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India@2047: A Governance Blueprint for a Developed Nation

25 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Most vibrant democracy. Third largest economy. Most populated country. But, still looking towards becoming a Viksit Bharat. Here are the ten reforms that...

Beyond Headlines

Technology Meets Trust: Varanasi Police Launch Anonymous Chatbot Reporting System - Meet the IPS Officer Behind ‘Police Satark Mitra’

24 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

UP Police launched ‘Police Satark Mitra’, a WhatsApp chatbot enabling residents of Jaunpur, Ghazipur...

Beyond Headlines

Meet Rajeev Verma: The Technocrat Now Steering Delhi’s Administration

24 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Senior IAS officer Rajeev Verma, a 1992-batch AGMUT cadre officer, assumed charge as Delhi’s Chief Secretary...

UPSC Stories

UPSC CSE 2024: Neelesh Kumar Becomes First Civil Services Selectee from Seoni in 17 Years

23 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Neelesh Kumar, AIR 621 in UPSC CSE 2024, becomes the first civil services selectee from Seoni district...

Legends Of Bureaucracy

Sukumar Sen: The mathematician who built India’s electoral machinery

23 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Sukumar Sen, India’s first Chief Election Commissioner, transformed the bold constitutional promise of...

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

Assam Govt Transfers 14 IAS and State Officers Ahead of Assembly Elections, Aranyak Saikia Appointed Karbi Anglong DC

25 December 2025

25 Tamil Nadu IAS Officers Get Promotions; 7, Including T Udhayachandran, Elevated to Chief Secretary Cadre – Full Details Inside

25 December 2025

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Who Is Anu Garg? IAS Officer Set to Become Odisha’s First Woman Chief Secretary

25 December 2025

4 Madhya Pradesh Police Officers Officially Elevated to IPS Cadre After Completing 2024 DPC Process

25 December 2025

MHA Promotes 16 IAS Officers to Higher Grade; Shubhankar Pratyush Pathak, Ishita Rathi Among Those Elevated

25 December 2025

Puducherry Counterfeit Drug Case: Former IFS Officer G. Sathiyamoorthy Arrested, SIT Expands Investigation

25 December 2025

PSU News

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IRFC Sanctions ₹9,821 Crore Loan to DFCCIL to Refinance World Bank Debt for Eastern Freight Corridor

25 December 2025

Power Grid Corporation Invites Bids for Diversion of 400 kV Maithon-Mejia and Maithon-Jamshedpur Transmission Lines

25 December 2025

NHPC Clinches Gold in Men’s Doubles at 28th Inter-CPSU Carrom Tournament in Hyderabad

25 December 2025

NHSRCL Appoints IRSSE Officer Piyush Mittal as Deputy Chief Project Manager for Bullet Train Project

25 December 2025

NTPC Green Energy Commissions 69.04 MW Khavda-I Solar Project in Gujarat, Boosts Renewable Capacity

25 December 2025

BEL Strengthens CSR Efforts, Hands Over 4 Food Distribution Vehicles to Akshaya Patra Foundation

24 December 2025

SCI Elevates Jothi Krishnan Kandasamy to General Manager, Boosting Governance and Audit Excellence

24 December 2025

SJVN Commissions 1,000 MW Bikaner Solar Power Project, Strengthening India’s Renewable Energy Capacity

24 December 2025

Defence News

Tata Advanced Systems Supplies WhAP 8×8 Armoured Vehicles to Morocco Before the Deadline, Expanding Footprint in Africa

25 December 2025

ICGS Samudra Pratap: Coast Guard Commissions First Indigenous Pollution Control Vessel to Curb Oil Spills and Marine Pollution

25 December 2025

India Successfully Tests 3,500-km Range K-4 SLBM From INS Arihant, Enhances Undersea Nuclear Power

24 December 2025

DRDO Lock-Confirm-Kill Missile Brings ‘Think Before Strike’ Technology to Indian Arsenal

24 December 2025

Judiciary News

Gudiya Custodial Death Case: Five Years in Jail, Delayed Appeal Lead High Court to Suspend IPS Officer’s Life Sentence

25 December 2025

Himachal Pradesh High Court Makes Interim Bail Absolute for IAS Officer Harikesh Meena in Vimal Negi Death Case Amid CBI Probe

25 December 2025

Gauhati High Court Clarifies Search, Seizure and Inspection Powers Under Section 11 of Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021

25 December 2025

Delhi HC GST Cut on Air Purifiers Ruling

Delhi High Court Links Right to Clean Air With GST Relief, Urges Government to Slash GST from 18% to 5%

24 December 2025

Opinion

Features

India@2047: A Governance Blueprint for a Developed Nation

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

When The Steel Frame Becomes A Glass House, The Tina Dabi case

Sharad Gupta

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

UPSC CSE 2024: Neelesh Kumar Becomes First Civil Services Selectee from Seoni in 17 Years

23 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Neelesh Kumar, AIR 621 in UPSC CSE 2024, becomes the first civil services selectee from Seoni district...

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...

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...

Part 1 : 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,...