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‘Education is human capital formation not charity’

Born in Mayurbhanj, Orissa, Arun Kumar Rath had a brilliant academic career – securing top positions in the Orissa School Board, Utkal University and...

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‘Coal mafia can be contained, not eliminated’

Partha S Bhattacharyya has been Chairman of Coal India Limited (CIL) since October 2006. He introduced the Integrity Pact in high-value procurements and...

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‘This is a huge opportunity for employment in the power sector’

Though Anil Razdan belongs to the 1973 batch from Haryana, because his parents settled in the state, his family is originally from Delhi....

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‘Regulation of the steel sector should be the last resort’

Raghav Sharan Pandey, belonging to the 1972 IAS batch from Nagaland, is from Champaran, Bihar. After securing the second position in the BSc...

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secretary, drinking water supply shantha sheela nair

Appropriately, Shantha Sheela Nair – Secretary, Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development – feels strongly about India’s water problems. A 1973-batch IAS...

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‘We took advantage of asignificant change in international perceptions’

Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran belongs to the 1970 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. He served at the MEA as Joint Secretary,...

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Individual employees must be held accountable

From a humble background in Orissa, Satyanand Mishra is an IAS officer of the 1973 batch, Madhya Pradesh cadre. He has an MA...

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‘VENDORS MUST ENTER INTO INTEGRITY PACT WITH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE’

His background as Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Defence has come in handy for Central Vigilance Commissioner Pratyush Sinha, India’s topmost anti-corruption...

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‘THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE DOES NOT WORK IN INDIA’

Dr Pronab Sen,Chief Statistician and Secretary,Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

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‘The partyin power is invariably unhappy with us’

Election Commissioner SY Quraishi has never been afraid of challenges. An IAS officer of the Haryana cadre (1971 batch), he realized when he...