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IFS Dr C. Zupeni Tsanglai on Nagaland’s Conservation Future: Forests, Wildlife and Communities

31 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IFS Dr C Zupeni Tsanglai shares her vision for forest restoration, conservation breeding, wildlife recovery and community-led conservation in Nagaland....

Change Makers

How IAS Aditya Ranjan’s Health Campaign Is Giving Dhanbad’s Children a Second Chance

31 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

2015 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Aditya Ranjan’s Dhanbad health campaign brings free specialist...

Eco Warrior Awards

1698 Safe Elephant Crossings, Zero Deaths:How IFS Officer N. Jayaraj Is Making Railway Tracks Safer

31 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

IFS officer N. Jayaraj uses AI surveillance to prevent elephant train hits, enabling 1,698 safe crossings...

Change Makers

From Forests to Wetlands: The Conservation Leadership Transforming Odisha’s Wild Landscapes

30 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

How M. Yogajayanand, IFS, combined scientific conservation, stronger protection systems and community...

Beyond Headlines

India’s Farm Sector Faces a Perfect Storm of Rising Costs and Falling Incomes

30 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India needs comprehensive agricultural reforms prioritizing farmer income over crop yield as rising input...

Must Read

13,000 CAPF Officers Await Cadre Review; Proposals Reach Finance Ministry

20 August 2026

UP Govt Spends ₹9 Crore on Police CUG Numbers, Yet No SP/SSP Answered Public Calls; 72 DMs Also Missed Calls

21 August 2026

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till February 28, 2027

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till Feb 28, 2027 - Here's Why

20 August 2026

Videos

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

29 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Police Officer to Forensic Pioneer: How Dr Keshav Kumar Made Science a Weapon Against Crime

26 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

How IPS Officer Keshav Kumar Used Forensics to Crack Gujarat’s Lion Poaching Case

20 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

Bengal Revives SDO Postings for IAS Trainees After 13 Years; 11 Officers of 2024 Batch Get Field Roles

31 August 2026

Who Was Shefeen Ahamed? Kerala-Born 2003-Batch IPS Officer of Odisha Cadre Dies of Cancer at 50

31 August 2026

Who Is Abhishek Sehra? 2025-Batch IAS Officer Moves From Karnataka to UP After Marriage to IFS Officer Priya Meena

31 August 2026

Who Is K S Rejimon? 1998-Batch ISS Officer Gets One-Year Extension as NITI Aayog Joint Secretary

31 August 2026

UPSC Civil Services Mains 2026 Concludes in Chennai; 642 of 651 Candidates Appear

31 August 2026

After Manipur, IAS Dr Puneet Kumar Goel in Race for DERC Chairperson Post | Know His Career

31 August 2026

PSU News

ONGC Eyes Gas Trading Venture by 2026-End, Posts 30% Rise in FY26 Consolidated Profit | Key Highlights

31 August 2026

SJVN Completes 72-Hour Trial Run of 660 MW Buxar Unit-2; Commercial Operation Set to Begin

31 August 2026

PFC 40th AGM: REC Merger, FY26 Performance, Borrowing Strategy and Future Growth Plans in Focus

31 August 2026

SJVN 38th AGM: Revenue Rises to ₹4,722.81 Crore as Operational Capacity Reaches 4,271.50 MW

31 August 2026

HCL and LOHUM Sign Revenue-Sharing Agreement to Revive Gujarat Copper Plant

31 August 2026

BEML Director (Finance) Anil Jerath Retires; CMD Shantanu Roy Gets Additional Charge

31 August 2026

ONGC Moves Closer to New Venture Launch; 95% Work Complete, Deepwater Drilling to Double in 2 Years

31 August 2026

Coal India 52nd AGM: Shareholders Approve ₹5.25 Final Dividend, Total Payout Reaches ₹26.50

31 August 2026

Defence News

What's the Major Reason Behind The Government's Decision To Create Three Exclusive NIA Courts

31 August 2026

Explained: The Key Takeaways From India’s 4th Tri-Services Future Warfare Course

31 August 2026

The Story of the India Army’s Lethal Tank Programme That Passed Every Test But Still Can’t Reach The Battlefield

31 August 2026

Why The Huri–Taksing Road Project Is A Game Changer For India's China Border Strategy

31 August 2026

Judiciary News

13th Convocation of National Law University

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Warns Against Punishing Students For Asking Questions

31 August 2026

Why Hundreds Of Rajasthan High Court Lawyers Have Gone On Strike Against Acting Chief Justice

31 August 2026

Who Is Justice V Sivagnanam? Ex-Madras High Court Judge Missing In Nepal Floods, Bar Body Seeks Urgent Rescue

31 August 2026

Former Odisha DGP Y.B. Khurania Non Compliance Case

Retirement Does Not End Accountability, Rules Orissa High Court in Former DGP Non-Compliance Case

29 August 2026

CSR News

BEL Lays Foundation Stone for Modern Crematorium at Lucknow Cantonment Under CSR Initiative

31 August 2026

How a Scholarship Is Helping Build India’s Next Generation of Doctors

29 August 2026

GRSE Wins CSR Times Award 2026 for ‘Hockey for Her’ Initiative Empowering Tribal Girls

29 August 2026

NLC India Strengthens Public Healthcare Facilities at PBM Hospital, Bikaner Under CSR Initiative

27 August 2026

Opinion

Features

Two Chairmen, Two Exits, One Governance Question: Who Really Exercises Power?

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

The Mecca Pact Should Worry New Delhi, Just Not for The Reason Most Analysts Are Giving

Col MV Shashidhar

Cartoon of the Week

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 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...

Father Died, Family Turned to Farming: How Pankaj Kamboj Fought His Way to CAPF

21 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After losing his father at 14 and helping his family survive through farming, Pankaj Kamboj turned repeated...

A Failed Prelims, A Fractured Leg & One More Shot: How Prachi Jain Made AIR 714

13 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Prachi Jain secured AIR 714 in UPSC CSE 2025 after setbacks, injury and two interviews, and now prepares...

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

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,...

A Rainy Mumbai, a Gentle Giant and Two Best Friends: The World of Rain Holiday

15 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A tender, imaginative tale of friendship, emotions and childhood, where a gentle giant named Mighty becomes...