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India’s First AI Policing Model? IPS Harssh Poddar Explains How Maharashtra Is Building It

26 November 2025

Shweta Verma

Maharashtra is quietly building the future of crime-fighting — and IPS Harssh Poddar stands at the centre of it. As CEO of MARVEL, India’s first integrated...

Change Makers

Nexus of Good : How a Young IAS Officer Transformed All 3,074 Anganwadi Centres in Varanasi

26 November 2025

Anil Swarup

Mission Parivartan has rejuvenated 2,382 Anganwadi buildings and built 692 new centres, achieving 96%...

Change Makers

A School of Trees: A First-of-its-Kind Initiative by IRS Officer Rohit Mehra

26 November 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Discover how IRS officer Rohit Mehra’s unique “School of Trees” is transforming children’s learning through...

Beyond Headlines

Dharmendra’s Enduring Legacy: How the Superstar Inspired IPS Vishwajeet Srivastava to Serve with Courage and Integrity

25 November 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Dharmendra’s iconic role in Pratigya inspired IPS officer Vishwajeet Srivastava to join the police. Decades...

Beyond Headlines

The Administrator Behind India’s Water Revolution Is Now Leading His Home

25 November 2025

Pallavi Priya

From district headquarters to global development boards, Vikas Sheel has carried the same mission — governance...

Must Read

ACC Clears Major IAS Reshuffle; 7 Senior Officers, Including Srivatsa Krishna and Atish Chandra, Get New Appointments

21 November 2025

Meet India’s First Woman Law Secretary ILS Dr Anju Rathi Rana, Now Regularised as Law Commission Member-Secretary | Her Trailblazing Career

21 November 2025

UP Government Accelerates Retirement Clearances: Major IAS–PCS Transition Set for 2026; Check Who is Retiring When?

24 November 2025

Videos

Digital Arrest Fraud: Inside the Rising Cybercrime Targeting Elderly Victims in India

24 November 2025

Shweta Verma

Escaped Narrowly In Naxal Ambush, Got Injured In Communal Riots, This IPS Officer Is Living Under Constant Fire

20 November 2025

Sharad Gupta

Inside IPS Abhishek Yadav’s Mission to Build a Smarter, Kinder Police Force in Pilibhit

17 November 2025

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Uttar Pradesh Govt Transfers IAS Officers Rajesh Kumar and Anushka Sharma to Chitrakoot and Pratapgarh

26 November 2025

Veteran IPS Officers Daljit Singh Chaudhary & Tilottama Verma to Retire: UP Police Prepares for Major DG Appointments

26 November 2025

CVC’s IOFS Arti Chhabra Srivastava and SSB’s Ratan Sanjay Katiyar Get Central Deputation Extensions

26 November 2025

Who is IPS PD Nitya, the Officer Bringing Proven Jammu-Kashmir Policing Strategies to Rajasthan?

26 November 2025

Senior IAS & IPS Officers Repatriated to Parent Cadres: Kamini Ratan Chauhan Returns to UP, Rajesh Pradhan to Maharashtra

26 November 2025

Who is IPS Sundarraj P, the Encounter-Specialist Known for Crushing Top Naxal Leaders?

26 November 2025

PSU News

PNB Announces Internal Management Reshuffle, General Manager of Hyderabad Zonal Office Takes on Revised Responsibilities

26 November 2025

NBCC Bags Rs 29.49 Crore PMC Project to Develop New Disability Rehabilitation Centre in Madurai

26 November 2025

DVC Emerges as Highest Bidder for Three Coal Blocks in Jharkhand and Odisha to Strengthen Long-Term Captive Fuel Supply

26 November 2025

CONCOR Restructures Leadership, Extends Mr. Anurag Kapil’s Additional Charge as Finance Director

26 November 2025

RINL Invites Bids for Billet-to-Flat Conversion Work at Rourkela, 6,000 MT Annual Processing

26 November 2025

THDC Appoints Sipan Kumar Garg as Chairman & Managing Director to Strengthen Leadership in Power Sector

26 November 2025

POWERGRID Commissions 400 kV Maharani Bagh–Narela Multi-Circuit Transmission Line to Boost Delhi NCR Power Reliability

26 November 2025

RITES Wins CEAI National Award for Engineering Innovation & Sustainability for USBRL Project

26 November 2025

Defence News

Mission Vatsalya Recruitment 2025: Chhattisgarh Invites Applications for Child Welfare and Anganwadi Roles

26 November 2025

Did the Second Tejas Crash in 20 Months Prompt Armenia to Reconsider Its $1.2 Billion Tejas Fighter Jet Purchase?

26 November 2025

India to Triple Satellite Count in Three Years, Confirms ISRO Chief; Major Space Missions Lined Up Through 2040

26 November 2025

Golden Era of Defence Innovation: Rajnath Singh Highlights Startups, Private Sector, and Indigenous Manufacturing at Swavlamban 4.0

26 November 2025

Judiciary News

Supreme Court May Reconsider NJAC Verdict: Collegium System of Judicial Appointments Faces Fresh Challenge

26 November 2025

Supreme Court Orders UP to Amend Laws Allowing Officials’ Wives in Key Cooperative Roles

26 November 2025

Telangana High Court to Hear Plea Challenging IPS Postings to IAS Cadre Positions on Nov 26

26 November 2025

Supreme Court Pushes Nationwide CCTV Upgrade: States Get Final Three-Week Window or Face Top-Level Accountability

25 November 2025

Opinion

Opinion

Prayoga: Where Research Meets Social Impact in Education

Anil Swarup

Features

Society@2035: The Reimagined Human Story

Anurag Goel

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

Meet IAS Smit Panchal a First-Generation Graduate Who Secured AIR 30

22 November 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

The inspiring UPSC journey of IAS Smit Panchal: from Gujarati-medium beginnings and financial hardship...

From Interview Rejections to Rank 1: How Devesh Kumar Sahu Topped CGPSC 2024 in His 4th Attempt (Exclusive)

22 November 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From repeated interview failures to Rank 1, Devesh Kumar Sahu’s CGPSC 2024 journey shows how discipline,...

The Boy Who Was Told He Would Fail - Now a 2021-Batch IPS Officer

19 November 2025

Pallavi Priya

IPS Mohibullah Ansari’s life proves that success in UPSC doesn’t belong to “geniuses” — it belongs to...

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

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....

A Journey to Find the Oldest and Most Legendary Trees in India

15 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This insightful review is penned by Ms. Yauvanika Chopra, Associate Director, The New India Foundation,...

Hindutva, Hind Swaraj, and the Search for India’s Soul

9 November 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

The cover page of Makarand Paranjape’s meditation on Hindutva and Hind Swaraj has a deep red background. Veer...