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The Courage to Begin Again: Akash Verma’s Journey to UPSC AIR 20

9 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

After facing repeated setbacks—including missing an interview call—Akash Verma reset his approach, refined his strategy from within government service,...

Be Inspired

IAS Veera Raghava’s Journey from Yoga Mat to Triathlon Finish Line

9 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How IAS officer Veera Raghava balanced governance and grit to complete a triathlon with minimal training,...

UPSC Stories

‘I Felt Trapped in My Own Mind’: IPS Officer Aryendra Kumar on Anxiety During UPSC Preparation

9 February 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

A candid account of IPS officer Aryendra Kumar’s mental health struggles during UPSC preparation and...

Beyond Headlines

From 20% to 3%: How Chhattisgarh's Korea District Is Beating Malnutrition With a Laddu

8 February 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

A Sweet Weapon Against a Bitter Reality: In Chhattisgarh’s Korea district, Collector Chandan Tripathi’s...

Change Makers

The SP Who Put Helmets Before Handcuffs

8 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

In Chhatarpur, IPS officer Agam Jain’s helmet bank and traffic education initiatives are changing how...

Must Read

UP Govt Transfers Five Senior IPS Officers a Day After Major Reshuffle of 24 IPS Officials, Ghule Sushil Chandrabhan Appointed DIG STF

6 February 2026

No More Delays in DGP Appointments: Supreme Court Allows UPSC to Move Contempt Against States

6 February 2026

UPSC’s New Rules for IAS and IFS Exams Create Confusion Among Aspirants: Here’s What You Need to Know

5 February 2026

Videos

The Courage to Begin Again: Akash Verma’s Journey to UPSC AIR 20

9 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

The IAS Officer Who Refused to Let Bastar’s Children Fail Alone | Vinit Nandanwar’s Interview

5 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Vinit Nandanwar And The Making Of Bastar's First IAS

2 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

PSU News

REC Limited Wins ICC Green Urja and Energy Efficiency Gold Award for Leadership in Clean Energy

9 February 2026

GRSE and HSL Sign MoU to Form Consortium for India’s National Shipbuilding Programme

9 February 2026

GAIL Gas Limited and HURL Sindri Sign Mutual Aid Agreement to Boost Emergency Preparedness

9 February 2026

Leadership Updates: V. Packirisamy Recommended as Director (Commercial) of Power Finance Corporation by PESB

9 February 2026

HCL CMD Sanjiv Kumar Singh Honored with Bhaskar Bhattacharjee Memorial Award by IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

9 February 2026

CONCOR Highlights Pan-India Logistics Services at ‘Advantage Vidarbha 2026’ in Nagpur

9 February 2026

IGL Board to Consider Interim Dividend for FY26 on February 12 Alongside Q3 Results

9 February 2026

SBI Q3 FY26 Results: Net Profit Soars 24.5% YoY to ₹21,028 Crore, NPAs Improve Sharply

9 February 2026

Defence News

India & Greece Deepen Defence Ties as Raksha Mantri Holds Bilateral Talks with Hellenic Defence Minister

10 February 2026

India Steps Into the Semiconductor Big League With Qualcomm’s Advanced 2nm Chip Design

9 February 2026

Major Boost for IAF: TEJAS MK-1A Successfully Completes Weapons Trials, Delivery Process Begins

9 February 2026

Explained: What is Small-Scale Spherical Tokamak? And How can it Transform India into Super India?

9 February 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Calls Acting Police Chiefs “Unacceptable,” Puts Tamil Nadu DGP Appointment in Spotlight

9 February 2026

Misuse of State Emblem: Orissa High Court Directs Government to Form Dedicated Task Force

9 February 2026

Viral Courtroom Video Case: Delhi High Court Says DHJS Judge’s Termination Was Not Punitive

9 February 2026

Big Pay Revision for Government Lawyers: Law Ministry Raises Fees Across Supreme Court, High Courts and Tribunals

7 February 2026

Opinion

Features

India’s Skill Crisis: Why Vocational Education Is Failing the Workforce

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Features

“Precision weapons win headlines but doctrine decides whether they win wars.”

Col MV Shashidhar

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

‘I Felt Trapped in My Own Mind’: IPS Officer Aryendra Kumar on Anxiety During UPSC Preparation

9 February 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

A candid account of IPS officer Aryendra Kumar’s mental health struggles during UPSC preparation and...

Calm, Clarity and Rank 15: How Siddharth Babu Cracked UPSC and Joined the IFS

2 February 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Who is Siddharth Babu? The 2017-batch IFS officer who interpreted for PM Modi on Republic Day and cracked...

She Cried, She Learned, She Returned: The Unbreakable UPSC Journey of IAS Avdhija Gupta

20 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From three consecutive Prelims failures to securing AIR 43, IAS Avdhija Gupta’s UPSC CSE-2024 journey...

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

How Migration, Memory and Women Shaped South Asia’s Languages

6 February 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Drawing on Peggy Mohan’s Father Tongue, Motherland, this essay explores how migration, time, and social...

Part 2 : Why K.M. Panikkar Still Matters in India’s Political and Intellectual History

30 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Drawing from deep archival research and unflinching narrative honesty, Narayani Basu presents K.M. Panikkar...

Three Engineers, Three Books

29 January 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Retired IAS officer Amitabha Bhattacharya reviews three engineers’ autobiographical books, exploring...