Civil Service

West Champaran District Magistrate Kundan Kumar, a 2012-batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, launched a unique 'Startup Zone' for returning migrant workers. Mapping their skills, arranging for bank loans and other support systems promoted entrepreneurship and created jobs too.

Jharkhand’s Lohardaga district has 400 villagers who have doubled their income by turning dry leaves, the source of their forest fires, into briquettes.

Somesh Upadhyay, an IAS Officer from the 2017 batch, is helping UPSC CSE aspirants clear the Mains and interview stage by coaching them via WhatsApp.

GV Ramakrishna, a 1952-batch IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, passed away this weekend. His legacy is marked by events like challenging the PMO during his stint as petroleum secretary and as the most effective chairman in the history of SEBI, where he oversaw the cleanup of the stock market.

AIR 1 Pradeep Singh from the 2019 batch has appeared for the UPSC CSE four times. His tips, strategies and notes will help all aspirants, even those from vernacular backgrounds.

With an All India Rank of 28 in the 2018 UPSC CSE exams, Kajal Jawla has appeared for the exams a total of five times. This expert shares tips and strategies to ace the prelims and exams.

Preparing for UPSC Civil Service Examinations? IAS officer Srushti Jayant Deshmukh shares a list of must-read books and crucial tips to help aspirants ace Prelims.

Odisha's Simi Karan cracked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Service Examination (CSE) in 2019 with an All India Rank of 31. She shares strategies and tips for aspirants.

Jobin S Kottaram's Absolute IAS Academy based in Kerala has helped 108 aspirants crack the UPSC CSE examination, and continues to mentor vernacular and handicapped aspirants.

Surat is the second cleanest city in India today and a lot of the credit goes to the revolutionary changes former Surat Municipal Commissioner SR Rao instituted during his brief tenure in the mid-1990s.