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How Adilabad’s People Turned Water Scarcity into Sustainability

7 January 2026

Pallavi Priya

Through nearly 99,000 community-owned water conservation works under Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari and PMKSY 2.0, Adilabad transformed itself from a drought-prone...

Features

Keeping Citizens at the Centre of India’s AI Story

7 January 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Written by Ajeet Kumar, CEO of MyGov, this article outlines how citizen participation—through platforms...

UPSC Stories

His Grandfather Was a Rebel Dacoit, but Dev Tomar’s Father Chose Education—and That Changed Everything

6 January 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Dev Tomar, from a rebel dacoit grandfather to an IRMS officer, cleared UPSC 2024 (AIR 629) after five...

Features

Operation Topple Venezuelan Prez : Precision, Power, and the Perils of Regime Change

6 January 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

US forces arrested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a swift operation that took months of planning...

UPSC Stories

From Tragedy to Top Rank: How Paras Sharma Used RTI to Crack CGPSC 2024

6 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Despite losing his parents and brother, Paras Sharma persevered, used RTI to correct past errors, and...

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Who Is IPS Dr Shiv Darshan Singh Jamwal? Senior AGMUT Cadre Officer Appointed DGP of Arunachal Pradesh, Succeeds Anand Mohan in Reshuffle

3 January 2026

Who Is IPS Mukesh Singh? Senior AGMUT Cadre Officer Appointed DGP of Ladakh, Replaces Shiv Darshan Singh Jamwal

3 January 2026

UPSC IFS Cadre Allotment 2025: Topper Kanika Anabh Allotted Odisha, 143 Officers Assigned; Odisha & MP Emerge as Key Cadres

3 January 2026

Videos

How To Bring Air Travel Industry Back on Track? | Insights from Former Civil Aviation Joint Secy Rohit Nandan

5 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

A President, a Teacher, a Father Figure: Venu Rajamony on Working with Pranab Mukherjee

29 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

From Newsroom to The Hague: The Many Lives of Diplomat Venu Rajamony

25 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

"Wealthy Individuals Must Pay for Protection": New Haryana Police Policy Mandates Payment for Personal Protection for Financially Capable Citizens

7 January 2026

Centre’s AGMUT IAS Posting as FCI Punjab GM Sparks Objection from Punjab Government

7 January 2026

IAS Officers’ Prosecution Delayed by Tamil Nadu Govt; Court Pulls Up Administrative Lapses in Rs 98-Crore Tender Scam

7 January 2026

Major IPS Reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh Police: 20 Officers Transferred Across Key Dept, Aparna Becomes Joint Police Commissioner Lucknow

7 January 2026

Former IPS Amitabh Thakur Suffers Suspected Heart Attack in Deoria Jail, Doctors Plan Shift to Lucknow

7 January 2026

IAS Officers Pankaj Kumar and Aryaka Akhouri Cleared for Central Deputation by UP Government

7 January 2026

PSU News

HUDCO Signs ₹1 Lakh Crore MoU with Chhattisgarh Government to Boost Housing & Urban Infrastructure

7 January 2026

BPCL Awards Technip Energies Contracts for Bina Petrochemical Units and Mumbai’s First PRFCC

7 January 2026

NALCO Signs MoU with CSIR–NML to Process Red Mud and Recover Rare Earth Elements

7 January 2026

Bharat Electronics Limited to Announce Q3 and Nine-Month FY26 Financial Results on January 28

7 January 2026

NALCO 23rd Foundation Day Highlights Leadership, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth

7 January 2026

Oil India Eyes Higher Venezuela Investment as Carabobo Production Improves, Boosts Domestic Growth Plans

7 January 2026

REC Limited Launches Munak Power Transmission Project for 400 kV Substation and 800 MW Evacuation Project in Haryana

7 January 2026

Public Sector Banks Push MSME Lending, Share of Incremental Credit Nearly Doubles in 2025

7 January 2026

Defence News

What Is Suryastra? Inside India’s ₹293 Crore Multi-Calibre Rocket Launcher Deal Approved by MoD

7 January 2026

Inside the Indian Army’s ‘Bhairav’ Force: How 100,000 Drone Warriors Are Transforming Modern Warfare

6 January 2026

AMCA Rollout in 2028, Tejas Mk-2 to Fly by June 2026: DRDO Chief Maps India’s Next-Generation Fighter Jet Future

6 January 2026

A Deep Analysis of Samudra Pratap, India's First Pollution Control Vessel Commissioned

6 January 2026

Judiciary News

SC Ruling on Disciplinary Action Against Retired Employees

Big Win for Retired Employees: PSEs Cannot Initiate Disciplinary Action Against Retired Employees Without Explicit Rules

7 January 2026

No Files, No Delays? CJI Surya Kant Launches India’s First Fully Paperless District Judiciary in Wayanad, Kerala

7 January 2026

Kerala High Court Clarifies Contempt Law: Section 16 Not Applicable to Judges of Constitutional Courts

7 January 2026

Thiruparankundram Deepathoon Dispute: Madras High Court Dismisses Survey Stone Argument, Backs Religious Tradition

7 January 2026

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Keeping Citizens at the Centre of India’s AI Story

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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Operation Topple Venezuelan Prez : Precision, Power, and the Perils of Regime Change

Col MV Shashidhar

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UPSC Stories

His Grandfather Was a Rebel Dacoit, but Dev Tomar’s Father Chose Education—and That Changed Everything

6 January 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Dev Tomar, from a rebel dacoit grandfather to an IRMS officer, cleared UPSC 2024 (AIR 629) after five...

From Tragedy to Top Rank: How Paras Sharma Used RTI to Crack CGPSC 2024

6 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Despite losing his parents and brother, Paras Sharma persevered, used RTI to correct past errors, and...

From Farmer’s Daughter to DSP: Neha Prajapati’s Inspiring MPPSC Success Story

2 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From limited resources to Rank 14, Neha Prajapati’s MPPSC journey—from Excise Inspector to DSP—stands...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

Celebrating Jane Austen: Her Timeless Legacy and Indian Connection

28 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Jane Austen’s novels, celebrated for wit and ethics, continue to influence readers worldwide, including...

Charlie’s Boys: A St Columba Memoir That Chronicles Delhi’s Lost Schoolboy Era

19 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A window into middle-class Delhi of the 1970s–80s—power cuts, Ambassador cars, banned Coca-Cola, and...

Part 2: The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

16 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

This review revisits Bhagat Singh, Gandhi and the defiant legacy of Pratap, uncovering lesser-known nuances...