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Jan Aushadhi: A Silent Revolution Benefitting Billions

20 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s health story often features big hospitals, cutting-edge diagnostics, and expensive treatments. Yet there is another story, quieter but no less...

Features

IT & AI Can Ensure Good Governance

20 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s birthday was declared by the Government of India as Good...

Beyond Headlines

Rajeev Kumar: The Contested Cop at the Centre of Bengal’s Power Corridor

19 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Rajeev Kumar, West Bengal’s DGP, is a senior IPS officer whose career blends policing, politics, and...

Book Reviews

Charlie’s Boys: A St Columba Memoir That Chronicles Delhi’s Lost Schoolboy Era

19 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A window into middle-class Delhi of the 1970s–80s—power cuts, Ambassador cars, banned Coca-Cola, and...

Beyond Headlines

Three National Awards and Now the Raksha Mantri Honour: The Administrative Journey of Gokul Mahajan

19 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Gokul Mahajan becomes the first officer from the Northeast to receive the Raksha Mantri Award 2025 for...

Must Read

Who Is Nachiketa Jha? 2003-Batch UP Cadre IPS Officer Appointed Joint Secretary at National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)

19 December 2025

Who is IFS Nagesh Singh? Senior Diplomat Appointed as India’s Next High Commissioner to Australia

18 December 2025

DoPT Seeks Recall of CAT Order on 360-Degree Appraisal Guidelines in Sanjiv Chaturvedi Case

18 December 2025

Videos

When Numbers Guide Governance: The Story of ICAS Officer Shakeel Maqbool

15 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Listening To Music Ad Nauseum After Fighting Criminals In Jharkhand

8 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

How Armed Maoist Guerillas Lost Battle Against The Government

4 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav Highlights IAS Officers’ Role in Nation-Building at IAS Service Meet-2025

20 December 2025

Harcharan Singh Bhullar Bribery Case: Supreme Court Declines Interim Bail, Refuses to Halt CBI Probe

20 December 2025

IAS Garima Yadav Appointed Deputy Secretary, DARPG; ISS Pinky Sawariya Becomes Deputy Secretary, CIC with Future Promotion to Joint Secretary

20 December 2025

MHA Grants Selection Grade to 24 AGMUT Cadre IPS Officers | 2 Officers on Central Deputation Promoted

20 December 2025

33 AGMUT Cadre IAS Officers Promoted to Selection Grade, 4 on Central Deputation Get Proforma Promotion

20 December 2025

MHA Approves DIG Promotions for 20 AGMUT Cadre IPS Officers, 4 Officers on Central Deputation Get Proforma Promotion

20 December 2025

PSU News

Railway Board Deputes IRAS Jai Bhagwan Singh to RVNL as Joint General Manager (Finance)

20 December 2025

India Delivers World-Class WHO–SEARO Facility with NBCC: Sustainable, Heritage-Conscious Design Marks Milestone in Global Public Health Leadership

20 December 2025

THDC India Launches Spillway Radial Gate Installation at 444 MW Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Project

20 December 2025

REC Limited Triumphs at 5th PSU Transformation Awards 2025, Clinches Four Prestigious Accolades

20 December 2025

Central Bank of India Elevates Kavita Thakur as Chief Compliance Officer to Strengthen Governance and Compliance

20 December 2025

REC Limited Forms Two New Subsidiaries to Strengthen Power Transmission Projects in Maharashtra

20 December 2025

Indraprastha Gas Limited Expands into Clean Energy with CBG Joint Venture, Reports 2.8% Q2 Revenue Growth

20 December 2025

ONGC Director Vikram S Inaugurates 41st IADC South Central Asia Technology Meet on Efficiency and Innovation

20 December 2025

Defence News

ICGS Amulya Joins Indian Coast Guard Fleet, Boosting Maritime Surveillance Along the Eastern Seaboard

20 December 2025

India’s Indigenous Kharga Chakra UAV Clears Army Validation, Signals New Era of EW-Resilient Drone Warfare

20 December 2025

Indian Army Reviews Fourth Base in Mizoram as Part of Expanded Defence Cover for Siliguri Corridor

20 December 2025

Pantsir-S1M CADET Tracked Platform: Russian Air Defence System Emerges as Front-Runner in Indian Next-Gen Air Defence Push

20 December 2025

Judiciary News

Punjab IAS Promotion Under Court Scrutiny; High Court Issues Notice, Hearing in January

20 December 2025

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CISF Personnel for Second Marriage, Stresses Discipline in Forces

20 December 2025

Great Indian Bustard Conservation vs Clean Energy: Supreme Court-Approved Measures, Power Line Rules, and Wind Turbine Ban

20 December 2025

Harcharan Singh Bhullar Bribery Case: Supreme Court Declines Interim Bail, Refuses to Halt CBI Probe

20 December 2025

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IT & AI Can Ensure Good Governance

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AI-Powered Lending Expands, but India’s Insolvency Law Struggles to Keep Pace

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UPSC Stories

How Dr Anjali Garg Turned Medical Experience into Administrative Impact

16 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Dr Anjali Garg’s journey from MBBS to IAS shows how medical experience, empathy, and public health exposure...

“Hello, Mom… You Are Now the Mother of a Deputy Collector!" – The Inspiring Tale of Mona Dangi Who Gave Her Plans a Perfect End

12 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From a small town in Ashoknagar, Mona Dangi achieved MPPSC Rank 12, becoming Deputy Collector, inspiring...

8 Years, 7 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Yogendra Nirmalkar Overcame Failures with Grit & Perseverance to Finally Crack CGPSC

10 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Yogendra Nirmalkar cracked CGPSC after 8 years and 7 attempts, demonstrating remarkable grit, perseverance,...

Social Media

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...

IFS Officer Shares Video of Tiger Reserve Guide’s Leaf-Whistling Talent, Internet Tries to Guess the Tune

17 November 2025

Jaldapara National Park Guide Shows Extraordinary Leaf-Whistling Skills, Goes Viral

Who is IPS Shalabh Sinha? The Bastar SP Whose Kishore Kumar Rendition Took Social Media by Storm

14 November 2025

IPS officer Mr. Shalabh Sinha’s soulful performance of “Rimjhim Gire Sawan” at Dalpat Sagar goes viral,...

Book Reviews

Charlie’s Boys: A St Columba Memoir That Chronicles Delhi’s Lost Schoolboy Era

19 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A window into middle-class Delhi of the 1970s–80s—power cuts, Ambassador cars, banned Coca-Cola, and...

Part 2: The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

16 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

This review revisits Bhagat Singh, Gandhi and the defiant legacy of Pratap, uncovering lesser-known nuances...

The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

8 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A gripping account of a newspaper that chose courage over compromise — chronicling India’s freedom struggle,...