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Good Governance Possible Through Transparency, Accountability & Rule Of Law

15 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Written by Dr. S. K. Joshi, 1984-batch IAS officer of the Telangana cadre, former Chief Secretary and Advisor to the Government of Telangana, this article...

Beyond Headlines

When Darkness Fell on the Forest: The Story of Inder, the Leopard Who Refused to Die

15 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Blinded by gun pellets and left to die, leopard Inder defied all odds. Through patience, care, and compassion...

Features

Delhi AQI Crisis Explained: What 10 Years of Data Reveal About the Capital’s Pollution Problem

14 December 2025

Shweta Verma

Every winter, Delhi looks outward for answers—towards Punjab’s fields, changing wind patterns, or distant...

Features

Can Indigo Follow The Kingfisher and Jet Air Route?

14 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

India’s largest airline has found itself under unprecedented regulatory scrutiny. Flight cuts, investigations...

Change Makers

Saving the Trees No One Was Watching: How Indore Is Reviving Its Rarest Forest Wealth

14 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Indore has launched a science-led effort to revive 58 Rare, Endangered and Threatened native tree species,...

Must Read

Who Is IPS Abhay Kumar Singh? The Officer Appointed Interim Tamil Nadu DGP Amid G. Venkataraman’s Medical Leave

12 December 2025

UPSC Introduces ‘Centre of Choice’ Facility for PwBD Candidates, Ensuring Fully Accessible Examinations

12 December 2025

Women’s Success in UPSC Civil Services Jumps to 35% in Five Years; Engineering Graduates Lead Selections

12 December 2025

Videos

Listening To Music Ad Nauseum After Fighting Criminals In Jharkhand

8 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

How Armed Maoist Guerillas Lost Battle Against The Government

4 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

How Coal Mafia Gangs Thrive In Bihar’s Wasseypur?

1 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

Union Government Pushes for Diversity: Key Central Posts Open to Women, SC and ST Officers

15 December 2025

Haryana Govt Relieves DGP Shatrujeet Kapur; Panel to Select New Police Chief - IPS Singh Leads Major Police Operations in Interim

15 December 2025

Jharkhand Chief Secretary Visits Gas-Affected Kenduadih Area in Dhanbad to Oversee Relief and Rehabilitation Efforts

13 December 2025

UP Administration Faces Brain Drain as More IAS Officers Seek Voluntary Retirement

13 December 2025

Meet R Sreelekha, Kerala’s First Woman IPS Officer, Wins Thiruvananthapuram Local Body Polls as BJP Candidate

13 December 2025

Surrendered Maoist Leader Chandranna Interacts with IPS Probationers at NPA, Shares 45 Years Underground Experience

13 December 2025

PSU News

Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVCL)

Leadership Updates: MRVC Appoints Arpan Kumar as Additional General Manager (Civil) for Five-Year Term

15 December 2025

ECL Confident of Hitting 58 Million Tonne Coal Target, Moves to Shut Loss-Making Mines to Return to Profit

15 December 2025

PFC Transfers KPS III HVDC Subsidiary to Adani Energy for ₹20.32 Cr, Boosting India’s Renewable Power

13 December 2025

BoB Partners with Nagaland Government at Hornbill Festival 2025 to Promote Financial Inclusion and Digital Banking

13 December 2025

SECL Launches Nari Shakti Sports Festival 2025 in Bilaspur to Empower Women and Promote Fitness

13 December 2025

ONGC Achieves Higher ESG Score of 61 and CDP ‘B’ Climate Rating for FY2025, Strengthening Sustainability Leadership

13 December 2025

Hindustan Copper Commissions 800 kWp Solar Power Plant at Khetri Copper Complex to Boost Sustainability

13 December 2025

PESB Recommends Vamsi Rama Mohan Burra as New CMD of Power Grid Corporation of India

13 December 2025

Defence News

Indian Army Boeing AH-64E Apache Attack Delivery

Indian Army to Receive Final Batch of Boeing AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters in December 2025

15 December 2025

$686 Million US-Pakistan F-16 Upgrade Decoded: Why Use Against India Is Barred

15 December 2025

INAS 335 ‘Ospreys’: Indian Navy is Ready to Commission Second MH-60R Squadron on 17 December in Goa, To Elevate Naval Power and Maritime Safety

15 December 2025

HAL’s HTFE-25 Gas Turbine Project Delays: Parliamentary Panel Urges Urgent Action, Test-Bed Approvals in Spotlight

13 December 2025

Judiciary News

Justice G.R. Swaminathan Impeachment Row Deepens as Senior Advocate M. Sricharan Ranganathan Rejects Allegations

15 December 2025

Delhi Air Pollution Crisis: Apex Court Urges Hybrid Hearings to Protect Health of Lawyers and Litigants

15 December 2025

Supreme Court Orders Assam Govt to Pay ₹5 Lakh to 40 Former Appointees in Assam Terror Rehabilitation Scheme

15 December 2025

Orissa High Court Rules Privacy a Fundamental Right, Orders Clear Opt-Out for APAAR ID

13 December 2025

Opinion

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Good Governance Possible Through Transparency, Accountability & Rule Of Law

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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Delhi AQI Crisis Explained: What 10 Years of Data Reveal About the Capital’s Pollution Problem

Shweta Verma

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UPSC Stories

“Hello, Mom… You Are Now the Mother of a Deputy Collector!" – The Inspiring Tale of Mona Dangi Who Gave Her Plans a Perfect End

12 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From a small town in Ashoknagar, Mona Dangi achieved MPPSC Rank 12, becoming Deputy Collector, inspiring...

8 Years, 7 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Yogendra Nirmalkar Overcame Failures with Grit & Perseverance to Finally Crack CGPSC

10 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Yogendra Nirmalkar cracked CGPSC after 8 years and 7 attempts, demonstrating remarkable grit, perseverance,...

Scholar, Engineer, Women Topper: How Shatakshi Pandey Achieved Rank 1 in CGPSC-2024 After Continuous Prelims Setbacks (Exclusive)

7 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Ms Pandey, female topper of CGPSC-2024, overcame repeated Prelims setbacks to achieve Rank 6 overall...

Social Media

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...

IFS Officer Shares Video of Tiger Reserve Guide’s Leaf-Whistling Talent, Internet Tries to Guess the Tune

17 November 2025

Jaldapara National Park Guide Shows Extraordinary Leaf-Whistling Skills, Goes Viral

Who is IPS Shalabh Sinha? The Bastar SP Whose Kishore Kumar Rendition Took Social Media by Storm

14 November 2025

IPS officer Mr. Shalabh Sinha’s soulful performance of “Rimjhim Gire Sawan” at Dalpat Sagar goes viral,...

Book Reviews

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

8 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A gripping account of a newspaper that chose courage over compromise — chronicling India’s freedom struggle,...

This Land We Call Home: A Family History that Mirrors Modern India’s Identity Struggles

29 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Through the saga of caste persecution, conversions, migration and interfaith marriage that shapes this...

Pulwama to Balakot: The Untold Story Behind India’s Boldest Counter-Strike

22 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This isn't just a retelling of the horrific Pulwama terror attack and the retaliatory Balakot airstrike....