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By the WayBy the way : China factor for Foreign Secretary
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Vijay Keshav Gokhale, 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service, Secretary (economic relations) in the...
By the WayBy the way : IAS-turned Sabziwala
WHEN one hears the chant ‘sabziwala’, a picture of a cart fully loaded with vegetables appears in mind along with a man who...
By the WayBy the way : Women power
It’s surprising that in the election year, Karnataka government has assigned the job to administer the state to two top-ranking women civil servants–Chief...
By the WayBy the way : UPSC sans IAS
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the nodal agency which recruits officers and conducts the civil services exams, doesn’t have a single IAS...
By the WayBy the way : Lavasa looks ahead
EVERY month, approximately 15 to 20 civil servants superannuate but Ashok Lavasa knows how to make it memorable. Lavasa, a 1980-batch IAS officer...
By the WayBy the way : Secret PMO language
EVERY Kingdom had its own language and style of working developed over centuries. Sometimes palace courtiers spoke in sign language and the message...
By the WayBy the way : Tussle for power
Who runs the Home Ministry of India? The answer would be obvious, former UP Chief Minister and Home Minister Rajnath Singh administers the...
By the WayBy the way : Confused bureaucracy
IF there was one area where the bureaucracy was quite efficient, it was in appointments to senior posts, especially ministerial secretaries. Although there...
By the WayBy the way : Power to women
DO you remember the first time you purchased a condom? Or, the first time you mustered courage to ask for the first packet...
By the WayBy the Way : From cadres to zones
THE Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is learnt to be going full steam ahead with its plan to transform the civil services....
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