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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
TopicCivil Services

Topic: Civil Services

1 secy, 2 addl secys: How & why Gujarat-cadre IAS & IPS officers no longer call shots in Delhi

Many IAS & IPS officers from Gujarat were appointed to key posts when Modi govt came to power. Until 3 yrs ago, secretaries in ministries of defence, education, commerce, were all from Gujarat.

Modi ‘trusts bureaucrats’, but BJP cadres in poll-bound states don’t want them in electoral fray

Party insiders say more than 20 former civil servants are vying for ticket in MP & Rajasthan. BJP leader from Rajasthan maintains ticket will only be given on basis of winnability.

Haryana civil service shocker: 90k applicants for 100 vacancies, but just 61 reach interview stage

Results of recruitment exam for Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch) were announced Monday. HPSC secretary says results declared strictly according to rules.

Ritasha Sobti, who overcame cerebral palsy to crack civil services exams, now awaits UPSC’s decision

Awaiting UPSC's decision on status of her medical condition, she has already cleared civil services prelims 2023 & bank probationary officer exam. She also has job offer from FCI.

Selling land, borrowing money, eating less: What UPSC coaching does to poor families

For many families with UPSC aspirants, it takes a village to fulfil the near impossible dream. Loans have to be taken and money must be saved to feed the great Indian coaching factories.

Can Parliament amend Constitution to strip Delhi govt of ‘services’? SC’s ordinance plea stumper

3-judge bench led by CJI Chandrachud hearing Delhi govt plea, says two previous Constitution bench judgments on distribution of powers in Capital didn’t cover this question of law.

Son of Dalit labourer clears UPSC, is now ‘IRS Sahab’. ‘Dreaming is a big thing for us’

Muktendra Kumar from Bijnor district secured 819th rank in the UPSC exam, making him eligible for an IRS posting. His next goal is IAS.

Ask yourselves if party in power is looting govt wealth or using it to help citizens, Modi tells civil servants

Speaking at 16th Civil Services Day programme, PM emphasised last-mile delivery of schemes & said 'Rs 3 lakh crore' saved from going into wrong hands since his govt took over.

Indian civil servants must shed ‘distanced and aloof’ image—the British Raj is behind us

In ‘Transforming the Steel Frame’, Vinod Rai examines the roles and responsibilities of Indian bureaucracy in modern times.

BMI over 30? Premier civil services institute rolls out courses in yoga, aerobics for trainees

Under Fit Civil Services for Youthful India programme, trainee officers will undergo 15-week courses customised to their needs. Body Mass Index must be below 30 as per DoPT rule.

On Camera

Sanjeev Sanyal says UPSC is poverty of aspiration. But it’s more about desperation

The most productive years of Indian youth gets wasted preparing for the UPSC. But they didn't create this system; the government did.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.