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From 6.26 Lakh Villages to Digital Manuscripts : Vivek Aggarwal on India’s Vision for a Living Cultural Ecosystem

22 October 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Union Ministry of Culture, outlines India’s vision for transforming heritage preservation into a living cultural ecosystem through...

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Beyond the Chairman’s Chair: When the Rulebook Becomes the Real Test

22 October 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

The Tata Sons chairman reappointment dispute goes beyond a boardroom disagreement. It raises fundamental...

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IPS Sandip Patil: From Managing Pune’s Most Sensitive Moments to Securing Maharashtra’s Industrial Future

22 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IPS Sandip Patil's policing career spans sensitive public-order challenges, industrial security, political...

Features

BS-VII by 2029: Can India Enforce World-Class Emission Standards with Existing Systems?

22 October 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Written by P. Sesh Kumar, IAAS-82, Former Director General, CAG of India, this article examines India’s...

Can Cheetahs Coexist with Tigers and Leopards? Forest Officers Explain the Science Behind Project Cheetah

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From Kuno to Gandhi Sagar: India Studies How Cheetahs Coexist with Other Predators

21 October 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

India’s Project Cheetah is expanding beyond Kuno National Park to Gandhi Sagar and Veerangana Durgavati...

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78th IPS Batch: 151 Officer Trainees Complete Phase-I Training at SVPNPA, 37 Women and 16 Foreign Officers Among Them

17 October 2026

DoPT Plans to Increase Annual IAS Intake Amid 1,500-Officer Shortage; UP, Bihar Face Major Gaps

19 October 2026

Who Is Sudhakar Dalela? 1993-Batch IFS Officer Appointed India’s Ambassador to Nepal

17 October 2026

Videos

How India Plans to Boost Tourism, Create Jobs and Ease Overcrowding : Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on the Road to 2047

21 October 2026

Sharad Gupta

Brighu Srinivasan: The IPS Officer Leading India’s Elite NSG Force

17 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Inside the Journey of Praveen Sood, the IPS Officer Leading the CBI

15 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Who Is K. Phanindra Reddy? Retired IAS Officer Appointed TNRERA Chairperson in Tamil Nadu

22 October 2026

IAS Rakesh Agrawal Murder Case: CM Mohan Yadav Directs Formation of SIT to Probe Killing

22 October 2026

Who Is Chinmoy Naik? 2004-Batch IFS Officer Gets 3 Additional Diplomatic Assignments in the Caribbean

22 October 2026

Centre Empanels 2 IRSS Officers of 2005 Batch for Joint Secretary-Level Posts; Check Names

22 October 2026

Indian Railways Tightens Deputation Rules: Group C Staff Cannot Join State Governments, UT Bodies

22 October 2026

Delhi MCD Reshuffle: 5 Officers Transferred, IAS Shweta Nagarkoti Gets Central Zone, Ayushi Named Education Director

22 October 2026

PSU News

PFC Incorporates Northern Region Power Transmission Limited for Grid Compensation Project

22 October 2026

PNB Wins Excellence Award, Secures First Runner-Up Position in Risk & Resilience Under EASE₹ise 8.0

22 October 2026

NALCO Hosts CVOs’ Meet in Bhubaneswar to Strengthen Preventive Vigilance and Ethical Governance

22 October 2026

BHEL Appoints Manepalli Sridhar as Director (Human Resources) Until August 2028

22 October 2026

HPCL Q2 FY27 Results: Net Profit Falls 6.1% YoY to ₹3,625 Crore as Revenue Rises 26%

22 October 2026

NLC India Builds ₹1.23 Crore Dispensary in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram Under CSR Initiative

22 October 2026

ONGC Leadership Update: Sunil Kumar Appointed Next Chairman for Three-Year Tenure

22 October 2026

CONCOR Appoints Anand Saklecha as Non-Official Independent Director for Three-Year Term

22 October 2026

Defence News

Defence Secretary Inaugurates Hindi Library ‘GYANDEEP’ at Sena Bhawan Under Special Campaign 6

22 October 2026

IAF Varanasi Air Show 2026: Sarang's Five-Helicopter Display Explained

22 October 2026

Indian Air Force Drone Roadmap: What The 16 Platform Families Mean

22 October 2026

Rafale M For INS Vikrant: What India's Latest Fighter Trials Reveal

22 October 2026

Judiciary News

Allahabad High Court Dog Bite Hotspot Check Ruling

Allahabad High Court Seeks Dog-Bite Records From Past 3 Years, Orders Hotspot Survey

22 October 2026

Bihar Codeine Cough Syrup Case: Patna High Court Grants Bail, Flags NDPS Procedure

22 October 2026

Jharkhand Bridge Collapse Cases: Jharkhand High Court Directs Police To Act Within 3 Months

22 October 2026

Meet the Highest High Court Bench of the World

22 October 2026

CSR News

NLC India Builds ₹1.23 Crore Dispensary in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram Under CSR Initiative

22 October 2026

MGL Donates 30-Seater Hydraulic-Lift Bus to NIEPID Davangere Under MGL Saksham CSR Initiative

21 October 2026

Engineers India Distributes Assistive Devices to 55 Divyangjans in Gurugram Under CSR Initiative

21 October 2026

HPCL Commits ₹10 Crore Under CSR for International Cricket Stadium Development in Gorakhpur

19 October 2026

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Beyond the Chairman’s Chair: When the Rulebook Becomes the Real Test

Col MV Shashidhar

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BS-VII by 2029: Can India Enforce World-Class Emission Standards with Existing Systems?

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How Prime Minister Narendra Modi transformed governance, delivery and India’s global standing

21 September 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

From last-mile governance and women’s empowerment to infrastructure and cultural renewal, PM Modi’s leadership...

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...

UPSC Stories

From Dropping Out of School to Becoming an IPS Officer : How a Father’s Unwavering Support Helped Mavis Tak Achieve Success

21 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

For Mavis Tak, becoming an IPS officer once seemed like a distant dream. Despite financial struggles...

He missed MBBS by 1 mark in 2016; Maharashtra’s Bhikan Rojekar secures UPSC AIR 812

18 October 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Bhikan Rojekar secured AIR 812 in UPSC CSE 2025 in his third attempt. Read how the son of a farm labourer...

15+ Failures Couldn’t Stop Him: Umar Janj Secures AIR 160 in UPSC CAPF 2025

16 October 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

After multiple SSB setbacks, a CAPF interview miss by 12 marks and more than 15 failures, Umar Janj secured...

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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

Can AI Bridge the Opportunity Gap? IAS Officer Dr. Manish Ranjan Explores the Answer in His New Book

19 October 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

In AI for Everyone, IAS officer Dr. Manish Ranjan explores how artificial intelligence can bridge gaps...

The Blue Potter: Ajeet Cour’s Portraits of the Icons Who Shaped Punjabiyat

17 October 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Through portraits of 17 writers, poets, artists, publishers and cultural figures, Ajeet Cour’s The Blue...

Project Cheetah’s Untold Story: The Negotiations, Challenges and Diplomacy Behind the Mission

13 October 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IFS Prashant Agrawal’s book reveals the diplomacy, international negotiations, political will and teamwork...

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