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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, citizen science and field documentation. Her initiative...

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...

Eco Warrior Awards

IFS Rajesh S: How Ladakh Is Turning Its Cold Desert Into a Green Corridor

15 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From the banks of the Indus to a 27-acre protected forest, Ladakh is witnessing an ambitious experiment...

Beyond Headlines

From Chambal’s Ravines to the Family Home : How One IPS Officer Built Trust with Chambal’s Former Dacoits

14 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

Through surrender, rehabilitation, education and family support, Rajendra Chaturvedi showed that ending...

NEWS

Bihar

Bihar’s ₹2,520 Crore Gaya Plan: Vishnupad Corridor to Mirror Kashi’s Grand Model

15 September 2026

Bihar

Bihar’s New Paddy Playbook: Parboiled Rice in Every District, GPS Tracking on Roads

15 September 2026

Bihar

Bihar’s Gaya Sees 4X Tourist Growth, Expands Facilities for 50 Lakh Pilgrims

15 September 2026

PSUs

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

15 September 2026

PSUs

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

15 September 2026

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

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

PM Modi and Putin Visit RVNL Stall at INNOPROM India 2026, Highlighting India-Russia Railway Cooperation

15 September 2026

GRSE Lays Keels for Two Coastal Research Vessels to Strengthen India’s Offshore Mineral Exploration

15 September 2026

HPCL Wins Two Rajbhasha Kirti Awards 2026 for Excellence in Hindi Implementation and Promotion

15 September 2026

GAIL CMD Deepak Gupta Highlights Flexible LNG Sourcing and Trading Strategy at Gastech 2026

15 September 2026

Defence News

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

India Has A Rare Opportunity To Secure Advanced Military Technology From Russia

15 September 2026

IAF Launches First Dronathon in Pokhran to Test Next-Gen Unmanned Systems

15 September 2026

Judiciary News

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

Odisha DGP Appointment Row: Supreme Court Questions Empanelment Process, Hearing on September 16

14 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

What Ganesha Can Teach a Civil Servant

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

From Lab to Line: Why Opening DRDO Missile Technology to Private Industry Could Change India’s Defence Game

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 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...