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Who Is Preeta Verma? Senior Woman IPS Officer Gets Additional Charge of Bihar DGP After Vinay Kumar's Long Leave

16 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

A 1991-batch Bihar-cadre IPS officer and recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service, Preeta Verma has taken additional charge...

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Features

BRICS Was India’s Diplomatic Test. Strategic Influence Is the Real Prize.

16 September 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

India’s fourth BRICS Chairship tested its ability to build consensus among diverse powers, but the bigger...

Change Makers

Conservation Through Empowerment: How Divya Bharathi Turned Melghat’s Forest Guards Into Biodiversity Champions

15 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IFS Bharathi is empowering Melghat’s forest guards to become biodiversity champions through training,...

Features

What Ganesha Can Teach a Civil Servant

15 September 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Lord Ganesha may have little to do with files, rules and government offices—but his timeless symbolism...

Change Makers

Where Communities Meet Conservation: How Pawar Sagar Popat Is Protecting Jhalawar’s Forests

15 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

IFS officer Pawar Sagar Popat has worked across 40+ villages, using community participation, livelihood...

Must Read

From 375 MW to 1.57 GW: How India’s Data Centres Are Powering the AI Era

15 September 2026

SEMICON India 2026: How India Is Building a Global Semiconductor Powerhouse

15 September 2026

BRICS 2026: Meet the Young IFS Officers Behind India’s Global Diplomatic Push

BRICS 2026: Meet These 11 Young IFS Officers Behind India’s Global Diplomatic Push

14 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

ACC Sends 4 Senior Officers Back to Parent Cadres in a Week, 3 Face Extended Cooling-Off for Central Postings

15 September 2026

Who Is Manisha Nehra? 2024-Batch IPS Officer Transferred from Telangana to Haryana After Marriage

15 September 2026

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

CBIC Promotes 11 IRS Officers of 1997 Batch to Principal Commissioner Grade - List Inside

15 September 2026

Who Is Chetan Borghariya? Ex-OSD to Bhupesh Baghel Arrested in CGPSC Exam Scam Case

15 September 2026

Divya Mittal’s IAS Resignation Accepted, 2013-Batch UP Officer to Exit Service on Sep 15

15 September 2026

Punjab Govt Transfers Two IAS Officers, Gurkirat Kirpal Singh Gets Power Department Charge

14 September 2026

PSU News

Ministry of Steel Launches Special Campaign 6.0 with Focus on E-Waste Management and Sustainable Cleanliness

16 September 2026

ONGC Explores Global Energy Partnerships and Advanced Technology Solutions at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok

16 September 2026

DVC Partners with Tata Elxsi to Set Up Experiential Safety Training Centre Using Immersive Technology

16 September 2026

DFCCIL MD Praveen Kumar Meets MIGA, World Bank Officials to Discuss Infrastructure Investment and Collaboration

16 September 2026

Leadership Updates: Suresh Chandra Rajeev Gets Additional Charge as AAI CVO Till April 2027

15 September 2026

EIL Showcases ‘Total Energy Solutions’ at Gastech 2026, Highlights Global Energy Expertise

15 September 2026

ONGC Videsh Steps Up Global Expansion, Targets New Oil and Gas Assets to Boost India’s Energy Security

15 September 2026

DMRC Wins Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar 2026 for Second Consecutive Year for Excellence in Hindi Implementation

15 September 2026

Defence News

Defence Accounts Department SPARSH pension

DAD Clears 1.45 Lakh Air Force, Navy Pension Discrepancies on SPARSH

16 September 2026

Rajnath Singh Unveils New DRDO Initiatives to Boost MSMEs, Start-ups and Defence Self-Reliance at VIMARSH 2026

16 September 2026

BEL Advanced Composite Communication System

How BEL's Advanced Composite Communication System Is Helping The Indian Navy Build A Future-Ready Fleet

15 September 2026

India-New Zealand Naval Partnership Gains Momentum With Major 2027 Exercise Plan

15 September 2026

Judiciary News

Summit Building Cyber Fraud Case: Lucknow HC Rejects Habeas Corpus Plea, Upholds Arrests of 119

16 September 2026

Supreme Court Seeks Urgent Assurance On Tribunal Appointments Amid Growing Vacancies

15 September 2026

Big Relief For Tribal Women: Gujarat High Court Protects Right To Transfer Property

15 September 2026

Can Adverse Service Records Stand Without Evidence? Orissa High Court Answers

15 September 2026

CSR News

POWERGRID Hands Over ₹20 Lakh War Heroes Gallery to Indian Army at Tangdhar in Kupwara

15 September 2026

NLC India Hands Over Four Electric Vehicles to Auroville Foundation Under ₹21 Lakh CSR Initiative

14 September 2026

HURL Signs MoU With Art of Living Social Projects to Support Integrated Seed Bank for India Flora

14 September 2026

Indraprastha Gas Partners With VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital to Strengthen Specialised Urology Care

12 September 2026

Opinion

Features

BRICS Was India’s Diplomatic Test. Strategic Influence Is the Real Prize.

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

What Ganesha Can Teach a Civil Servant

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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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

When Two Worlds Meet in a Coffee Estate: Reviewing Vidya Nesarikar’s A Patch of Sun, a Patch of Shade

12 September 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Rtd IAS officer Dr Sanjeev Chopra, 1985-batch West Bengal cadre, reviews Vidya Nesarikar’s novella set...

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...