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Meet IAS Rajeev Singh Thakur, New Manipur Chief Secretary; Inter-Cadre Deputation Approved Till 2029

1 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Senior 1995-batch IAS officer Rajeev Singh Thakur has been appointed Manipur Chief Secretary after the Centre approved his inter-cadre deputation from...

Change Makers

From Barren Mine Dumps to Green Ecosystems: How IFS S. Deepika Is Reclaiming India’s Mining Landscapes

1 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Turning ecological scars into symbols of resilience: IFS Deepika is transforming barren mine dumps into...

Be Inspired

From Delivering Milk to Dreaming of Leading the BSF: Deepak Lakhara’s Journey to AIR 106

1 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Deepak Lakhara, from Jodhpur’s dairy-farming family, clears UPSC CAPF 2025 with AIR 106, aspiring to...

Eco Warrior Awards

‘Eradicate Guns, Save Elephants’ : How K. Karthikeyani Turned Community Trust Into an Elephant Protection Model

1 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

Nominated for the Eco Warrior Awards, K. Karthikeyani, IFS, led a unique campaign that saw 239 illegal...

Change Makers

IFS Dr C. Zupeni Tsanglai on Nagaland’s Conservation Future: Forests, Wildlife and Communities

31 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IFS Dr C Zupeni Tsanglai shares her vision for forest restoration, conservation breeding, wildlife recovery...

NEWS

Bureaucracy News

Telangana Chief Secretary Pushes Faster Rollout of ₹50,870 Crore Railway Projects

1 September 2026

West Bengal

West Bengal Imposes Fines for Spitting, Littering and Open Defecation

1 September 2026

Gujarat

VGGS 2027: Gujarat Woos Global Investors Ahead of Vibrant Gujarat Summit

1 September 2026

Gujarat

Gujarat Announces GIDC Amnesty Scheme, MSMEs to Get Up to 80% Stamp Duty Relief

1 September 2026

PSUs

MCL Commissions 4,000 MT Silo at Ib Valley Coal Washery in Odisha to Boost Mechanised Coal Evacuation

1 September 2026

Must Read

13,000 CAPF Officers Await Cadre Review; Proposals Reach Finance Ministry

20 August 2026

UP Govt Spends ₹9 Crore on Police CUG Numbers, Yet No SP/SSP Answered Public Calls; 72 DMs Also Missed Calls

21 August 2026

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till February 28, 2027

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till Feb 28, 2027 - Here's Why

20 August 2026

Videos

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

How IPS Officer Keshav Kumar Used Forensics to Crack Gujarat’s Lion Poaching Case

20 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

Telangana Chief Secretary Pushes Faster Rollout of ₹50,870 Crore Railway Projects

1 September 2026

CBDT Gives Additional Charge of 4 Senior Posts to IRS Officers After Retirements | Full List

1 September 2026

Who Is Narayan Upadhyay? 2023-Batch IPS Officer Transferred From Assam-Meghalaya to Bihar After Marriage

1 September 2026

IAS Sudhansh Pant Gets Additional Charge of NCSC and NCBC Secretaries | Know His Career

1 September 2026

CBDT Promotes 8 IRS Officers: 2 Elevated to PCCIT, 6 to CCIT Rank | Full List

1 September 2026

DoPT Revises CAT Members’ Tenure From 4 to 5 Years or Till 67 | Full List

1 September 2026

PSU News

MCL Commissions 4,000 MT Silo at Ib Valley Coal Washery in Odisha to Boost Mechanised Coal Evacuation

1 September 2026

Coal India Records 5.5% Growth in August FY27 Coal Supplies at 60.60 MT, NRS Up 9.6%

1 September 2026

CONCOR Appoints V. Kashiho Sangtam as Non-Official Independent Director for Three Years

1 September 2026

RVNL Achieves Key Milestones in ₹447.42 Crore Delhi Metro Phase IV Project, Advances 7.3-Km Elevated Corridor

1 September 2026

Leadership Updates: BPCL Extends Director (Finance) V.R.K. Gupta’s Tenure Till June 30, 2031

1 September 2026

HUDCO Signs Urban Infrastructure MoU with Uttarakhand, Focus on DPRs and Project Financing

1 September 2026

POWERGRID Holds 37th AGM, Highlights 99.81% Transmission Availability and 1.86 Lakh Circuit Km Network

1 September 2026

SECL HR Director Biranchi Das Joins XLRI Panel on Labour Reforms and Industrial Relations

1 September 2026

Defence News

Indian Defence FDI Policy: Government Plans New Reforms To Attract Foreign Capital, Targets ₹3 Lakh Crore Production Goal

1 September 2026

Why The Indian Army Is Rebuilding Its Arjun Mk-1 Tanks After Two Decades

1 September 2026

What Is The India-Uzbekistan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership? Key Focus Areas and Possible Impact

1 September 2026

What's the Major Reason Behind The Government's Decision To Create Three Exclusive NIA Courts

31 August 2026

Judiciary News

NCERT Social Science Chapter Controversy

SC Collegium Recommends 3 Chief Justices for Rajasthan, J&K and Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh HCs | Know Them

1 September 2026

Telangana HC Puts IPS Trainee Uday Krishna Reddy’s Potency Test on Hold | Plea to Be Heard

1 September 2026

Who Is Justice Sanjay K Agrawal? Collegium Recommends Him As Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice

1 September 2026

Explained: The Controversy Behind SP Sharma’s Exit From Judicial Work At Rajasthan HC

1 September 2026

CSR News

NBCC Wins ‘Champion Emerging’ Award at EXCEED CSR Awards 2026 for Hanle Ambulance Initiative

1 September 2026

BEL Lays Foundation Stone for Modern Crematorium at Lucknow Cantonment Under CSR Initiative

31 August 2026

How a Scholarship Is Helping Build India’s Next Generation of Doctors

29 August 2026

GRSE Wins CSR Times Award 2026 for ‘Hockey for Her’ Initiative Empowering Tribal Girls

29 August 2026

Opinion

Features

Two Chairmen, Two Exits, One Governance Question: Who Really Exercises Power?

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

The Mecca Pact Should Worry New Delhi, Just Not for The Reason Most Analysts Are Giving

Col MV Shashidhar

Cartoon of the Week

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 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...

Father Died, Family Turned to Farming: How Pankaj Kamboj Fought His Way to CAPF

21 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After losing his father at 14 and helping his family survive through farming, Pankaj Kamboj turned repeated...

A Failed Prelims, A Fractured Leg & One More Shot: How Prachi Jain Made AIR 714

13 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Prachi Jain secured AIR 714 in UPSC CSE 2025 after setbacks, injury and two interviews, and now prepares...

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

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,...

A Rainy Mumbai, a Gentle Giant and Two Best Friends: The World of Rain Holiday

15 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A tender, imaginative tale of friendship, emotions and childhood, where a gentle giant named Mighty becomes...