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

5 February 2026

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Despite issuing over 1.6 crore skill certifications, India has trained only 4–5% of its workforce formally—while a CAG audit reveals data falsification,...

Beyond Headlines

Governance, Reform and Service: IAS Officers Who Retired at the End of January 2026 | Career Profiles & Key Achievements

4 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

From grassroots administration to landmark policy reforms, these IAS officers leave behind a legacy of...

UPSC Stories

Aditya Mathur: A Name That Emerged from the Middle of the Merit List

4 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From disciplined preparation to AIR 328, Aditya Mathur’s UPSC 2024 journey reflects quiet perseverance,...

Features

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

4 February 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

Precision warfare is not about better weapons—it is about faster decisions, deeper jointness, and trust-based...

Beyond Headlines

The Officer Who Brought Back Hope: How IPS Avijeet Kumar Ranjan Recovered Over 1,000 Missing Girls and Took On the Drug Menace

4 February 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IPS Avijeet Kumar Ranjan’s people-centric policing in Katni led to the recovery of over 1,000 missing...

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Bihar Govt Opens IAS Doors for Non-Administrative Officers, Recommends 2 for Induction

1 February 2026

Who Is IAS Ravi Kota? Assam Chief Secretary’s Tenure Extended by Government for 6 Months

3 February 2026

Bullet Trains, Himalayan Links, Freight Corridors: Railways Get Transformational Push in Budget 2026–27 | Check State-Wise Allocation

3 February 2026

Videos

Vinit Nandanwar And The Making Of Bastar's First IAS

2 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

A Bottle-Painter, A Poetess, An Author, Avid Reader, Champion Player and A Successful IAS Officer – Mugdha Sinha Has Aced It All

29 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

Hemming ITDC To Provide Ultimate Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Experience | IAS Mugdha Sinha Video Interview

26 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

UPSC CSE 2026: New Rules Limit Attempts for IAS, IPS, IFS Candidates; One-Time Exemption Rule, Stricter IPS Restrictions Explained

5 February 2026

UP Police Reshuffle 2026: 24 IPS Officers Transferred, SPs & SSPs Changed in 11 Districts; Eye Surgeon Kaustubh Appointed SSP Gorakhpur

5 February 2026

ECI Rejects West Bengal Govt’s Plea, Summons Home Secretary and 24 IAS-IPS Officers for Central Observers Briefing

4 February 2026

No Common Flag for CAPFs, Each Force Retains Its Own Identity: Govt. Response in Rajya Sabha

4 February 2026

UPSC CSE Language Paper Exemption for Certain Northeastern States: Key Details | Parliament Question

4 February 2026

UPSC CSE-2026 Notification Released: 933 Vacancies for IAS, IPS, IFS & Other Services | Key Dates, Eligibility, Fees & Application Process

4 February 2026

PSU News

NTPC Bhadla Solar PV Project Expands with 125 MW Capacity, Strengthening India’s Renewable Energy Push

4 February 2026

NTPC Bongaigaon Partners with Cosmic Foundation to Install Solar-Powered RO Systems in Guwahati

4 February 2026

NTPC Appoints Kishore Chandra Patra as Head of Project at 2,600 MW Korba Power Station

4 February 2026

IREDA Wins Silver at 6th Green Urja Awards for Women Leadership in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

4 February 2026

BEML Joins Hands with IISc and FSID to Boost Next-Generation Research in Defence, Mobility, and Green Technologies

4 February 2026

NHPC Q3 FY26 Profit ₹293 Crore; Board Approves ₹1.40 Interim Dividend, Subansiri Unit Commissioned

4 February 2026

MIDHANI Secures ₹158 Crore Order, Total Open Orders Reach ₹2,590 Crore in Defense and Aerospace Sectors

4 February 2026

DDA and NBCC Extend Partnership to Enhance Bharat Vandana Park with Operations & Maintenance

4 February 2026

Defence News

What Is Delaying LCA Tejas Mk1A Deliveries? HAL Explains Engine Supply Status and IAF Induction Plans

5 February 2026

HAL Denies Reports of AMCA Exit, Confirms No Formal Intimation on Fifth-Generation Fighter Project

5 February 2026

Nepal and Bhutan Border Surveillance Systems

From Drones to AI Eyes: How Sashastra Seema Bal Is Reinforcing India’s Nepal-Bhutan Border Security

5 February 2026

Indian Navy’s INS Sudarshini Makes Landmark Oman Port Call Under Lokayan 26 Mission

5 February 2026

Judiciary News

Big Relief for Judicial Officers: Supreme Court Allows Uttarakhand Judge to Appear for HP Judicial Service Exam

5 February 2026

Explained: Why Supreme Court Says Court Permission Is Mandatory for Further Investigation Under Section 173(2) CrPC

5 February 2026

“Extremely Disappointed”: Supreme Court Flags Bail Delays as a Serious Threat to Freedom

5 February 2026

Jharkhand Govt Moves to Restore RTI Appeals System After High Court’s Stern Warning

4 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

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UPSC Stories

Aditya Mathur: A Name That Emerged from the Middle of the Merit List

4 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From disciplined preparation to AIR 328, Aditya Mathur’s UPSC 2024 journey reflects quiet perseverance,...

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

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...

Part 1 | Boswell for a Statesman: How Narayani Basu Reconstructs the Many Lives of K.M. Panikkar

27 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

In this extended two-part review, the author seeks the indulgence of readers to engage deeply with A...