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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Topic: IAS Officer

Who is A Sharath, Telangana IAS officer who keeps falling at CM’s feet—first KCR, now Revanth

CM Revanth Reddy did not acknowledge the gesture. Chief Secretary Ramakrishna Rao has now issued a memo to service members to desist from any act ‘unbecoming of a Member of the Service’. 

Weeks after resharing X post critical of govt, Telangana IAS officer Smita Sabharwal transferred

The 2001-batch officer has been posted as member secretary of Telangana Finance Commission—a loop-line posting she was previously assigned after Revanth Reddy govt took charge in 2023.

Praveen Pardeshi is Fadnavis’s go-to-IAS officer, whose clout has only grown post retirement

Pardeshi was also Fadnavis’s right-hand man during his previous stint as CM. He is now the new chief economic adviser to Maharashtra CM—a position created especially for him.

Bilkis Bano to Gachibowli, Telangana IAS Smita Sabharwal has ruffled feathers before too

Hyderabad: Her X post on the Kancha Gachibowli land controversy was not the first time top Telangana IAS officer Smita Sabharwal made the headlines...

‘Nepo kid’ row in UP’s IAS circles & the new buzzword in health ministry corridors

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Age just a number & retirement a formality. How retired IAS officers continue to run Modi govt

Modi govt has been handpicking ex-IAS officers to helm & anchor key policy & administration. This trend started in the first term of the govt but has become more prominent over 11 yrs.

IAS officer comes under fire for post on temple loudspeakers in MP, Hindutva group threatens stir

While many have criticised IAS Shailbala Martin, an additional secretary in MP government, Congress and others have supported her for highlighting the issue of noise pollution.

UPA’s man in DC to Covid ‘point person’ — IAS officer Govind Mohan’s ascent to home secretary

Officers in govt who have worked with incoming home secretary Govind Mohan say 1989 batch IAS officer ‘knows how to get things done’ and ‘prefers clean desk with no pending files’.

Puja Khedkar’s case only ‘tip of iceberg’ — why UPSC, DoPT need to improve their verification process

With Khedkar having managed to allegedly fake her identity & documents to get through civil service exams, a look at the verification procedures in place, loopholes and possible solutions.

Pune police to check authenticity of medical certificates submitted by IAS officer Puja Khedkar

Khedkar faces accusations of using fraudulent means to clear her civil services exam, including allegedly misrepresenting herself under physical disabilities and OBC categories.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.