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The Man Who Policed Kosovo, Guarded Ladakh and Now Leads Uttarakhand Police | DGP Deepam Seth

8 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Deepam Seth’s journey from engineering and UN peacekeeping to Ladakh, SSB and Uttarakhand DGP reveals a police career shaped by strategy, security and...

Mission Sunheral Kal Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi

Change Makers

Mission Sunehra Kal: How Saharanpur is Turning Anganwadis into Centres of Early Learning

8 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Saharanpur’s Mission Sunehra Kal is transforming 3,410 Anganwadis into early learning spaces, reaching...

Book Reviews

The Hindi Heartland: Ghazala Wahab’s Provocative Study of Caste, Religion and India’s Changing Politics

8 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ghazala Wahab’s The Hindi Heartland explores caste, religion, politics, history and polarization across...

Beyond Headlines

Beyond Wildlife Protection: How Udanti–Sitanadi Tiger Reserve Is Redefining Landscape Security in India's Toughest Forests

7 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From battling poachers to dismantling organised crime networks, the Chhattisgarh reserve has emerged...

Features

Beyond Financial Inclusion: Why SHGs Must Be Seen Through a Feminist Political Economy Lens

7 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s SHG movement has expanded women’s access to finance and collective action, but true empowerment...

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ACC Clears 10 Overseas Appointments, Extends Hemang Jani’s World Bank Tenure Till 2029 - List Inside

5 August 2026

Centre Extends Tenure of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan, Home Secretary Govind Mohan by One Year | Know Their Careers

5 August 2026

IAS, IPS & IFS Officers to Get Government Legal Aid; DoPT Issues Fresh Guidelines for Serving and Retired Officers

6 August 2026

Videos

The Man Who Policed Kosovo, Guarded Ladakh and Now Leads Uttarakhand Police | DGP Deepam Seth

8 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

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

PSU News

SECL Leads India in Scientific Mine Closure, Completes Closure of 28 Abandoned Mines

8 August 2026

IRCON International Appoints Vimal Kishor Nagar, P.V. Sreekanth as Executive Directors

8 August 2026

NHSRCL Signs Contract for Specialised Machinery for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project

8 August 2026

EdCIL Partners with Delhi University to Strengthen Digital Infrastructure and Cloud Services

8 August 2026

THDC India Signs 3-Year MoU with MoRTH to Strengthen Highway Safety in Himachal Pradesh

8 August 2026

RITES Signs MoU with HPCL to Develop Railway Siding Infrastructure for Petroleum Logistics

8 August 2026

PFC Q1 FY27 Results: Net Profit Grows 5.4% to ₹4,745 Crore, Board Declares ₹3.90 Dividend

8 August 2026

How HAL's Indigenous Satellite-Guided Landing System Will Transform Helicopter Operations in India

8 August 2026

Defence News

What Is HAL's Indigenous FADEC System And How It Will Improve India's Military Helicopters

8 August 2026

How HAL's Indigenous Satellite-Guided Landing System Will Transform Helicopter Operations in India

8 August 2026

What Is the Tejas Mk2 Detachable Gun Pod? Benefits and Features Explained

8 August 2026

Who Is Bhawana Kanth? Meet the First Woman ‘Top Gun’ Pilot of the Indian Air Force

8 August 2026

Judiciary News

30 Judges Appointed Across 4 High Courts: Madras Gets 15, Calcutta 8, Karnataka 6, Judicial Officers Elevated

8 August 2026

Chhattisgarh 1.45 Lakh Pending Criminal Cases

Paper Leak ‘More Heinous Than Murder’: Who Is Jeevan Kishor Dhruv? Ex-IAS Officer Denied Bail by Chhattisgarh HC

8 August 2026

Big Relief For Disabled Military Cadets: Supreme Court Directs States To Grant Reservation Benefits Under Ex-Servicemen Quota

8 August 2026

Who Can Decide Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Area Non-Tribal Property Cases? Supreme Court Gives Clear Answer

8 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

Opinion

Features

Beyond Financial Inclusion: Why SHGs Must Be Seen Through a Feminist Political Economy Lens

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Can Consent and Protection Coexist? The Case for Reforming POCSO

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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...

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

The Hindi Heartland: Ghazala Wahab’s Provocative Study of Caste, Religion and India’s Changing Politics

8 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ghazala Wahab’s The Hindi Heartland explores caste, religion, politics, history and polarization across...

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...