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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicPublic service

Topic: public service

How Maharashtra trying to popularise Right to Services Act, brainchild of CM Fadnavis

Launched in 2015, Act mandates govt depts provide public services in timely manner. But some depts are yet to notify services. Only notified services are covered by the law. 

Rajasthan’s Jan Soochna, mother of RTI, is the ultimate weapon against petty corruption

The Right to Information gives way to the government’s duty to publish. The Centre and all states must emulate Rajasthan.

These IAS officers are scripting stories of change across India & making lives better

IAS officer Hari Chandana Dasari is leading a ‘green’ movement in Hyderabad, while Sikkim commissioner Raj Kumar Yadav ensures supply of power & water to villages.

User-friendly doormats to safe players: The many types of public servants in India

It's a tragedy that inefficiency and non-accountability overtake many at incredibly fast pace after the initial grand entry.

On Camera

Why Hyundai Creta is still the king of Indian roads after 11 years—brand value to looks

Hyundai was never scared of rivals overtaking them last year. But in 2027, the mythical ‘Creta Killer’ may finally emerge. Or it could continue to remain a myth.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.