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A Life Lost, A System Exposed: Sand Mafia’s Deadly Reach in Morena

9 April 2026

Pallavi Priya

A 35-year-old forest guard’s killing in Morena lays bare the growing nexus of illegal sand mining, weak enforcement, and the rising threat to those protecting...

Features

Married at a Young Age, Mother of Three, Officer at 40: The Inspiring Journey of Deepa Bhati

9 April 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Deepa Bhati’s inspiring journey from a young married woman and mother of three to clearing the UP PCS...

Features

Social Media Epidemic Of Mental Illness Causing Global Disaster In Younger Generation

9 April 2026

Vijay Shankar Pandey

The governments must consider a complete ban on addictive social media design features for users, criminal...

Change Makers

From One Letter to ‘Fit Khaki’: How IPS G.S. Malik Is Transforming Lives Beyond Policing

8 April 2026

Pallavi Priya

From transforming a struggling government school with a single letter to launching “Mission Fit Khaki”...

UPSC Stories

5 Attempts, 4 Interviews, 1 Breakthrough: The Story Behind Sakshi Jain’s AIR 37 | Exclusive

8 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Chartered Accountant to AIR 37 in UPSC CSE 2025, Sakshi Jain’s journey is a powerful story of strategy...

Must Read

CAPF Promotion Stagnation Explained: How One IPS Posting Can Affect Constables to Senior Officers

24 March 2026

Who Is IAS M Sai Kumar? ECI Appoints Senior Tamil Nadu IAS Officer as New Chief Secretary

8 April 2026

Who Is IAS Anurag Yadav? UP Principal Secretary Removed as Election Observer After Clash With CEC Gyanesh Kumar

9 April 2026

Videos

Nemesis of Law-breakers, in Cities & Forests

29 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

How Surinder Choudhary Uses Long-Distance Running to Stay Mentally Strong in a High-Pressure Police Career

20 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

What Happens After Terror Strikes? Surinder Choudhary Explains the Reality of Counter-Terror Operations

16 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

NCL Signs MoU to Build ₹13.29 Crore Sports Complex in Singrauli Under CSR Initiative

9 April 2026

PESB to Interview Eight Candidates for CONCOR CMD Post on April 18, 2026

9 April 2026

BHEL Signs Technology Collaboration with E2S Korea to Strengthen Excitation Systems for Synchronous Generators

9 April 2026

BPCL Appoints Sanjay Khanna as CMD to Strengthen Refinery Expansion and Sustainable Energy Initiatives

9 April 2026

BEML Launches India’s First Long Reach Excavator with Dredge Pump to Boost Inland Waterway and Coastal Projects

9 April 2026

Punjab National Bank Partners with GeM to Provide Unsecured Credit to Sellers Under GeM Sahay Initiative

8 April 2026

Union Cabinet Approves Rs 40,150 Crore for Kamala & Kalai-II Hydropower Projects in Arunachal Pradesh

8 April 2026

Leadership Continuity: Pallavi Joshi Given Additional Charge as Director (Finance) at CONCOR

8 April 2026

Defence News

India’s NDA Introduces 270° Ship Handling Simulator to Transform Cadet Training and Maritime Readiness

9 April 2026

Shaurya Diwas 2026: How 150 CRPF Heroes Defeated 3,500 Enemy Troops at Sardar Post in 1965

9 April 2026

Cyclone-IV Joint Exercise 2026: Indian Army Special Forces Travel to Egypt for Advanced Combat Training

9 April 2026

Indian Military Modernization: General Upendra Dwivedi Reviews Future-Ready Warfare Systems

9 April 2026

Judiciary News

Explained: Why Supreme Court Pulled Up UP IAS Officers in Meerut Illegal Building Case and Called It an Eye-Opener for All States

9 April 2026

Explained: Why Karnataka High Court Said Singing Full ‘Vande Mataram’ in Schools Is Not Compulsory

9 April 2026

Grievance Redressal Mechanism for Nurses

Big Relief for Nurses: Delhi High Court Urges Nursing Council to Set Up Grievance Redressal System

9 April 2026

Justice VG Arun Named Sabarimala Committee Chairman: Kerala High Court Steps In to Ensure Smooth Pilgrimage Management

9 April 2026

CSR News

DVK Foundation Launches Scholarship Programme for EWS Students at BGIS Vrindavan

31 March 2026

ECIL Completes CSR Project by Handing Over Retaining Wall at Rastriya Vidya Kendra, Telangana

13 March 2026

NTPC WR-I Launches ₹7.64 Crore CSR Project to Renovate IPD Blocks at N.M. Wadia Hospital, Solapur

13 March 2026

AAI Provides ₹12.29 Crore CSR Support to Balasaheb Deoras Rugnalay in Pune for Healthcare Expansion

12 March 2026

Opinion

Features

Social Media Epidemic Of Mental Illness Causing Global Disaster In Younger Generation

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Features

From Talks to Turbulence: Why the Hormuz Crisis Is India’s Strategic Stress Test

Col MV Shashidhar

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UPSC Stories

5 Attempts, 4 Interviews, 1 Breakthrough: The Story Behind Sakshi Jain’s AIR 37 | Exclusive

8 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Chartered Accountant to AIR 37 in UPSC CSE 2025, Sakshi Jain’s journey is a powerful story of strategy...

One Shared Dream: How Two Sisters-in-Law Cracked UP PCS 2024 Together - Akriti Shukla Became Deputy SP, Shreya Sharma CTO

8 April 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Akriti Shukla and Shreya Sharma, sisters-in-law from one family, studied together, supported each other...

Cerebral Palsy Did Not Stop Manvendra Singh From Cracking UPSC ESE

7 April 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Born with cerebral palsy, Manvendra Singh cracked the UPSC Engineering Services Examination 2025 in his...

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

The Sky Husband: Where the Spiritual and the Everyday Become One

28 March 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

God speaks to us through our dreams, says the wise woman Hami. Her neighbour Mimi has learned this truth,...

Friendship, Caste, and the Reservation Debate in a WhatsApp Age

14 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A review of Removed from the WhatsApp: A Bitter Tale of Caste and Reservation by Pankaj Rangari, exploring...

Sixteen Months, One Unbreakable Spirit: A Cancer Survivor’s Diary

7 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A breast cancer survivor’s candid diary chronicles sixteen months of pain, courage, family support and...