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IRS Naresh Bundel: The Man Digitising Opium Testing and Taking the Fight Against Drugs to Young India

15 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IRS officer Naresh Bundel transforms opium testing through digitisation, doubles factory processing capacity and advances youth-focused drug prevention...

Beyond Headlines

From Carbon Sinks to Community Rights : Can India’s Forests Survive Outdated Policies?

14 October 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In this article, Dr. Padam Parkash Bhojvaid, a retired 1983-batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer...

Video Interview

Beyond Tigers and Safaris: How Corbett Literature Festival Wants to Change the Conservation Conversation

14 October 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Dr Saket Badola, Field Director of Corbett Tiger Reserve, explains the vision behind the first Corbett...

Beyond Headlines

What It Takes to Lead in a Conflict Zone : The Leadership Approach of IPS Officer Gaurav Rai

14 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

IPS officer Gaurav Rai, a 2019-batch Chhattisgarh cadre officer, reflects on how better planning, inter-district...

Features

From Selling Weapons to Building Strategic Partnerships: India’s Defence Export Test Is Trust (Part 2)

14 October 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

India’s defence-export ambitions must go beyond selling weapons to building long-term partnerships through...

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Jharkhand Deploys 13 IPS, 42 DSP-Rank Officers for CM Hemant Soren’s Mother’s Shradh Ceremony

14 October 2026

Who Is Vikas Marmat? IAS Officer Booked After Alleged Assault on Police in Bengaluru

13 October 2026

Delhi Police Bans Protests at Jantar Mantar, Designates 3 New Venues; IPS Anurag Kumar Issues Order Following MHA Committee Report

12 October 2026

Videos

Why Technology Cannot Replace Human Connection in Governance: P.K. Jena

12 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

The IAS Officer Who Put People Before Paperwork: How PK Jena Challenged Corruption and Reformed Governance

9 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

From Delhi’s Crime Branch to Puducherry: IPS Shalini Singh’s Long Journey in Policing

16 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

MDL CSR Support to Divyasha Vayoshri Kendra

MDL Extends ₹3.79 Crore CSR Support to Divyasha Vayoshri Kendra in Mumbai

14 October 2026

Leadership Updates: NMDC Appoints IAS Sarita Chauhan as Government Director on Board

14 October 2026

OMC Signs MoU With AMD to Explore Critical Minerals in Odisha, Boost Domestic Mineral Security

14 October 2026

IGGL and ONGC Sign ₹1,325 Crore Agreement for 175-km Duliajan Feeder Gas Pipeline in Assam

14 October 2026

NMDC Appoints Vinod Kumar Tripathi as Government Director, Replacing Abhijit Narendra

14 October 2026

Mahanadi Coalfields Signs MoU for Five CSR Projects Worth ₹22.64 Crore in Odisha’s Sundargarh District

14 October 2026

Canara Bank Q2 FY27 Results: Net Profit Rises 8.4% to ₹5,175 Crore, Gross NPA Falls to 1.33%

14 October 2026

BHEL Q2 FY27 Results: Net Profit Soars 120% to ₹810 Crore, Revenue Grows 24% to ₹9,300 Crore

14 October 2026

Defence News

Rajnath Singh Calls for Open, Inclusive Indo-Pacific at First ASEAN-India Defence Think Tank Forum

14 October 2026

Indian Navy to Hand Over Command of Combined Task Force 154 in Bahrain After 7,800 Training Hours

14 October 2026

29 Nursing Cadets Commissioned as Lieutenants into Military Nursing Service at Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi

14 October 2026

From Joint Ventures to Make in India: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Strengthens India–Czech Ties

13 October 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Reconstitutes Karnataka KPSC Recruitment SIT, Removes IPS Officer Alok Kumar

15 October 2026

Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Enhanced SC/ST Quota, Cites 50% Reservation Limit

13 October 2026

Judicial Dignity in Focus: Telangana High Court Advocates Stage Protest

13 October 2026

Jharkhand High Court Reserves Verdict on JPSC Exam Cancellation Amid Widespread Irregularity Allegations

13 October 2026

CSR News

MDL Extends ₹3.79 Crore CSR Support to Divyasha Vayoshri Kendra in Mumbai

14 October 2026

Mahanadi Coalfields Signs MoU for Five CSR Projects Worth ₹22.64 Crore in Odisha’s Sundargarh District

14 October 2026

WCL Partners with Prerana Vikas Society to Support Women and Child Nutrition in Madhya Pradesh

14 October 2026

HURL Signs MoU with MVS India to Launch AAROGYA MITRA 2.0 Healthcare Initiative

14 October 2026

Opinion

Features

From Selling Weapons to Building Strategic Partnerships: India’s Defence Export Test Is Trust (Part 2)

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

Insurance Reforms: Can IRDAI Curb High Commissions Without Hurting Insurance Penetration? (Part- 2)

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How Prime Minister Narendra Modi transformed governance, delivery and India’s global standing

21 September 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

From last-mile governance and women’s empowerment to infrastructure and cultural renewal, PM Modi’s leadership...

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...

UPSC Stories

Three CDS Attempts, Five AFCAT Qualifications & Medical Setback: How Aayush Sharma Secured CAPF AIR 135

5 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

After three unsuccessful SSB attempts, five AFCAT qualifications and a medical setback, Aayush Sharma...

He Left Intel, Built COPAL-19, Spent Months at AIIMS, Ran Half Marathons, and Returned to UPSC—Tushar Chaudhary’s Journey to IRMS

4 October 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

UPSC ESE AIR 4 Tushar Chaudhary left a ₹25 LPA Intel job, built COPAL-19, spent months at AIIMS, ran...

15+ Exam Failures, 15 Years in the Navy: How Mayank Sachan Secured AIR 343 in UPSC CAPF

26 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Former Indian Navy sailor Mayank Sachan secured AIR 343 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after 15+ exam failures, two...

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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

Project Cheetah’s Untold Story: The Negotiations, Challenges and Diplomacy Behind the Mission

13 October 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IFS Prashant Agrawal’s book reveals the diplomacy, international negotiations, political will and teamwork...

‘The Dark Hours of the Night’: Salma’s Powerful Story of Women, Desire and Constrained Choices

10 October 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Salma’s The Dark Hours of the Night, translated from Tamizh by GJV Prasad and published by Simon &...

From Steam Engines to Vande Bharat: IRTS Officer Amitabh Kumar Chronicles Indian Railways’ Remarkable Journey

8 October 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IRTS officer and author Dr Amitabh Kumar’s Indian Railways: From Steam to Speed Chronicles traces the...