Civil Service

IAS officer Tina Dabi, who secured AIR 1 in UPSC Civil Service Examination 2015, shares her study plan and strategy to tackle prelims and essay paper.

When IFS Vikas Ujjawal was posted in Jahrkhand’s Lohardaga Forest Division, the region was plagued with illegal tree felling and forest fires. Here’s how he increased green cover, generated employment for locals and boosted ecotourism.

“In these parts, a forest officer is considered a big deal and often seen as unapproachable to the common people. But DFO Dhammshil would walk and cycle into the jungle, meet people there, explain government schemes to them and emphasise that this jungle belongs to them, and not the government.”

From fighting the sand mafia, starting an organic revolution, improving sanitation, healthcare to safely sending 50,000 students home in global COVID-19 pandemic, these IAS officers are shining examples of good governance

Undaunted by the challenges that came her way, IRAS officer Dr Surya Lakshmi Chellapilla from Vikshakhapatnam cleared UPSC Civil Service examination in her first attempt without any coaching.

UPSC CSE exam aspirants, here are some of the often repeated topics you ought to focus on.

Mallesh Badrappa spent his childhood as a bonded labourer in Krishnagiri's rose farms in Tamil Nadu. Read about how district administration rescued him and other kids from the thorns

The CP of Cyberabad is among those who got this plantable invite to the eco-friendly wedding.

This Kakinada IAS officer has come up with a rather unique idea of dealing with people who dump garbage on the street.

P Balamurugan, an IFS officer in Rajasthan, sold newspapers for a living and gave up a corporate job to bring positive change in the government