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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 exam failures into CAPF success.

Video Interview

How IPS Officer Keshav Kumar Used Forensics to Crack Gujarat’s Lion Poaching Case

20 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

With no eyewitnesses to guide the investigation, IPS officer Keshav Kumar followed a forensic trail of...

Eco Warrior Awards

How Ramsundar M Turned Rajgir Zoo Safari Into a Tech-Driven Wildlife Experience

20 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

With QR-based ticketing, real-time slot management, GPS-tracked safari buses, CCTV surveillance, AI assistance...

Eco Warrior Awards

How IFS Dharam Singh Meena Revived Uttarakhand’s Heval River Through Science and Forest Restoration

20 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS officer Dharam Singh Meena revived the Heval river system through scientific springshed management,...

Features

When the Flood Recedes, the Learning Should Remain

20 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Written by Apurva Pathak, the article explores how STHAVAR can give India’s physical infrastructure a...

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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

Bureaucracy News

Who is Pattanshetti Ravi Subash? 2013-Batch IAS Officer Gets Key Andhra Pradesh Tourism Charge

21 August 2026

UP Govt Transfers 9 IPS Officers; K.K. Bishnoi Gets Bijnor, Meerut SSP Avinash Pandey Attached to PHQ

21 August 2026

Haryana Govt Transfers 3 IAS Officers; Satbir Singh Gets Rohtak DC Charge

21 August 2026

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till February 28, 2027

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till Feb 28, 2027 - Here's Why

20 August 2026

UP Govt Posts 23 Trainee IPS Officers; Dinesh Godara Appointed Assistant SP, Ayodhya

20 August 2026

A Shiyas Appointed IG in BSF: Know the 2008-Batch MP Cadre IPS Officer

20 August 2026

PSU News

IndianOil Signs Landmark Five-Year MoU with Mauritius for Petrol, Diesel and ATF Supply

21 August 2026

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

20 August 2026

CCL Launches Vigilance Awareness Campaign 2026, CMD Nilendu Kumar Calls for Collective Responsibility

20 August 2026

Leadership Continuity: RITES CMD Rahul Mithal’s Tenure Extended Till June 30, 2027

20 August 2026

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IRFC Appoints Pradeep Ahlawat and Manjula Mishra as Independent Directors for Three Years Term

20 August 2026

Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project

NCRTC Appoints Rameshwer Meena as Director (Systems) on Five-Year Deputation

20 August 2026

Hindustan Aeronautics’s 50% Joint Venture Infotech HAL Limited Dissolved After NCLT Order

20 August 2026

RailTel Wins ₹164.79 Crore Work Order from Western Coalfields for MPLS VPN Network

20 August 2026

Defence News

DRDO Invites Private Defence Firms to Produce Strategic Weapons, Sets ₹100 Crore Turnover Criteria

21 August 2026

Heron UAV Fleet Upgrade: Why Is The Indian Army Repairing Old Heron UAVs Instead Of Buying New Ones

20 August 2026

Can TEJAS And AMCA Fill India's Fighter Squadron Gap? New Study Raises Questions

20 August 2026

India Moves Closer To Indigenous Fighter Engine As New AMCA Rivalry Emerges

20 August 2026

Judiciary News

Kerala Govt Tells HC No Vigilance Probe Needed for Now Against DGP S. Sreejith

21 August 2026

Haryana DGP Summoned by High Court Over Delays in NDPS Trial Witnesses

21 August 2026

Woman Coast Guard Officer Priya Tyagi Permanent Commission Case: Supreme Court Strengthens Women's Rights In Uniformed Services

20 August 2026

Jammu Kashmir Women Seat Reservation In Public Transport

Women's Safety First: J&K High Court Introduces Complaint Mechanism For Women Facing Issues In Public Transport

20 August 2026

CSR News

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

20 August 2026

NMDC Flags Off 90 Students for Healthcare Education Under Swasthya Kaushal Yojana 2026

20 August 2026

WCL Partners with CURE India to Rehabilitate 100 Children with Clubfoot in Nagpur Under CSR Initiative

19 August 2026

HURL Wins CSR Lifetime Achievement Award at BridgeBharat 2026 for Community and Social Impact

19 August 2026

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When the Flood Recedes, the Learning Should Remain

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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Atmanirbharta 2.0: India's Real Defence Test Begins After the Factory Gate

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Beyond Bureaucracy

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.

How AI, Blockchain and Quantum-Ready Tech Are Transforming India's PDS

28 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

For seven decades, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was synonymous with leakage, ghost...

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

UPSC Stories

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...

From 10 SSB Setbacks to UPSC CAPF AIR 191: Abhay Pratap Singh’s Journey in Uniform

12 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

After 10 SSB setbacks, postal department job and two CAPF attempts, Abhay Pratap Singh cleared UPSC CAPF...

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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

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...

The Hindi Heartland: Ghazala Wahab’s Provocative Study of Caste, Religion and India’s Changing Politics

8 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ghazala Wahab’s The Hindi Heartland explores caste, religion, politics, history and polarization across...