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After 3 NDA Attempts and a 7-Mark Miss, Naveen Kumar Saini Gets AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025

24 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Naveen Kumar Saini secured AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after multiple NDA and SSB failures and missing CAPF selection by just seven marks in 2024.

Eco Warrior Awards

The Bridge That Rose From the Ruins: How IFS Gurharsh Singh United a Village After the Samej Disaster

24 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS Gurharsh Singh led a remarkable forest-led rescue response in Samej, rebuilding connectivity and...

Change Makers

Hello Sidhi–Jai Jawan: How Sidhi Is Supporting Soldiers’ Families Through Better Governance

24 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

A soldier serving far from home should not have to worry about an administrative problem affecting his...

Beyond Bureaucracy

How the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

Change Makers

How Science, Intelligence and Community Power Are Giving Similipal’s Tigers a New Lease of Life

23 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From AI-powered surveillance to genetic rescue, Dr Prakash Chand Gogineni is transforming tiger conservation...

Must Read

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

PSU News

Mazagon Dock Appoints K.M. Ravi Kumar as Independent Director for Three-Year Tenure

24 August 2026

NHPC Advances 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Project as Rotor Assembly Begins for 250 MW Unit 7

24 August 2026

NRL Signs MoA with CSIR-NPL to Explore Synthetic Graphite Production from Assam Crude Petroleum Coke

24 August 2026

BPCL, MC2 Foundation Launch MC2+ IGNITE at IIT Madras to Support Energy Innovators

24 August 2026

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd

GRSE Wins ₹45.02 Crore Order from West Bengal Tourism for Two 100-Passenger Electric Ferries

24 August 2026

SAIL Durgapur Employee Wins Government Patent for Seismic Protection Innovation

24 August 2026

GAIL Appoints Rupa Saikia as Independent Director, Strengthens Board Expertise

24 August 2026

DMRC Becomes First Indian Metro Organisation to Receive ISO 55001:2024 Certification for Asset Management

24 August 2026

Defence News

CAPF Veterans Sound Alarm Over New Act, Announce Hunger Strike at Jantar Mantar

23 August 2026

Meet Sharanga: The Indigenous Drone Weapon Being Developed For Indian Soldiers

22 August 2026

Project Kusha M1 Wind Tunnel Trials Confirm Readiness For Next Development Phase

22 August 2026

India Strengthens Underwater Warfare Capability As DRDO Transfers Key Naval Technology To BDL

22 August 2026

Judiciary News

Punjab Govt Faces Contempt Plea Over Pending DA, DR Arrears Despite High Court Order

24 August 2026

BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra Resignation

Explained: Why BCI Co-Chairman Wants Manan Kumar Mishra To Resign

22 August 2026

Meet Pawan Kumar Mutneja, The New Advocate General Of Haryana

22 August 2026

Punjab HC Orders Statewide Audit of Long-Pending Investigations, DGP to Monitor Cases Every Monday

22 August 2026

CSR News

ONGC Signs MoA for ₹20 Crore CSR Support to Restore 700 Flood-Hit Schools in Assam

24 August 2026

IREDA Inaugurates 170 kW On-Grid Solar Projects in Goa Under CSR Initiative

22 August 2026

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

Opinion

Features

When the Flood Recedes, the Learning Should Remain

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

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

Col MV Shashidhar

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

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.

UPSC Stories

After 3 NDA Attempts and a 7-Mark Miss, Naveen Kumar Saini Gets AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025

24 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Naveen Kumar Saini secured AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after multiple NDA and SSB failures and missing CAPF...

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...

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

Unfiltered and Unapologetic: Ratna Manucha’s Witty Take on the Little Things of Life

22 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ratna Manucha’s Unfiltered: The Little Things finds humour, nostalgia and quiet wisdom in the ordinary...

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...