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Raised in rural Haryana, Hemant Pareek witnessed his mother’s struggles as a daily wage labourer. Moved by injustice, he set out to become a civil servant after a contractor mocked him, and with community support, he cleared the UPSC exam on his first attempt.

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IRS and IFS officers share ultimate tips to prepare for the compulsory language paper for UPSC CSE qualifying exams.

How to clear UPSC CSE after a couple of failed attempts? These five officers share what worked for them.

A 2002 batch IRS officer Shubhrata Prakash was diagnosed with depression five years after the birth of her first child. She shares her heart-wrenching story of coming out of a mental illness that is largely considered a sign of weakness.

Dr Ujjwal Chavan, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai, has run a massive water conservation initiative to rejuvenate the river and improve groundwater tables in several Maharashtra villages, including Dhamangaon, where he is originally from. His efforts have benefited around 30,000 farmers so far.

IRS Avadh was aware of challenges and at no point was he delusional of the fact that he may have to reappear multiple times before cracking it.

The 47-year-old Additional Commissioner of Income Tax of Mumbai is a Shaurya Chakra awardee, for his bravery in an encounter with terrorists along the LoC in 2017.

The charismatic leadership and zeal of Dr Satyapal Singh Meena is making Rajasthan villages self-sufficient in sustainability, hygiene, and water conservation.

“If 10,000 people in India resort to food forestry today, it can save 50,000 people in the next few years."