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26 July 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How India is building an intelligent Public Distribution System (PDS). Secretary Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) Sanjeev Chopra speaks to Anil K...

Features

Why NEET Leaks Perpetually, But IIT-JEE & CA Tests Don't

26 July 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation may have ended the protests, but it has not solved India's paper leak...

UPSC Stories

The UPSC Strategy That Changed Everything for AIR 602 Deepak Baghel

26 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 602 Deepak Baghel shares how self-study, simplifying preparation, learning from setbacks,...

Beyond Headlines

From Carbon Neutrality to Carbon Negative: How Dr. Tanu Jain Led Bareilly Cantonment to Create Environmental History

26 July 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Four Years Ahead of Target, Bareilly Cantonment Becomes India’s First Carbon-Negative Cantonment Through...

UPSC Stories

How an IIT-BHU Graduate and Former NVIDIA Engineer Abhay Raghav Turned a 3-Mark Setback into Success

26 July 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Read how Abhay Raghav, an IIT-BHU graduate and former NVIDIA engineer, secured AIR 19 in UPSC IFS 2025...

Must Read

Who Is IAS Ashok Barnwal? 1991-Batch Officer Appointed New Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary After Anurag Jain

23 July 2026

Who Is IAS Anurag Jain? MP Chief Secretary Appointed CEO of NITI Aayog

22 July 2026

Who Is GS Rao? Senior IPS Officer Given Additional Charge as Tripura DGP After Anurag Dhankar's Death

21 July 2026

Videos

How NAFED is Strengthening Farmers, Markets and Food Security

25 July 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Why Bishwanath Sinha Was Chosen to Lead Kerala's Bureaucracy

23 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IPS Rajeev Krishna: The Engineer Who Rose to Lead Uttar Pradesh Police as DGP

18 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

CONCOR Appoints Vijoy Kumar Singh as Director (Projects & Services) With Additional Charge for Three Months

25 July 2026

HAL Expands Global Defence Outreach, Meets BAE Systems and Aerospace Giants at Farnborough International Airshow 2026

25 July 2026

DRDO SAIL Naval Steel Technology Transfer

India Strengthens Warship and Submarine Manufacturing With DRDO-SAIL 3 Critical Naval Steel Transfer

25 July 2026

PESB Recommends Manoharan Potheri for FACT Director (Finance) Post After Selection Process

25 July 2026

NBCC Secures ₹108.85 Crore PMC Orders for Clean Plant Centre in Srinagar and Hostel Projects in Odisha

25 July 2026

PNB Partners with IGBC to Provide Green Home Finance Under PNB Harit Niwas Scheme

25 July 2026

NTPC Q1 FY27 Results: Net Profit Rises 12% to ₹5,342 Crore, Consolidated Profit Reaches ₹6,896 Crore

25 July 2026

Leadership Updates: PESB Recommends Akhilesh Kumar for Director (Finance) Post at BEML

25 July 2026

Defence News

Indian Coast Guard Flood Rescue Operation

Flood Rescue in Gujarat: Indian Coast Guard Saves 170 People, Airlifts 33 From Navsari

25 July 2026

India Strengthens Inland Water Transport: 32 National Waterways Operational, Key Projects Near Completion

25 July 2026

India Launches New Defence Digital Platform to Connect Armed Forces With Domestic Manufacturers

25 July 2026

HAL Expands Global Defence Outreach, Meets BAE Systems and Aerospace Giants at Farnborough International Airshow 2026

25 July 2026

Judiciary News

Article 222 and Collegium System: Government Details How High Court Judges Are Transferred

26 July 2026

Supreme Court Court Proceedings Recording Ban Ruling

Supreme Court Bans Uploading Court Proceedings Online Without Prior Permission

25 July 2026

CJI Surya Kant Explains ‘Cockroach’ Remark, Says It Targeted Fake Lawyers, Not Youth

25 July 2026

BCI Law College Inspection: Universities Get 6 Weeks to Check Faculty, Classes and Infrastructure

25 July 2026

CSR News

NCL Signs ₹11.71 Crore CSR MoU to Build 8-Km Road in Singrauli, Boost Rural Connectivity

23 July 2026

MCL to Build 5 Km BT Roads in Odisha’s Angul with ₹5.35 Crore CSR Support for Better Connectivity

22 July 2026

WCL Partners with Narayana Institute Nagpur to Provide Free JEE Coaching Under Project TARASH

18 July 2026

REC Limited to Set Up 20 Smart Classrooms in West Bengal Government Schools, Benefiting 1,500+ Students

17 July 2026

Opinion

Features

Why NEET Leaks Perpetually, But IIT-JEE & CA Tests Don't

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

The Protest Ends, But the Real Reform Must Begin

Sharad Gupta

Cartoon of the Week

Beyond Bureaucracy

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...

Rising Devotee Footfall Calls for Smarter Temple Management

4 July 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

From the chaos of stampedes to AI-powered surveillance and predictive planning, India's temples are gradually...

India’s Health Shift: NFHS-6 Show Gains in Access, Gaps in Outcomes, and Emerging Risks

3 July 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

NFHS-6 reveals India has made significant gains in maternal care, immunisation, nutrition, and health...

UPSC Stories

The UPSC Strategy That Changed Everything for AIR 602 Deepak Baghel

26 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 602 Deepak Baghel shares how self-study, simplifying preparation, learning from setbacks,...

How an IIT-BHU Graduate and Former NVIDIA Engineer Abhay Raghav Turned a 3-Mark Setback into Success

26 July 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Read how Abhay Raghav, an IIT-BHU graduate and former NVIDIA engineer, secured AIR 19 in UPSC IFS 2025...

CSE 2025 AIR 562 Nitesh Chose India Over an American Dream and Reached Civil Services After Six Attempts

21 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 562 Nitesh's inspiring journey from a small village in Madhya Pradesh to IIT Bombay,...

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

‘My Last Autobiography’: A Moving Meditation on Ageing, Memory and the Will to Live

25 July 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Forty-three years after its original publication, Rajendra Banahatti's Akherche Atmacharitra finds renewed...

IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack UPSC Civil Services Exam

How IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack the UPSC Civil Services Exam

19 July 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From building the right foundation in school to mastering the interview, IAS officer Divya Mittal's first...

How Giants Revives Sumi Naga Mythology Through an Extraordinary Coming-of-Age Tale

18 July 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Blending Sumi Naga mythology, coming-of-age storytelling and profound reflections on truth, courage and...