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

27 August 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

The Tata Sons and HDFC Bank episodes expose a deeper governance problem: decision rights mean little without transparent processes for consensus, dissent...

Change Makers

How IFS Suraj Singh Digitised Timber Governance at Andaman’s Government Sawmill

27 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IFS Suraj Singh’s e-SMART platform digitised timber governance at Andaman’s Government Sawmill, cutting...

Eco Warrior Awards

IFS Dr Patil Nitin Kundalik: How Scientific Khair Forestry and E-Auctions Delivered 105 Crore in Himachal Pradesh

27 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS Dr Patil Nitin Kundalik combines scientific forestry, Khair regeneration, transparent e-auctions,...

Change Makers

When Conservation Meets Community: How Tadoba Turned Forest-Edge Villages Into Partners in Wildlife Protection

26 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Through eco-tourism, livelihood generation and participatory conservation, the IFS officer helped transform...

Video Interview

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

26 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

From a 1986-batch IPS officer to a forensic pioneer, Dr Keshav Kumar has used science, training and forensic...

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

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

From Kalinganagar to Cybercrime: The Long Journey of Odisha DGP Vinaytosh Mishra

19 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

HAL-Samtel JV Inaugurates New Gurugram Facility to Boost Indigenous Defence Avionics and Display Systems

27 August 2026

NBCC Secures New Work Orders Worth ₹134.27 Crore for School and Infrastructure Projects

27 August 2026

Who Is M Suresh? AAI Member (ANS) May Not Get Extension Beyond October 2026

27 August 2026

MIDHANI Organises Vigilance Workshop, Launches Employee Grievance Redressal Platform

27 August 2026

Bank of Baroda Honoured Gold Award for Best Bank Bond Issuer at ASSOCHAM Summit 2026

27 August 2026

BPCL Plans Kochi Refinery Expansion to 17 MMTPA, Advances Major Refining and Petrochemical Projects

27 August 2026

NLC India Strengthens Public Healthcare Facilities at PBM Hospital, Bikaner Under CSR Initiative

27 August 2026

RVNL to Roll Out First Vande Bharat Sleeper Prototype from Latur Factory by March 2027

27 August 2026

Defence News

India And UK Close To Signing Major Martlet Missile Pact For Indian Army

27 August 2026

How GTRE’s New Tender Could Transform India’s Combat Aircraft Engine Programme

27 August 2026

Inside The High-Risk DRDO Trial That Tested Human Limits At 22,000 Feet

27 August 2026

NSSC2026: HM Amit Shah Calls for AI-Led Intelligence, 360° Counter-Terror Strategy; Says India Must Identify Threats 20 Years Ahead

27 August 2026

Judiciary News

Gujarat High Court Exposes AI-Generated Fake Case Laws In Tax Proceedings

27 August 2026

What Triggered The Collegium's Review Of Rajasthan Acting Chief Justice?

27 August 2026

Explained: Why Justice Sandeep Mehta Wants Rajasthan HC Acting CJ Replaced

26 August 2026

Insurance Fraud Case: Supreme Court Directs States To Probe Suspicious Accident Claims

26 August 2026

CSR News

NLC India Strengthens Public Healthcare Facilities at PBM Hospital, Bikaner Under CSR Initiative

27 August 2026

SECL Launches CSR Project for Integrated Education of Differently-Abled Children in Chhattisgarh

26 August 2026

REC Foundation Signs MoA with PSSC to Skill 2,300 Youths in Smart Meter Technology

26 August 2026

REC Limited Wins GEEF Global CSR Award 2026 for Excellence in Sports Development & Inclusion

24 August 2026

Opinion

Features

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

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

The Mecca Pact Should Worry New Delhi, Just Not for The Reason Most Analysts Are Giving

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...