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From Mayapuri to Mizoram: How IPS Sharad Agarwal Built a Career Across Policing’s Toughest Domains

9 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

- From labour unrest and radioactive-material investigations to CBI probes and economic offences, Sharad Agarwal’s career reflects nearly three decades...

Eco Warrior Awards

Devesh Pandey: The IFS Officer Giving a Fighting Chance to the Himalayan Newt in Darjeeling Hills

9 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS officer Devesh Pandey is protecting Darjeeling’s Himalayan Newt through habitat restoration, scientific...

Features

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

9 September 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

India must turn missile technology into scalable production. Col Shashidhar explains the road to warfighting...

Eco Warrior Awards

From Maps to Intelligence: How Ashok Jain Is Using GIS To Transform Forest Governance

8 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

Ashok Jain, IFS, has spent over three decades in forestry, using GIS, remote sensing and emerging technologies...

Change Makers

How IFS Rajesh Kumar Won Villagers’ Trust to Protect Nagaland’s Forests

8 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IFS Rajesh Kumar shares how community-led forest management transformed 7,000 hectares across Nagaland,...

NEWS

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh: CM Yadav Meets Sagar Liquor Victims, Orders Strict Crackdown

9 September 2026

Government

NHAI Tightens Plantation Rules: 80% Coverage, 90% Survival Now Mandatory

9 September 2026

IPS

Ladakh Police Reshuffle: Pawan Kumar Appointed SP Traffic

9 September 2026

Judiciary

Jharkhand HC Allows ED Proceedings Against Amar Mandal to Continue Despite Acquittal in Coal Case

9 September 2026

Madhya Pradesh

MP Passenger Transport Vision Summit 2026: 75% Gram Panchayats to Get Bus Connectivity

9 September 2026

Must Read

Who Is Former Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra? First CEO of Ram Mandir, Led Western Command in Operation Sindoor

Who Is Former Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra? First CEO of Ram Mandir, Led Western Command in Operation Sindoor

2 September 2026

UP IAS Divya Mittal Resignation: Formalities Underway, ‘No Dues’ Sought From 10 Locations

4 September 2026

Who Is A Sai Manohar? Ex-IPS Appointed Advisor to MP CM Mohan Yadav Day After Retirement

2 September 2026

Videos

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

From Police Officer to Forensic Pioneer: How Dr Keshav Kumar Made Science a Weapon Against Crime

26 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

J&K Govt Assigns 4 Administrative Secretaries as Nodal Officers for 6th Chief Secretaries Conference

9 September 2026

UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2026: Aspirants Approach Rahul Gandhi Over Alleged Exam Irregularities

9 September 2026

Centre Approves Premature Repatriation of 3 Senior Bureaucrats, Extended Cooling-Off Imposed - Know Them

9 September 2026

Who Is IPS Officer B Dayananda? Karnataka Govt Promotes Him as DGP, Appointed Karnataka ISD Chief

9 September 2026

Noida NSA Case: UP to Challenge HC Rebuke to DM Medha Roopam in Supreme Court, SG Tushar Mehta Informs

9 September 2026

Bihar DGP Race Heats Up: Who Will Succeed Vinay Kumar? 3 Senior IPS Officers in Race

9 September 2026

PSU News

IOCL Awards ₹3.03 Crore Project to Desco Infratech for Vizag Gas Infrastructure Works

9 September 2026

NMDC Raises Lump Iron Ore Price by ₹150 to ₹5,400 Per Tonne From September 9

9 September 2026

REC Limited Transfers Entire Stake in Musalgaon Power Transmission to MSETCL for ₹1.20 Crore

9 September 2026

NCL Coal Production Rises 67%, Supplies Jump 75% as Monsoon Conditions Ease

9 September 2026

NTPC Faridabad Partners with UPSIC to Promote Menstrual Health Among School Girls

9 September 2026

Leadership Updates: Renu Purushottam Recommended as Director (Commercial) of MSTC Limited by PESB

9 September 2026

BPCL and IIT Kanpur Host MC²+ Ignite Event to Boost Energy Innovation and Startup Ecosystem

9 September 2026

NSIC and Sister Nivedita University Sign MoU to Boost AI and Entrepreneurship Skills Among Students

9 September 2026

Defence News

What Is an Optical Inter-Satellite Link? How Astrogate Is Building India’s Future Satellite Communication Network

9 September 2026

India-China Senior Military Commander-Level Flag Meeting

After Years Of Tensions, Can This New India-China Military Mechanism Reduce Border Friction?

9 September 2026

Indian Air Force Unveils Dronathon 2026 To Accelerate Indigenous Drone Warfare Innovation

9 September 2026

Project Zorawar Light Tank: Tata Wins L1 Status While Mahindra Gets Prototype Opportunity

9 September 2026

Judiciary News

Jharkhand HC Allows ED Proceedings Against Amar Mandal to Continue Despite Acquittal in Coal Case

9 September 2026

Why The Satya Niketan Collapse Case Could Change Student Housing In Delhi Forever

9 September 2026

Why This Supreme Court Judgment Could Change Human Rights Litigation In India

9 September 2026

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Transparency In Advocates' Welfare Fund

9 September 2026

CSR News

NTPC Faridabad Partners with UPSIC to Promote Menstrual Health Among School Girls

9 September 2026

BEL Hands Over ₹1.13 Crore Medical Equipment to Panchkula Civil Hospital Under CSR Initiative

9 September 2026

BPCL Project Pragati Achieves 10,000-Mechanic Training Milestone, Boosts BS6 Automotive Skills

8 September 2026

BEL Donates 10 Tipper Vehicles to UPSIDA for Industrial Garbage Collection in Ghaziabad

8 September 2026

Opinion

Features

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

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

Pariksha Ki Pariksha: Why India Needs to Rethink Its Examination Centres

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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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

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...

Innocence at Risk: A Father-Daughter Dialogue on Protecting Childhood in the Age of Algorithms

19 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Written by lawyer Aishwarya Srivastava and her father, retired IPS officer Dr Shailendra Srivastava,...