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The Partnership Doctrine: How India Is Building Strategic Influence Across Continents

5 August 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

India is evolving from strategic autonomy to a Partnership Doctrine, building trusted global relationships across Europe and the Indo-Pacific to strengthen...

Beyond Headlines

AI Meets Conservation: How Technology, Teamwork, and Determination Saved Tiger PN-103 in Madhya Pradesh

5 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

A New Era in Wildlife Conservation: Madhya Pradesh Forest Department successfully rescued tiger PN-103...

Features

Is ₹30,000 the Right Value for a Homemaker's Contribution?

4 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

The Supreme Court's ₹30,000 benchmark for homemakers recognises unpaid domestic work, but can care, sacrifice...

UPSC Stories

Why Sandeep Kumar Sahu Believed in Plan B Before Chasing Plan A

4 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Working full-time for nine years, supporting his family and preparing through self-study, Sandeep Kumar...

Features

Beyond Farming: Why Protected Agriculture Could Become India's Next Industrial Revolution

4 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

A 20-year national mission to expand protected cultivation can strengthen food security, create millions...

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ACC Approves Second One-Year Extension for Railway Board Chairman & CEO Satish Kumar Till August 2027 | Know Him

Who Is IRSME Officer Satish Kumar? First Dalit Railway Board Chairman & CEO Gets Second One-Year Extension from ACC

28 July 2026

Govt Constitutes Nandan Nilekani-Led Panel for NTA Reforms; S

Meet the Members of the NTA Reform Panel Constituted by PM Modi Under Nandan Nilekani - From Infosys Co-Founder to Former ISRO Chairman, IPS Officer & IAS Veterans

27 July 2026

Who is IAS D Thara? Modi Govt Splits MoHUA, Creates Department of Capital Development, Appoints Her First Secretary

24 July 2026

Videos

G.S. Rao: The IPS Officer Who Helped Shape Future Cops And Now Leads Tripura Police

31 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IPS Sumit Ramteke on the Cases That Changed His Career and Shook Organized Crime | Video Interview

28 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How NAFED is Strengthening Farmers, Markets and Food Security

25 July 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

PSU News

NHPC Q1 FY27 Results: Net Profit Rises to ₹1,113 Crore, Revenue Surges on Higher Power Generation

5 August 2026

Six Coal Blocks Auctioned in Latest Commercial Mining Round; ₹1,983 Crore Annual Revenue Expected

5 August 2026

BSE Q1 FY27 Results: Net Profit Jumps 62% YoY to ₹8,727 Million, Revenue Rises 63%; Increases IIBH Stake to 20%

5 August 2026

LIC OFS Draws ₹36,400 Crore Institutional Bids; Centre Expands Stake Sale to 6.54%

5 August 2026

ONGC Q1 FY27 Results: Standalone Net Profit Surges 112% to ₹17,034 Crore, Consolidated Profit Drops 43%

4 August 2026

Dredging Corporation of India Q1 FY27 Results: Revenue Surges 46.7% YoY to ₹355 Crore, Returns to Profit

4 August 2026

SECI, CEEW Sign MoU to Accelerate India's Clean Energy Transition Through Next-Generation Renewable Energy

4 August 2026

ITI Limited Credit Rating Affirmed at IND BB+/Positive, India Ratings Revises Outlook to Positive

4 August 2026

Defence News

India's Akash Missile Enters a New Era with Next-Generation Akash Missiles and Export Push Beyond 2030

4 August 2026

Government Approves ₹151 Crore Funding for ideaForge's High-Altitude Yeti Drone

4 August 2026

India and UK Eye Next-Generation Warfare with New Autonomous Systems Partnership

4 August 2026

Inside The IAF Anti Drone Strategy To Turn Helicopters Into Drone Killers

4 August 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Issues Notice on Pleas Challenging CAPF Act 2026 Over IPS Deputation; Seeks Centre's Response

4 August 2026

Explained: Supreme Court's Maharashtra 2-Child Policy Election Disqualification Case And Its Impact On Panchayat Elections

4 August 2026

Who Is Hearing the NEET-UG Paper Leak Case Now? Delhi HC Transfers Special Judge Anu Grover Baliga

4 August 2026

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma Contempt Case: Delhi HC Gives Kejriwal, AAP Leaders 4 Weeks To Reply, Next Hearing On September 21

4 August 2026

CSR News

GRID-INDIA Signs MoU with ALIMCO to Provide Assistive Devices to Persons with Disabilities

3 August 2026

WCL Signs MoU with Zilla Parishad Gadchiroli to Launch Project Poshit for Maternal Nutrition

1 August 2026

Western Coalfields to Provide ₹2 Crore CSR Aid for Sevanand School Development in Koradi

1 August 2026

WCL Signs MoU with Nagpur Municipal Corporation to Support Lake Restoration and Conservation

31 July 2026

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The Partnership Doctrine: How India Is Building Strategic Influence Across Continents

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Is ₹30,000 the Right Value for a Homemaker's Contribution?

Pallavi Priya

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Beyond Bureaucracy

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.

How AI, Blockchain and Quantum-Ready Tech Are Transforming India's PDS

28 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

For seven decades, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was synonymous with leakage, ghost...

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

UPSC Stories

Why Sandeep Kumar Sahu Believed in Plan B Before Chasing Plan A

4 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Working full-time for nine years, supporting his family and preparing through self-study, Sandeep Kumar...

The UPSC Strategy That Changed Everything for AIR 602 Deepak Baghel

26 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 602 Deepak Baghel shares how self-study, simplifying preparation, learning from setbacks,...

How an IIT-BHU Graduate and Former NVIDIA Engineer Abhay Raghav Turned a 3-Mark Setback into Success

26 July 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Read how Abhay Raghav, an IIT-BHU graduate and former NVIDIA engineer, secured AIR 19 in UPSC IFS 2025...

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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

A Novel That Questions Identity, Technology and the Meaning of Being Human

1 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Amrita Mahale’s Real Life masterfully weaves together parallel universes, wildlife, AI and human relationships...

‘My Last Autobiography’: A Moving Meditation on Ageing, Memory and the Will to Live

25 July 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Forty-three years after its original publication, Rajendra Banahatti's Akherche Atmacharitra finds renewed...

IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack UPSC Civil Services Exam

How IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack the UPSC Civil Services Exam

19 July 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From building the right foundation in school to mastering the interview, IAS officer Divya Mittal's first...