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Topic: IAS Officer

Ex-IAS officer’s conviction in coal scam is miscarriage of justice

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India faces severe shortage of IAS officers despite Modi govt’s recruitment spree

The Modi government has drastically increased intake through UPSC exams but 22% IAS posts still lying vacant.

Quietly, Modi govt ‘hides’ list of IAS, IFS, IPS officers eligible for Delhi posts

States could ‘offer’ civil servants to central ministries, who could then select appropriate candidates for vacancies, making the system transparent.

India’s first woman IAS officer who knew how to handle men and guns

Anna Rajam Malhotra, a 1951-batch officer, was pioneer for women in the bureaucracy. She passed away Monday.

Keep non-Kashmiri IAS and IPS officers away from the state, says J&K leader

Muzaffar Shah Ahmad, a cousin of former CM Omar Abdullah, says officers from the Kashmir Administrative Services are getting sidelined.

IAS officers counter association president’s stand, say being ‘generalist’ is the strength

IAS community’s reaction comes amid a growing debate over Modi govt’s move to allow lateral entry at joint-secretary level.

The IAS has thinned at the top of the bureaucracy under the Modi government

Just 11 IAS officers have been empanelled by the government this year for joint secretary posts, down from 87 officers in 2014.

Facing inquiry for tweet, IAS officer says didn’t mortgage freedom for monthly salary

A prominent Twitter commentator, Shah Faesal said the probe was an opportunity to start a debate on 'primitive' service rules.

Arvind Kejriwal will go down in history as only CM who went against his own officers

Kejriwal’s dharna politics is taking a toll on Delhi citizens who believed in his promises and voted overwhelmingly for his party.

Women’s commission records statement of IAS officer and boss she accused of sexual harassment

According to the Haryana State Women's Commission chairperson, the preliminary investigation suggested the case was just about harassment.

On Camera

Anand Gandhi is taking his biggest moonshot from Goa— vaanars, rakshasis, manushyas

Ship of Theseus director Anand Gandhi moved to Goa to synthesise big ideas and build an Indian sci-fi mythiverse with MAYA. ‘In a way, the job title in the East for this enterprise is the Buddha.’

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.