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He Finished What His Father Started: Abhishek Kumar Dhyawana’s Journey to AIR 820 in UPSC 2025 | Exclusive

23 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Abhishek Kumar Dhyawana, AIR 820 in UPSC 2025, fulfilled his father’s unachieved civil services dream after five attempts, balancing a job and refining...

UPSC Stories

How Jaswanth Chandra Balanced IPS Training and Preparation to Secure AIR 23

23 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Discover how Jaswanth Chandra secured AIR 23 in UPSC 2025 while undergoing IPS training. Learn his strategy,...

Beyond Headlines

Inside India’s Energy Shift: Neeraj Mittal on Reforms, Gas Networks and Green Fuels

23 March 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Dr. Neeraj Mittal outlines how integrated policy reforms, infrastructure expansion, and clean energy...

Beyond Headlines

Inside the UPSC recipe: Subjects that make toppers

22 March 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

Educational diversity shapes the new face of Indian bureaucracy in UPSC CSE 2025. The 2025 civil services...

Be Inspired

Serving India Across Terrains: Arun Mahesh Babu’s Journey from Forests to Vadodara

22 March 2026

Pallavi Priya

An IAS officer of the 2013 Gujarat cadre, Arun Mahesh Babu is blending grassroots experience with futuristic...

Must Read

UPSC Tightens DGP Appointment Rules, Makes Supreme Court Nod Mandatory for Delay by States

17 March 2026

Parliamentary Panel Favours Expanding 360-Degree Empanelment Process for All Central Services Officers

17 March 2026

Rajasthan Transfers 25 IAS and 9 IPS Officers in Major Bureaucracy Reshuffle; Akhil Arora Appointed Additional Chief Secretary, CMO

20 March 2026

Videos

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

India’s First Visually Impaired IFS Officer on Diplomacy, Inclusion and Changing the System

12 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

DoPT Orders Immediate Telangana Reallocation of IAS A Vani Prasad; UP Promotes IPS L.V. Antony Dev Kumar to DG Rank

23 March 2026

Centre Clears Key IAS-IPS Appointments Across Census, NITI Aayog, NATGRID and Ministries Under Central Staffing Scheme

23 March 2026

CM Mohan Yadav’s Tough Administrative Crackdown: 18 IAS and IPS Officers Face Action in Just Over Two Years

23 March 2026

UPSC to Release Provisional Prelims Answer Key from 2026, Candidates Can Challenge Errors Through Online Portal

23 March 2026

Punjab DGP Appointment: State to Send IPS Panel to UPSC After Four Years, Top Contenders in Focus

23 March 2026

IAS Officers Indian Administrative Services

4 J&K-Born IAS Officers Posted as Assistant Secretaries in Central Ministries for 8-Week Delhi Attachment

23 March 2026

PSU News

RITES Limited Secures ₹105.69 Crore RDSO Maintenance Contract for Rajasthan Test Track

23 March 2026

Leadership Updates: PESB Recommends KF Sajo as Director (Technical) of FACT Limited

23 March 2026

Numaligarh Refinery Signs MoU with AEGCL to Develop 33 kV Bay at Sipajhar GSS for PNCPL Pipeline

23 March 2026

HPCL Appoints Alok Tripathi as Government Nominee Director on Board Effective March 23, 2026

23 March 2026

CONCOR Honors Kunj Bihari as ‘Most Vigilant Employee of the Year 2023-24’ for Driving System Improvements

23 March 2026

NBCC Wins ₹58.61 Crore Infrastructure Project in Odisha’s Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University

23 March 2026

ONGC Signs Advance Pricing Agreement with CBDT, Securing Tax Certainty for Overseas Operations

23 March 2026

DFCCIL Transports Fresh Chikoo from Gujarat to Delhi, Boosting Rail-Based Agri-Logistics

23 March 2026

Defence News

What Is Non-Contact Warfare? Inside India’s ₹2.19 Lakh Crore Defence Strategy Featuring Anant Shastra

23 March 2026

Project Kusha: How DRDO is Building India’s Next-Generation Long-Range Air Defence System to Rival S-400

23 March 2026

INS Trikand Seychelles Visit 2026: How India is Reinforcing Maritime Security and Strategic Partnerships

23 March 2026

India's Own Rafale: Everything You Need to Know About Indigenous TTGE Plan for Rafale

23 March 2026

Judiciary News

Can Authorities Replace CGRF Members Easily? Jharkhand High Court Gives a Clear Answer

23 March 2026

CJI Recuses from CEC Appointment Law Case as Petitions Question Removal of CJI from Selection Panel

21 March 2026

Inside the Chambal Sanctuary Illegal Sand Mining Crisis: Supreme Court Action and Its Impact on Gharials and River Ecology

21 March 2026

IAS Officer Under Fire: MP High Court Criticizes IAS Officer’s Careless Handling of Illegal Mining Case

21 March 2026

CSR News

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

Numaligarh Refinery Wins Dual Honours for Operational Innovation and CSR at Governance Now PSU Awards 2026

11 March 2026

Opinion

Features

Wisdom–AI: The Missing Layer in the Age of AGI

Anurag Goel

Features

WAR, REGIME SURVIVAL, AND THE IRANIAN PEOPLE: WHO IS THE CONFLICT REALLY FOR?

Vijay Shankar Pandey

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UPSC Stories

He Finished What His Father Started: Abhishek Kumar Dhyawana’s Journey to AIR 820 in UPSC 2025 | Exclusive

23 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Abhishek Kumar Dhyawana, AIR 820 in UPSC 2025, fulfilled his father’s unachieved civil services dream...

How Jaswanth Chandra Balanced IPS Training and Preparation to Secure AIR 23

23 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Discover how Jaswanth Chandra secured AIR 23 in UPSC 2025 while undergoing IPS training. Learn his strategy,...

Rupal Jaiswal: She Walked Away from a Career, Chased a Dream, and Secured AIR 43 | Exclusive

21 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Rupal Jaiswal, AIR 43 in UPSC CSE 2025, transformed early failure into a strategic comeback, using self-study,...

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

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...

Sixteen Months, One Unbreakable Spirit: A Cancer Survivor’s Diary

7 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A breast cancer survivor’s candid diary chronicles sixteen months of pain, courage, family support and...

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...