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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 all sexual activity below 18 has increasingly led...

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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Why a Chartered Accountant Chose the IPS Over a Corporate Career

6 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

A Chartered Accountant and former PwC consultant, 2022 batch IPS officer Arpita Rajput left a promising...

Be Inspired

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

5 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

A 1991-batch IPS officer, Akshay Sachdeva now leads Sikkim Police with a focus on modern policing, public...

UPSC Stories

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...

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ACC Approves Second One-Year Extension for Railway Board Chairman & CEO Satish Kumar Till August 2027 | Know Him

Who Is IRSME Officer Satish Kumar? First Dalit Railway Board Chairman & CEO Gets Second One-Year Extension from ACC

28 July 2026

Govt Constitutes Nandan Nilekani-Led Panel for NTA Reforms; S

Meet the Members of the NTA Reform Panel Constituted by PM Modi Under Nandan Nilekani - From Infosys Co-Founder to Former ISRO Chairman, IPS Officer & IAS Veterans

27 July 2026

Who is IAS D Thara? Modi Govt Splits MoHUA, Creates Department of Capital Development, Appoints Her First Secretary

24 July 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

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

6 August 2026

Leadership Updates: MTNL Appoints K. Balaji as Government Nominee Director on Its Board

6 August 2026

POWERGRID Approves ₹856.94 Crore Transmission Upgrade Project in Tamil Nadu

6 August 2026

NHPC to Seek Shareholders' Approval to Raise Borrowing Limit to ₹70,000 Crore for Expansion Plans

6 August 2026

ONGC Videsh Set to Take Over Operatorship of Two Key Oil Blocks in Venezuela to Boost Global Energy Portfolio

6 August 2026

LIC Q1 FY27 Results: Profit Rises 23% to ₹13,492 Crore, Value of New Business Surges 61%

6 August 2026

What Is a Silicon Nitride Radome? Everything You Need to Know About CSIR-NAL's New Technology

6 August 2026

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

6 August 2026

Defence News

RCWS-Sharur: Everything You Need to Know About India's New Naval Weapon System

6 August 2026

Apollo Micro Systems Wins ₹213 Crore Defence Orders from DRDO, Defence PSUs and Private Firms

6 August 2026

What Is a Silicon Nitride Radome? Everything You Need to Know About CSIR-NAL's New Technology

6 August 2026

HAL HTFE-25 Engine: Indigenous Turbofan Reaches 99.5% Core Speed in Major Test

6 August 2026

Judiciary News

Allahabad High Court Orders Demolition of 72 Illegal Lawyers' Chambers in Lucknow

6 August 2026

Malur Judge Transfer: Karnataka High Court Acts After Road Rage Case

6 August 2026

Madras HC Issues Contempt Notice to Two IAS Officers Over Non-Compliance with Transfer Stay Order

6 August 2026

Supreme Court Orders States to Reconsider Judicial Officers' Retirement Age Within Two Weeks

5 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

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Can Consent and Protection Coexist? The Case for Reforming POCSO

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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The Partnership Doctrine: How India Is Building Strategic Influence Across Continents

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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...

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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

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...