shukla Verma; IRS Officer Gurkaran Singh Bains Gets 3-Year Foreign Assignment

25 June 2026

Major Bureaucratic Boost: 17 Gujarat State Officers Inducted into IAS Through Promotion Quota, President Approves Appointments Under Select List 2025

25 June 2026

PAC Questions Absence of Andaman & Nicobar Chief Secretary Chandra Bhushan Kumar; Explanation Sought from Home Ministry

25 June 2026

Who is IAS Dr Krishna Gupta? West Bengal Appoints ACS as Next State Election Commissioner

25 June 2026

IAS Anurag Rastogi Set for Another Year as Haryana Chief Secretary? Govt Moves Proposal to Centre | Know Him

25 June 2026

Delhi Govt Transfers 60 IAS & DANICS Officers in Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle; Health Department Sees Major Overhaul

25 June 2026

PSU News

AIC and UP Gramin Bank Sign Bancassurance Tie-Up to Expand Rural Insurance Access in Uttar Pradesh

25 June 2026

NLC India Renewables Signs JV with OREDA to Develop 1000 MW Green Energy Projects in Odisha

25 June 2026

RITES Bags ₹148.93 Crore NUPPL Contract After Major Scope Expansion in Railway Operations

25 June 2026

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited Wins Prestigious ASSOCHAM Award 2026 for Excellence in Sustainable Mining

25 June 2026

AIC, Assam Gramin Bank Sign Bancassurance Pact to Expand Rural Insurance Coverage in Northeast

25 June 2026

NTPC Barh and IOCL Barauni Sign Mutual Aid Agreement to Boost Industrial Safety and Emergency Response

25 June 2026

ONGC and bp Sign Technical Services Contract to Boost Oil and Gas Production from Western Offshore Basin

25 June 2026

RailTel Secures ₹29.84 Crore APSPDCL Order for SD-WAN and Cybersecurity Network Deployment

25 June 2026

Defence News

President Murmu MES Officer Trainees Meeting

President Murmu Tells MES Officer Trainees to Build a Strong, Green and Self-Reliant India

25 June 2026

India Shipbuilding Output Records 41% Growth in 2025, Reaches 57.6K GT

25 June 2026

Shubhanshu Shukla Launches “The Second Orbit” Book and Shares a Message for Young Dreamers

25 June 2026

From ISR to Strike: DRDO’s Archer-NG UAV Set to Become India’s Next Combat Drone

25 June 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Pulls Up CARA in A Major Child Adoption Delay Case

25 June 2026

Who is Justice Prathiba M Singh Who Honoured With International IP Hall of Fame 2026 Award

25 June 2026

Tamil Nadu NEET SS Seat Row: Supreme Court Favors Lower Cut-Off for In-Service Doctors

25 June 2026

Supreme Court Cracks Down on Forged Documents in Courts, Stresses Fair Sentencing

25 June 2026

CSR News

NMDC Distributes 1,613 Fruit Saplings in Chhattisgarh Under CSR Drive to Boost Rural Livelihoods

24 June 2026

RECPDCL Extends ₹1.25 Crore CSR Support to Kargil to Boost Education, Healthcare and Water Infrastructure

20 June 2026

MCL Signs ₹17 Lakh CSR MoU for Battery-Operated Patient Transport Vehicles in Odisha, Boosts Rural Healthcare Access

15 June 2026

SECL Launches Model Anganwadi Centre in Bilaspur Under ₹4.72 Crore CSR Push for Early Childhood Education

9 June 2026

Opinion

Features

Ethanol in Your Tank: The Mileage Myth, Energy Security Gains, and Hidden Trade-Offs of India’s E20 Push

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Features

The CBSE Crisis And The Government Procurement Process: The devil is in the details

Anil Swarup

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Beyond Bureaucracy

Make In India Defence: Imports Are Now the Exception, Says Defence Secretary

24 June 2026

Anil Kumar

Defence Secretary RK Singh speaks on India's defence modernisation agenda and the drive to raise defence...

New Age Warfare: Drones, Missiles and Layered Defence Dominate India’s Military Planning

20 June 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Defence analyst Nitin Gokhale explains how drones, missiles, theatre commands and indigenous weapons...

The Source Code Playbook: Rewriting India’s Defence Strategy for Tomorrow's War

15 June 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s next military advantage may not come from bigger weapons, but from owning the source code, technology,...

UPSC Stories

The ‘One Extra Mark’ Formula That Helped Somya Jain Secure AIR 346 in UPSC 2025

25 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From a small town in Madhya Pradesh to UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 346, Somya Jain’s self-study journey is a story...

He Oversaw a Strategic Kailash Mansarovar Road Project; Now He’s AIR 27 in UPSC IFS 2025

25 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

When the results of the UPSC Indian Forest Service Examination 2025 were announced, one name that stood...

Priyasha Verma: The IIT Engineer Who Refused to Stop Until UPSC Said Yes

23 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Lucknow to AIR 324, Priyasha Verma’s UPSC journey is a story of repeated near-misses, smart preparation,...

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

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...

Sita Was Never Silent: How Sita’s Veil Reimagines the Goddess as a Symbol of Strength

13 June 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Blending mythology, philosophy and feminism, Sita’s Veil reclaims Sita as a figure of strength, agency...

Where Memory Becomes Poetry

7 June 2026

BP Acharya

A moving anthology where three generations unite through poetry, preserving memories, reflections, and...