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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
TopicCivil servants

Topic: civil servants

The towel in sarkari offices. Why Indian govt officers can’t do without them

The Uttar Pradesh secretariat in Lucknow reportedly replaces around 1,000 towels twice a week on Monday and Thursday.

Nehru and Gandhi were against retaining the post of district collector after Independence

At the discussion, Amarjeet Sinha, former adviser to PM Modi, explained how the district administration played a crucial role in establishing a new independent India.

How Khurpenchh became the UPSC watchdog online

Run anonymously by engineers from Uttar Pradesh, the popular X account scrutinises UPSC aspirants and civil servants and their tall claims on social media.

How a rickshaw puller’s son from Sirsa cracked Haryana’s administrative machinery

In 'Beyond Dynasties', Sushil Manav recounts how the Haryana state machinery was built on merit and how it has changed over the last ten years.

LBSNAA is changing. Now it’s all about memos, rules and discipline for trainee civil servants

IAS officers and former directors of LBSNAA say tighter rules, frequent memos and a changed campus culture are reshaping training at India’s civil services academy in Mussoorie.

IAS, IPS cadre allocation has structural problems. Why the revised policy doesn’t solve them

As the 2026 cadre policy determines allocations for 25 state cadres, parallel state bureaucracies operate under different rules with no all-India dimension.

‘Prioritise right to life’—ex-civil servants’ letter flags SC orders ‘hurting environmental safeguards’

Letter released Sunday warns that court’s decisions on 3 matters, include Aravalli, definition, undermine the right to healthy environment. Aravalli order was kept in abeyance Monday.

Indian bureaucracy doesn’t need DOGE. Hiring more would be better for efficiency

The view that bureaucracies are bloated with far too many employees preying on taxpayers money is a widely held myth. Research shows how significantly understaffed the Indian state is.

Railway Board proposes major tweak in eligibility criteria for zonal GMs—a minimum-tenure rule

Board sent a proposal to DoPT, under which only officers with 2 yrs of service left would be considered for GM post, it is learnt. Move could have big implications for railway bureaucracy.

Viksit Bharat 2047 — the state as platform, the civil servant as builder

If we get this right, the citizen of 2047 will experience government as ambient and humane. Benefits arrive when needed without forms; grievances resolve in hours.

On Camera

Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.