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She Didn’t Ask Communities in Nagaland to Give Up Jhum. Dr Sentitula Pongen Showed Them How to Improve It

2 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Dr Sentitula Pongen’s Mokokchung Model shows how Jhum cultivation and community-led forest restoration can work together to revive Nagaland’s forests....

Features

India’s Next Strategic Test: Can Diplomatic Reach Keep Pace with Capability?

2 September 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

India’s next strategic challenge is to convert its growing defence capability into diplomatic influence,...

IAS

Meet IAS Rajeev Singh Thakur, New Manipur Chief Secretary; Inter-Cadre Deputation Approved Till 2029

1 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Senior 1995-batch IAS officer Rajeev Singh Thakur has been appointed Manipur Chief Secretary after the...

Change Makers

From Barren Mine Dumps to Green Ecosystems: How IFS S. Deepika Is Reclaiming India’s Mining Landscapes

1 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Turning ecological scars into symbols of resilience: IFS Deepika is transforming barren mine dumps into...

Be Inspired

From Delivering Milk to Dreaming of Leading the BSF: Deepak Lakhara’s Journey to AIR 106

1 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Deepak Lakhara, from Jodhpur’s dairy-farming family, clears UPSC CAPF 2025 with AIR 106, aspiring to...

Must Read

13,000 CAPF Officers Await Cadre Review; Proposals Reach Finance Ministry

20 August 2026

UP Govt Spends ₹9 Crore on Police CUG Numbers, Yet No SP/SSP Answered Public Calls; 72 DMs Also Missed Calls

21 August 2026

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till February 28, 2027

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till Feb 28, 2027 - Here's Why

20 August 2026

Videos

Dr. Sagar Preet Hooda: The Officer Who Came Back To Lead Chandigarh Police

29 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Police Officer to Forensic Pioneer: How Dr Keshav Kumar Made Science a Weapon Against Crime

26 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

How IPS Officer Keshav Kumar Used Forensics to Crack Gujarat’s Lion Poaching Case

20 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

Who Is Former Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra? First CEO of Ram Mandir, Led Western Command in Operation Sindoor

2 September 2026

Who Is IAS Ashima Mittal? 2018-Batch IAS Officer Engaging With Manoj Jarange Patil

2 September 2026

Who Is Ashok Kumar Singh? UP Promotes 1995-Batch IPS Officer to DG Rank After Mutha Jain’s Retirement

2 September 2026

DoPT Approves Director-Level Re-designation for Deputy Secretaries Vijay Kumar Meena and Vivek Kumar Singh

2 September 2026

Who Is A Sai Manohar? Ex-IPS Appointed Advisor to MP CM Mohan Yadav Day After Retirement

2 September 2026

NCSC Summons Himachal Home Secretary, DGP Over DSP’s Caste Discrimination Allegations

2 September 2026

PSU News

EIL’s Geethanjali Koppolu Wins ‘Outstanding Woman Engineer’ Award at CE&CR Annual Awards 2026

2 September 2026

BPCL and CSE Sign MoU to Advance Biofuels, Biomass Utilisation and Circular Economy

2 September 2026

NTPC Appoints Premlata as Executive Director (PMI & HRD), to Lead HRD and PMI Functions

2 September 2026

BDL Launches Hindi Fortnight 2026, Highlights Importance of Rajbhasha Hindi Across the Organisation

2 September 2026

DVC-CIL Joint Venture DCPPL Launches New Logo and Website to Strengthen Digital Presence

2 September 2026

NMDC Iron Ore Production Surges to 23.23 MT Through August 2026, Sales Reach 18.72 MT

2 September 2026

PFC Wins ‘Energy Infrastructure Finance Institution of the Year’ at Bharat Electricity Awards 2026

2 September 2026

BCCL Director (Finance) Rajesh Kumar Takes Additional Charge as Director (HR)

2 September 2026

Defence News

Indian Defence FDI Policy: Government Plans New Reforms To Attract Foreign Capital, Targets ₹3 Lakh Crore Production Goal

1 September 2026

Why The Indian Army Is Rebuilding Its Arjun Mk-1 Tanks After Two Decades

1 September 2026

What Is The India-Uzbekistan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership? Key Focus Areas and Possible Impact

1 September 2026

What's the Major Reason Behind The Government's Decision To Create Three Exclusive NIA Courts

31 August 2026

Judiciary News

UP DGP Rajeev Krishna Appears Before Allahabad HC Over Police Compliance With Court Orders

2 September 2026

NCERT Social Science Chapter Controversy

SC Collegium Recommends 3 Chief Justices for Rajasthan, J&K and Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh HCs | Know Them

1 September 2026

Telangana HC Puts IPS Trainee Uday Krishna Reddy’s Potency Test on Hold | Plea to Be Heard

1 September 2026

Who Is Justice Sanjay K Agrawal? Collegium Recommends Him As Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice

1 September 2026

CSR News

NBCC Wins ‘Champion Emerging’ Award at EXCEED CSR Awards 2026 for Hanle Ambulance Initiative

1 September 2026

BEL Lays Foundation Stone for Modern Crematorium at Lucknow Cantonment Under CSR Initiative

31 August 2026

How a Scholarship Is Helping Build India’s Next Generation of Doctors

29 August 2026

GRSE Wins CSR Times Award 2026 for ‘Hockey for Her’ Initiative Empowering Tribal Girls

29 August 2026

Opinion

Features

India’s Next Strategic Test: Can Diplomatic Reach Keep Pace with Capability?

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

Two Chairmen, Two Exits, One Governance Question: Who Really Exercises Power?

Col MV Shashidhar

Cartoon of the Week

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...