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Topic: IAS

In Modi govt’s bid to break IAS hegemony, Indian Railway Service is the biggest beneficiary

Hundreds of Indian Railway Service officers have been empanelled as joint secretaries in the last 3 years, while the IAS count at that rank has fallen.

New hostels, auditorium at Mussoorie academy as govt eyes overhaul of ‘IAS preserve’

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is known as an IAS preserve. The govt wants this image to change.

Modi govt proposes inquiry against IAS officer 2 months after he quit over Article 370

IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan has been accused of several acts ‘unbecoming of a government servant’, insubordination & dereliction of duty.

Ex-IAS officer Subhash Garg on bold decisions that may not have kept his bosses in good humour

Full text of a note by Subhash Garg who opted for voluntary retirement after being transferred from the finance to the power ministry.

Anticipation & confusion among J&K’s IAS, IPS officers as they await AGMUT cadre merger

With the state set to be bifurcated into 2 UTs from 31 October, IAS, IPS officers meant to serve in J&K will now be recruited from the AGMUT cadre.

Govt pulls up ministries for not providing data to defend Sanskriti School’s IAS-IPS quota

Sanskriti School in Delhi was founded by a group of civil servants and reserves 60% of its seats for children of Group A government officers.

How IAS, IPS, IRS and other associations have lost their voice under Modi govt

The associations are meant to support officers and voice their grievances, but they’ve hardly addressed any issue — be it reforms or high-profile resignations.

How to work like IAS officer — lessons taught to 8 lateral entrants recruited by Modi govt

In a 2-week training programme, the lateral entrants got a crash course on governance matters that will help them begin their journeys as joint secretaries.

Asked Gujral, Kalyan Singh. Finally Sonia got women equal rights to agri land: Ex-IAS officer 

Former PM IK Gujral was shocked when I told him about plan to make women landowners. Being a Punjab MP, he didn't want to annoy the patriarchal Jats.

Modi govt plans overhaul of IAS, IPS, IFS to modernise services, eliminate redundant posts

Govt has asked all ministries to prepare detailed profiles of the services, to synchronise the system with contemporary governance requirements.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.