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How A Single-Minded Devotion of Divyanshu Patel Transformed Moradabad

3 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

A visionary IAS officer transformed Moradabad from the 'Brass City' into a cleaner, greener and tourism-ready model of urban governance through innovation...

UPSC Stories

She Cut Sugarcane So He Could Study: How Kolape Pravin Cracked UPSC With AIR 584

3 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

His mother spent years cutting sugarcane and working as a daily wage labourer to keep his UPSC dream...

Beyond Bureaucracy

India’s Health Shift: NFHS-6 Show Gains in Access, Gaps in Outcomes, and Emerging Risks

3 July 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

NFHS-6 reveals India has made significant gains in maternal care, immunisation, nutrition, and health...

Be Inspired

A Complaint, A Land Dispute, A Business Dream: How IAS Manjunath Bhajantari is Solving It All in Ranchi

2 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From public grievance redressal and land mutation camps to youth entrepreneurship and citizen hearings,...

Change Makers

How This IAS Officer Created 18,750 TCM Water Storage Through 5,876 Conservation Works in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli

2 July 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

How IAS officer Avishyant Panda transformed Gadchiroli through scientific water conservation, watershed...

Must Read

India Appoints Prem Chand as Ambassador to Cabo Verde, Muanpuii Saiawi as High Commissioner to Samoa | Know Them

24 June 2026

The Curious Case of UPSC PwBD: Supreme Court Backs UPSC, Complaint Seeks Probe Into Nayab Tehsildar Shubham Agarwal's Appointment in UP

23 June 2026

Mahesh Dixit Appointed New IB Director: Meet the Doctor-Turned IPS Officer Leading India's Top Intelligence Agency

Who is IPS Dr Mahesh Dixit? Veteran Intelligence Officer Appointed as India's New IB Chief; Succeeds Tapan Deka

26 June 2026

Videos

How A Single-Minded Devotion of Divyanshu Patel Transformed Moradabad

3 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

How YB Khurania Climbed Every Rung of Policing Before Becoming Odisha’s DGP

1 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Igniting National Pride Through Moradabad’s Trishul War Museum

27 June 2026

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

Election Commission Appoints 10 Senior IAS Officers, Including Balwant Singh, as Electoral Roll Observers for Odisha - Check List Here

3 July 2026

3 Bureaucrats in Race for CEO of Shri Ram Temple Trust; Prashant Kumar, Awanish Awasthi & Nripendra Misra Emerge as Top Contenders

3 July 2026

Centre Promotes Six Gujarat Police Officers to IPS; Surat SOG DCP Rajdeepsinh Nakum Among Those Inducted

3 July 2026

Administrative Shift in West Bengal: 'Ba' Logo Flags Replaced by National Emblem on IAS Vehicles | Know More

3 July 2026

Who Is IPS Kiran Yadav? Officer Who Led Lucknow Police's Massive Bust of International Cyber Fraud Call Centre

3 July 2026

Centre's Key Appointments: IAS Lokhande Prashant Sitaram Moves to MHA, Purnendu Banerjee Repatriated, Pradip Tripathi Gets Extension

3 July 2026

PSU News

MRPL Appoints ONGC Nominee Satyan Kumar as Director on Board Effective July, 2026

3 July 2026

HUDCO Signs ₹1 Lakh Crore MoU with Bihar Government for Satellite Cities and Urban Infrastructure Development

3 July 2026

Union Bank of India Signs MoU with Vijaya Dairy to Expand Financial Support for Telangana Dairy Farmers

3 July 2026

BHEL Credit Rating Upgraded to CRISIL AA with Stable Outlook; Short-Term Rating Reaffirmed at A1+

3 July 2026

Central Bank of India Q1 FY27 Results: 28.77% Loan Growth, ₹8.33 Lakh Crore Business, CASA at 46.61%

3 July 2026

REC Ltd Signs ₹4.22 Crore CSR MoA with IGIAT to Build 100 Smart Classrooms in Assam Government Schools

3 July 2026

Union Bank of India Q1 FY27 Results: 12.5% Loan Growth, CASA Rises 11.7%, Stock Slips on Profit Booking

3 July 2026

Coal Ministry Allows Insurance Surety Bonds for MMDR Coal Blocks to Boost Ease of Doing Business

3 July 2026

Defence News

What Is RIMPAC 2026? Key Highlights, Objectives and Strategic Importance

3 July 2026

What Is the India-Japan UNICORN Deal and How Will It Make Indian Navy Warships More Stealthy?

3 July 2026

What Is Included in India's ₹52,000 Crore Defence Acquisition Approved by DAC

3 July 2026

India Unveils $8 Billion Maritime Plan to Recycle 16,000 Ships Over the Next Decade

3 July 2026

Judiciary News

Delhi High Court Management Quota Seats Ruling

Big Relief for CET-Qualified Students: Delhi High Court Clears 10% Management Quota Admissions in Private Colleges

3 July 2026

Kerala High Court Gold Award for E-Governance

Kerala High Court Receives National Gold Award for Digital Court Management System

3 July 2026

MP High Court Orders Police Protection for Judge Threatened After Lynching Case Verdict

3 July 2026

Supreme Court Appoints Justice B.V. Nagarathna as SCLSC Chairperson Effective June 29

3 July 2026

CSR News

REC Ltd Signs ₹4.22 Crore CSR MoA with IGIAT to Build 100 Smart Classrooms in Assam Government Schools

3 July 2026

NLC India Signs ₹21.40 Lakh CSR MoU with Auroville Foundation for Electric Vehicles to Promote Green Mobility

1 July 2026

NTPC Dadri Wins Multiple National Awards 2026 for CSR, Sustainability, Fly Ash Use and Rajbhasha Excellence

27 June 2026

NMDC Distributes 1,613 Fruit Saplings in Chhattisgarh Under CSR Drive to Boost Rural Livelihoods

24 June 2026

Opinion

Features

The New Great Game: Power Will Not Be Inherited It Will Be Engineered

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

The NEET Bottleneck: How India Is Manufacturing Its Own Doctor Shortage

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Cartoon of the Week

Civil Services Day: CARTOON OF THE WEEK

CARTOON OF THE WEEK

Beyond Bureaucracy

India’s Health Shift: NFHS-6 Show Gains in Access, Gaps in Outcomes, and Emerging Risks

3 July 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

NFHS-6 reveals India has made significant gains in maternal care, immunisation, nutrition, and health...

From 73 Kg to Peak Fitness: How Chhattisgarh IAS Awanish Sharan Rebuilt His Body, Health and Mind Through Relentless Discipline

30 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

2009 batch IAS officer Sharan transformed his body and health through discipline, strength training,...

Make In India Defence: Imports Are Now the Exception, Says Defence Secretary

24 June 2026

Anil Kumar

Defence Secretary RK Singh speaks on India's defence modernisation agenda and the drive to raise defence...

UPSC Stories

She Cut Sugarcane So He Could Study: How Kolape Pravin Cracked UPSC With AIR 584

3 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

His mother spent years cutting sugarcane and working as a daily wage labourer to keep his UPSC dream...

From a Farmer's Daughter to BPSC Rank 1: How UP's Shraddha Pandey Topped Bihar Through Self-Study & a Smart Strategy

28 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

A daughter of Uttar Pradesh, Shraddha transformed setbacks into success, clearing UPPSC and then topping...

From Village to Victory: Viral Sharma Cracks UKPCS with Rank 7, Clears BPSC, Reaches UPSC Interview & Refuses to Stop Chasing IAS

26 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Despite multiple setbacks, the NIT Allahabad graduate never gave up. Preparing largely from his village...

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

Colour My Grave Purple (And Other Stories) Book

Haunted by History, Carried by the Brahmaputra: An Anthology That Bridges Assam's Many Worlds

28 June 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Shehnab Sahin's Colour My Grave Purple (And Other Stories) is reviewed by Yauvanika Chopra as an ambitious...

Rahul Pandita’s Haunting Tale of Exile, Love, and Loss

20 June 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A powerful review of Rahul Pandita’s novel exploring exile, fractured identities, fleeting love, and...

Sita Was Never Silent: How Sita’s Veil Reimagines the Goddess as a Symbol of Strength

13 June 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Blending mythology, philosophy and feminism, Sita’s Veil reclaims Sita as a figure of strength, agency...