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From Dream Home to Dream Centre: IAS Officer’s ‘Lucky House’ Transforms Young Lives

12 April 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

IAS officer Rajesh Singh Rana donated his “lucky house” in Delhi’s Old Seemapuri to create a skill centre, now offering free education and vocational training...

Beyond Headlines

From Forests to Water Banks: How Surat is Rewriting India’s Water Conservation Story

12 April 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Surat Forest Division has conserved 580 crore litres of water through scientific soil and moisture conservation,...

UPSC Stories

The Year She Almost Made It… And the Year She Finally Did: AIR 56 Samiksha Dwivedi

12 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

After multiple setbacks and a near miss by just 18 marks, Samiksha Dwivedi secured AIR 56 in UPSC CSE...

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Meet Jagdish Prasad Ahirwar: The Forest Guard Who Catalogued 130 Medicinal Plants

11 April 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

A forest guard from Panna, Madhya Pradesh, documents 130 medicinal plants, earning recognition in Mann...

Change Makers

How IAS Akansha Konde Is Turning Medicinal Farming Into a Rs. 55 Lakh Livelihood Model in Bageshwar

11 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IAS Akansha Konde is transforming Bageshwar’s rural economy through medicinal farming, enabling women-led...

Must Read

CAPF Promotion Stagnation Explained: How One IPS Posting Can Affect Constables to Senior Officers

24 March 2026

Who Is IAS M Sai Kumar? ECI Appoints Senior Tamil Nadu IAS Officer as New Chief Secretary

8 April 2026

Who Is IAS Anurag Yadav? UP Principal Secretary Removed as Election Observer After Clash With CEC Gyanesh Kumar

9 April 2026

Videos

Nemesis of Law-breakers, in Cities & Forests

29 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

How Surinder Choudhary Uses Long-Distance Running to Stay Mentally Strong in a High-Pressure Police Career

20 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

What Happens After Terror Strikes? Surinder Choudhary Explains the Reality of Counter-Terror Operations

16 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

HUDCO, NBCC Collaborate for Techno-Economic Studies, Construction and Asset Monetization

12 April 2026

SCOPE Hosts DAKSH Dikshant Samaroh for First Senior Leadership Batch, Marks Public Sector Day Celebrations

11 April 2026

NTPC Mining and FAGMIL Sign MoU to Strengthen India’s Critical Minerals Value Chain and Reduce Import Dependence

11 April 2026

HUDCO CMD Sanjay Kulshrestha Wins Public Officer Award at CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2026

11 April 2026

NTPC Mining Signs MoU with TEXMiN at IInvenTiv 2026 to Boost R&D and Industry–Academia Collaboration

11 April 2026

Mahanagar Gas Limited Appoints Praveer Kumar Srivastava as MD for 5-Year Term from April 30, 2026

11 April 2026

NTPC Limited Secures ESG Score of 74.3, Enters Leadership Category in CARE ESG Ratings

11 April 2026

RITES Ltd Wins EPC World Awards 2026 Honour for Ahmedabad Metro Phase II Project Excellence

11 April 2026

Defence News

India’s Secret Next-Gen Weapon: Why FUFA UCAV Could Make India a Global Leader in Stealth Drone Technology

11 April 2026

AI in Warfare Is Rising, But Humans Still Matter: Key Takeaways from India’s Defence Summit

11 April 2026

Meet Divyastra MK2: The Indian Drone That Can Hunt Targets 2,000 KM Away Without Warning

11 April 2026

Explained: Why Indian Defence Startups Are Dominating the Tactical Drone Race Against Pakistan in 2026

11 April 2026

Judiciary News

CJM Court Directs FIR Against Ex-IPS Officer in Alleged Assault of Trader in Uttarakhand

12 April 2026

Public Recruitment Online Application Errors

Government Job Aspirants Alert: Why Online Application Errors Can Cost You Your Job Opportunity

11 April 2026

Kerala Bar Council Elections 2026: Key Rule Change Allows Supreme Court Lawyers to Seek Voter List Inclusion

11 April 2026

NCERT Textbook Controversy Deepens: 51 Scholars Urge President Droupadi Murmu to Review Supreme Court-Linked Decision

10 April 2026

CSR News

DVK Foundation Launches Scholarship Programme for EWS Students at BGIS Vrindavan

31 March 2026

ECIL Completes CSR Project by Handing Over Retaining Wall at Rastriya Vidya Kendra, Telangana

13 March 2026

NTPC WR-I Launches ₹7.64 Crore CSR Project to Renovate IPD Blocks at N.M. Wadia Hospital, Solapur

13 March 2026

AAI Provides ₹12.29 Crore CSR Support to Balasaheb Deoras Rugnalay in Pune for Healthcare Expansion

12 March 2026

Opinion

Features

Ghost In The Code : When Intelligence Outruns Justice

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Features

Social Media Epidemic Of Mental Illness Causing Global Disaster In Younger Generation

Vijay Shankar Pandey

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UPSC Stories

The Year She Almost Made It… And the Year She Finally Did: AIR 56 Samiksha Dwivedi

12 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

After multiple setbacks and a near miss by just 18 marks, Samiksha Dwivedi secured AIR 56 in UPSC CSE...

Gudelli Srujana: How a Mazdoor’s Daughter Turned Setbacks Into Strategy in UPSC Journey | Exclusive

10 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From repeated prelims failures to Rank 55, Gudelli Srujana’s UPSC journey is a story of smart preparation,...

5 Attempts, 4 Interviews, 1 Breakthrough: The Story Behind Sakshi Jain’s AIR 37 | Exclusive

8 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Chartered Accountant to AIR 37 in UPSC CSE 2025, Sakshi Jain’s journey is a powerful story of strategy...

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

India Beyond Myths: : Why 100 Ways to See India Is a Must-Read

11 April 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

100 Ways to See India by Rohit Saran transforms complex statistics into compelling narratives, offering...

The Sky Husband: Where the Spiritual and the Everyday Become One

28 March 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

God speaks to us through our dreams, says the wise woman Hami. Her neighbour Mimi has learned this truth,...

Friendship, Caste, and the Reservation Debate in a WhatsApp Age

14 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A review of Removed from the WhatsApp: A Bitter Tale of Caste and Reservation by Pankaj Rangari, exploring...