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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicIndian civil servants

Topic: Indian civil servants

What are green credits & why are former civil servants objecting to them

A group of 91 retired officers who served in govt has written to environment ministry urging it to withdraw a notification outlining green credit rules, calling them 'unscientific'.

IM Lall stood up to the British, shaped laws protecting civil servants. But it came at a cost

Judges Hima Kohli, Sanjay Karol, Justice Manmohan, Sanjay Kaul, and Amitabh Kant, joined Chander M. Lall at the launch of his new book at Delhi High Court’s new auditorium.

‘A file should not move more than 4 levels’: How Modi govt’s making IAS structure ‘more efficient’

The reforms have been implemented in 72 of 74 ministries and departments so far. System best epitomises 'maximum governance, minimum government' policy, according to an IAS officer.

Bhutan’s performance-based pay for civil servants revives debate over similar policy in India

Bhutan's Pay Structure Bill says performance-based incentives can go up to 100% of basic pay. But in India, similar policy mooted by 7th Pay Commission is still in cold storage.  

Modi govt plans to scrap ‘opaque’ empanelment process for civil servants, to advertise posts

Move which is part of govt’s reform plan for the civil services also includes the possibility of assigning task of key appointments to UPSC.

Why Modi govt sits on some IAS resignations, while others are accepted in days

Three IAS officers have resigned since January over disagreements with the govt. None of the resignations has been accepted.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?