Traditionally, there are only 3-4 foreign service officers in the PMO. But in order dated 24 November, 3 new IFS officers were inducted, taking the number to 7.
Retired IAS officers write mainly about their exploits when in service. IFS officers write more about issues and context of their work, while also straying into unrelated fields.
Under secretary at the MEA, Petal Gahlot, shared her rendition of the song in celebration of International Francophonie Day, which is observed every year on 20 March.
Harinder Khalsa quit IFS over Op. Bluestar, and after Khalistani link allegations, took asylum in Norway. His father was a Dalit leader who became Punjab's first leader of opposition and brother was also in IFS.
Harsh Vardhan Shringla, a 1984-batch IFS officer, supersedes three seniors — Ruchi Ghanshyam of 1982 batch and 1983-batch officers Rajeev Chander and Amita Nair.
Union Territories don’t get individual cadres in IAS, IPS & forest service, so J&K officers will be subsumed into AGMUT cadre that reports to central govt.
Young officers are now throwing light on the struggles of an IFS job — dodging forest fires, mitigating man-animal conflict, combating illegal activity etc.
Modi cabinet expanded the scheme to include children of police personnel killed in Naxal or terror attacks. Now IFS officers want it for forest personnel too.
My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.
SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.
Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
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