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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicCentral Civil Services

Topic: Central Civil Services

Modi govt does U-turn on contentious 360-degree appraisal for senior civil servants — ‘no such system’

Moushumi Das Gupta -
The evaluation process was started in 2015 for empanelling All India Services & other Central Government Group A officers for the post of joint secretary, additional secretary & secretary.

Lateral entry experts have ‘become like any IAS officer’ a year into recruitment

Sanya Dhingra -
Modi govt hasn’t made any civil services recruitment though lateral entry since last year. Stakeholders say ‘domain experts’ hired have been subsumed by the system.

Attitude towards Dalits & tribals could soon make or break govt officers’ promotions

Sanya Dhingra -
A proposed format for govt officers’ appraisal reports seeks to encourage sensitisation towards Dalits & tribals (SCs & STs).

From judges to IAS officers, all see northeast as punishment – and govt reinforces the image

Senjam Raj Sekhar -
Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya Tahilramani and IAS officer Kashish Mittal aren’t the first ones to quit over transfer to northeast.

312 corrupt, inefficient officials forcibly retired in last five years of Modi govt

Sanya Dhingra -
Union minister Jitendra Singh informs Parliament that government took action after reviewing the work of 36,000 Group A and over 82,000 Group B officers.

Diktat for teachers at central universities like JNU & DU: Can’t criticise govt

Kritika Sharma -
University Grants Commission says all educational institutions taking funds from the Central govt will now come under rules that disallow protest.

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Opinion

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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