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5 reasons to lower eligibility age for taking civil services exam. UPSC needs young people

Those who join beyond the age of 30 have limited chances of making it to the apex scale, irrespective of the service they join.

Not IAS or IPS, it’s the IFS that’s facing a crunch. Over one-third of posts lying vacant

The Union government informed the Rajya Sabha that a total of 2,834 All India Services posts were vacant across states.

What’s the IFS vs IAS row in MP about? A look at its genesis, latest trigger & related 2000 SC ruling

In June this yr, MP govt ordered involvement of district collectors in forest officers' appraisal process. ThePrint recaps what the matter in SC is & what IFS officers, govt have said.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

SC tells Madhya Pradesh to withdraw controversial order that sparked IAS vs IFS row, or face contempt

MP govt in June said district magistrates & divisional commissioners would have say in appraisals of IFS officers serving in districts, which the latter said undermined their authority.

Madhya Pradesh govt order on appraisal criteria pits IAS against IFS. ‘Will affect morale’

MP govt in order revised appraisal criteria divisional forest officers to include performance review by district collectors & commissioners. IFS Association is opposed to revision.

Suspending IFS officer for Akbar-Sita naming controversy shows how vulnerable Forest Service is

It sends the message to every forest official that their jobs no longer depend just on addressing environmental concerns, health of wildlife; it also depends on naming of animals.

‘Two services for the salary of one’ — the challenges of being the spouse of an IFS officer

Reba Som notes that for a diplomat, a new country feels familiar as Indian embassies remain under the MEA and “have the same flavour”, this was not the case for their spouses.

How Chonira Belliappa Muthamma, India’s 1st woman career diplomat, took on a male-dominated system

Muthamma is credited to be the first woman to join the Indian Foreign Services in 1949. She served as India’s ambassador to several countries & fought for her rights in SC.

Ex-IFS officer Talmiz Ahmad is living in the past. India-Israel ties are at an all-time high

Ex-IFS officer Talmiz Ahmad's analysis of Israeli-Indian relations is strange at best. PM Modi understood West Asia better than the Indian diplomat.

On Camera

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Trump can waive some environmental rules for gasoline and diesel. These measures would buy time at home. But, internationally, the damage from rising prices would continue.

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.