Tracking Civil Services And Governance Since 2007

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Big brother is watching

When Narendra Modi took over as the Prime Minister, bureaucrats were overjoyed. There was a visible loss in the popularity of the elected...

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Change of fortunes

When Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia were watching the Assembly poll results on television at the PCC...

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IAS forum takes up cause

Former Coal Secretary HC Gupta (1971 IAS), KS Kropha (1982 IAS) and KC Samariya (1993 batch IAS) have been sentenced to jail in...

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Son rise in North Block

What happens when a civil servant becomes a secretary of the government in North Block, the power hub of India? Obviously, he or...

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Adhia’s love for Yoga

When Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel resigned, everybody in South Block thought that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will appoint his favourite...

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NOTA a fictional candidate!

When Dr. Dalip Singh, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, was appointed as Commissioner, Haryana Election Commission, nobody guessed he is...

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Time to party!

Of all PSU chiefs, Anoop Kumar Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director of NBCC, is said to be the most powerful. He is enjoying...

BTY3
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Unique problems

The Supreme Court order on Aadhar, or UID for all citizens, was both a victory and loss for the central government. While the...

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Deactivating investigations

A few states, like Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, have indicated that they will not provide security or investigation support to central agencies...

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Federal ruptures

Despite tensions between the Centre and the various states in the past, the erstwhile Planning Commission proved to be both a safety valve...