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Beyond Wildlife Protection: How Udanti–Sitanadi Tiger Reserve Is Redefining Landscape Security in India's Toughest Forests

7 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From battling poachers to dismantling organised crime networks, the Chhattisgarh reserve has emerged as a model where technology, intelligence and relentless...

Features

Beyond Financial Inclusion: Why SHGs Must Be Seen Through a Feminist Political Economy Lens

7 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s SHG movement has expanded women’s access to finance and collective action, but true empowerment...

Change Makers

How Mizoram’s Champai is Creating Jobs Through Local Skills and Technology

7 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Discover how IAS Mohammad Aaquib's Project RISE and Green Shield are creating women entrepreneurs, boosting...

Features

Can Consent and Protection Coexist? The Case for Reforming POCSO

6 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

While the POCSO Act was enacted to protect children from sexual abuse, its blanket criminalisation of...

UPSC Stories

How Family Sacrifices Helped Pradip Bhandare Achieve His IFS Dream

6 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After seven Civil Services Mains, three Indian Forest Service Mains, five UPSC interviews and years of...

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ACC Clears 10 Overseas Appointments, Extends Hemang Jani’s World Bank Tenure Till 2029 - List Inside

5 August 2026

Centre Extends Tenure of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan, Home Secretary Govind Mohan by One Year | Know Their Careers

5 August 2026

IAS, IPS & IFS Officers to Get Government Legal Aid; DoPT Issues Fresh Guidelines for Serving and Retired Officers

6 August 2026

Videos

How IPS Akshay Sachdeva Is Building a Smarter and Stronger Sikkim Police

5 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

G.S. Rao: The IPS Officer Who Helped Shape Future Cops And Now Leads Tripura Police

31 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IPS Sumit Ramteke on the Cases That Changed His Career and Shook Organized Crime | Video Interview

28 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

POWERGRID Acquires Two SPVs for Renewable Energy Transmission Projects; 4.5 GW Green Power Evacuation Planned

7 August 2026

BEML Revenue Rises 29% to ₹820 Crore in Q1 FY27; Order Book Touches ₹16,284 Crore

7 August 2026

E20 Petrol Quality Under Scrutiny: OMCs Find No Evidence of 500 ppm Chloride, Water Ingress

7 August 2026

IAS Ravi Kumar Arora Gets Extension in MoHUA; ITS Ritu Pande to Continue as NBCC CVO | Know Them

7 August 2026

What Is HAL's AL-31FP Engine Life Extension? How It Will Benefit the IAF Su-30MKI Fleet

7 August 2026

PESB Sets Interview Schedule for Key Director Posts at HAL, SAIL, BEML and BCCL

7 August 2026

Indian Railways Operates 19 Rail Neer Plants Across India, Each Producing 1 Lakh Bottles Daily

7 August 2026

IFFCO-MC Launches India's First 9(3) Patented Fungicide 'Mitsuki', Unveils NexaWet at SwarnArambh 2026

6 August 2026

Defence News

Will Rafale Fighter Jets Be Built In India? Here's What Dassault's Latest Report Says

7 August 2026

Egypt Considers Buying India's Pinaka Rocket System Amid Defence Modernisation Push

7 August 2026

What Is HAL's AL-31FP Engine Life Extension? How It Will Benefit the IAF Su-30MKI Fleet

7 August 2026

India France 114 Rafale Fighter Jet Deal

France Submits 114 Rafale Fighter Jet Proposal, India Begins Technical Review

7 August 2026

Judiciary News

Judicial Officers Are Not Government Employees, Says Supreme Court; Retirement Age Debate Continues

7 August 2026

Gujarat HC Says Ex-IPS Must Pay Market Rent for ‘Unauthorised’ Govt Flat; Ishrat Jahan Probe Officer Satish Verma Loses Plea

7 August 2026

SC/ST Reservation: Centre Says Creamy Layer Rule Has No Constitutional Basis

7 August 2026

CJI Surya Kant Highlights How Digital Courts Are Transforming India's Justice System

7 August 2026

CSR News

CMPDI Partners with Frontline Global Services to Train 60 Jharkhand Youth Under CSR Initiative

6 August 2026

GRID-INDIA Signs MoU with ALIMCO to Provide Assistive Devices to Persons with Disabilities

3 August 2026

WCL Signs MoU with Zilla Parishad Gadchiroli to Launch Project Poshit for Maternal Nutrition

1 August 2026

Western Coalfields to Provide ₹2 Crore CSR Aid for Sevanand School Development in Koradi

1 August 2026

Opinion

Features

Beyond Financial Inclusion: Why SHGs Must Be Seen Through a Feminist Political Economy Lens

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Can Consent and Protection Coexist? The Case for Reforming POCSO

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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

How Family Sacrifices Helped Pradip Bhandare Achieve His IFS Dream

6 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After seven Civil Services Mains, three Indian Forest Service Mains, five UPSC interviews and years of...

How IAS Subhankar Bala Cracked UPSC Without Coaching: The Story of AIR 79 and His Five Practical Preparation Tips

5 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IAS Subhankar Bala secured AIR 79 in UPSC CSE through self-study after failing his first mains. He shares...

Why Sandeep Kumar Sahu Believed in Plan B Before Chasing Plan A

4 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Working full-time for nine years, supporting his family and preparing through self-study, Sandeep Kumar...

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

A Novel That Questions Identity, Technology and the Meaning of Being Human

1 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Amrita Mahale’s Real Life masterfully weaves together parallel universes, wildlife, AI and human relationships...

‘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...