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Rajeev Singh Thakur: The IAS Officer Who Moved From Districts to Defence, Infrastructure and Now Manipur

11 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Rajeev Singh Thakur IAS, a 1995-batch Rajasthan officer, brings experience across district administration, rural development, defence, infrastructure,...

Change Makers

The Tiger They Refused to Give Up On: Odisha IFS Sai Kiran D.N.’s Mission to Bring Zeenath Home

11 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From interstate tracking to community-led conservation, IFS officer Sai Kiran D.N. combined technology,...

Eco Warrior Awards

From Degraded Grassland to Thriving Habitat : How Umesh Bagotia Is Bringing Back a Grassland Ecosystem

11 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

Grasslands are often mistaken for empty spaces. Their open horizons can make them look less important...

Change Makers

From Sugarcane Fields to Scientific Conservation: UP IFS Kirti Chaudhary’s New-Age Fight for Human-Wildlife Coexistence

10 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From radio-collaring a conflict leopard to empowering Bagh Mitras and Gaj Mitras, young IFS officer Kirti...

Beyond Headlines

He Started With a Wooden Bat. Today, Brajesh Dwivedi Is Building a Future for Differently-Abled Cricket

10 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Brajesh Dwivedi’s journey from playing cricket with a wooden bat to captaining India in differently-abled...

NEWS

PSUs

NBCC Holds 66th AGM, Shareholders Approve ₹0.46 Final Dividend for FY2025-26

11 September 2026

Madhya Pradesh

MP to Run Two Major Public Campaigns From Sept 17; 50 Lakh to Benefit From Swamitva Drive

11 September 2026

West Bengal

Can Big Business Power Bengal’s Growth? Suvendu Adhikari Steps Up Investment Outreach

11 September 2026

PSUs

SJVN to Begin Commercial Operation of 660 MW Unit-II at Buxar Thermal Power Project on September 12

11 September 2026

PSUs

EIL Highlights Deep-Sea Mining Expertise at MoES Workshop, Eyes Indigenous Technology Scale-Up

11 September 2026

Must Read

Noida NSA Case: UP to Challenge HC Rebuke to DM Medha Roopam in Supreme Court, SG Tushar Mehta Informs

9 September 2026

BrahMos 2.0? Why India And Russia Want To Make BrahMos Even More Powerful

9 September 2026

Why 46 IPS Officers Were Deputed to CAPFs? Supreme Court Seeks Home Secretary’s Reply

7 September 2026

Videos

Rajeev Singh Thakur: The IAS Officer Who Moved From Districts to Defence, Infrastructure and Now Manipur

11 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

He Served in J&K, NIA, UIDAI and ACB. Now Anand Jain Leads Ladakh Police

2 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

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

29 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Who Is Amit Samdariya? CBIC Relieves 2016-Batch IRS Officer for Joint Director Post at NTA

11 September 2026

Who Is D Suresh Kumar? IAS Officer Named in ACB FIR 5 Days Before Retirement Over HSVP Plot Case

11 September 2026

UPSC IAS Promotion 2026: Selection Committee to Consider 18 Posts for RAS Officers on September 23

11 September 2026

Chennai Police Arrest DGP Office Head Constable Over Alleged ₹3.3 Lakh Extortion Bid

11 September 2026

Odisha DGP Selection Row: Amicus Questions Last-Minute Promotions, Updated Eligibility List

11 September 2026

UP Transfers 5 IAS & 6 PCS Officers; Rajesh Kumar Pandey Appointed New DM of Bahraich, Sameer Collector Jalaun

11 September 2026

PSU News

NBCC Holds 66th AGM, Shareholders Approve ₹0.46 Final Dividend for FY2025-26

11 September 2026

SJVN to Begin Commercial Operation of 660 MW Unit-II at Buxar Thermal Power Project on September 12

11 September 2026

EIL Highlights Deep-Sea Mining Expertise at MoES Workshop, Eyes Indigenous Technology Scale-Up

11 September 2026

Orissa Minerals Development Company Limited - OMDC

PESB Selects KIOCL’s Vasudha Chandra Suratkal for OMDC Managing Director Post

11 September 2026

WCL CMD Dr Hemant Sharad Pande Receives Eminent Engineer Award for Mining Industry Contributions

11 September 2026

Punjab National Bank Appoints IAS Officer Divesh Sehara as Government Nominee Director

11 September 2026

ONGC Announces ₹2,000 Crore Fund to Boost Deeptech Energy Start-Ups and Innovation

11 September 2026

BPCL Commissions First LPG Bottling Plant in Assam, Strengthening North-East Supply Network

11 September 2026

Defence News

India-Japan Defence Ties Get Major Boost as JASDF Fighters Arrive for Exercise Veer Guardian 2026

11 September 2026

India Is Closer Than Ever To Building Its Own Passenger Jets—HAL Confirms Major Progress

10 September 2026

Inside India’s Secret and Deadly Plan To Build A Himalayan Air Combat Force

10 September 2026

How India Plans to Destroy Lethal Drones Without Bullet, Missile and Costly Counter-Drone Systems

10 September 2026

Judiciary News

SC Collegium Recommends 15 Judges for Delhi, J&K, Jharkhand and Karnataka High Courts | Know Them

11 September 2026

Thyagaraj Stadium Dog-Walk Row: Supreme Court Stays IAS Officer Rinku Dhugga’s Reinstatement

11 September 2026

Chhattisgarh 1.45 Lakh Pending Criminal Cases

Chhattisgarh High Court Directs Family Court to Provide Termination Inquiry Documents to Employee Under RTI

11 September 2026

Biometric Aadhaar Verification For GST Registration

No Biometric Aadhaar, No GST Registration: Delhi High Court’s Nationwide Order Explained

10 September 2026

CSR News

Bank of Baroda Launches CSR Programme in Ranchi to Empower Girl Students with Essential Support

11 September 2026

NTPC Faridabad Partners with UPSIC to Promote Menstrual Health Among School Girls

9 September 2026

BEL Hands Over ₹1.13 Crore Medical Equipment to Panchkula Civil Hospital Under CSR Initiative

9 September 2026

BPCL Project Pragati Achieves 10,000-Mechanic Training Milestone, Boosts BS6 Automotive Skills

8 September 2026

Opinion

Features

From Lab to Line: Why Opening DRDO Missile Technology to Private Industry Could Change India’s Defence Game

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

Pariksha Ki Pariksha: Why India Needs to Rethink Its Examination Centres

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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 15 Failures, Umar Janj Finally Heard the Words He Had Been Waiting For: ‘I have made it'

4 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Umar Janj from Jaisalmer secured AIR 160 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after 15+ failures, four attempts, four SSBs...

NDA Failures, CAPF Setbacks, Then AIR 248:How Abhishek Parmar Overcame Years of Exam Setbacks

3 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

Abhishek Parmar became the third generation of his family to enter uniformed service after overcoming...

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...

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

Kavery Nambisan’s Rising Sons Is a Witty, Tender Portrait of India in Transition

5 September 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Kavery Nambisan’s Rising Sons traces generations, identities and a changing India through humour, tenderness...

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,...