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Taking NITI Aayog seriously

The National Institution for Transforming India, NITI Aayog, is gearing up for imparting training to IAS officers about its purpose as even young...

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Planning for buses?

What were Ministers and Secretaries of State Transport Departments doing in Hanover, the largest city of Germany, in the last week of September...

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Watching eyes

What should a PS to Chief Minister accomplish, when he is being hounded by the CM’s acolytes and party appointed government officials. It’s...

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Smriti’s Rs 8 lakh Ganesha

When the Textile Minister has issues with a secretary in her ministry, the latter thinks it wise to leave the place for better...

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Meet Gaurav Dwivedi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had his first Obama-style Townhall when he answered questions ranging from tourism, smart cities and foreign policy to self-styled...

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DANICS maange more…

In the last one month, two sets of officers—one from DANICS (Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service) and another from the Central...

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Questionable appointment

When high-profile Amitabh Kant, a 1980-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, moved to NITI Ayog as CEO after retirement, it was expected...

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Gag order?

One should not be surprised in the days to come if all government servants remove their social media accounts. They may also excuse...

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Crossed wires

Digital India’s mission is “to transform the entire ecosystem of public services through the use of information technology”. The Government of India has...

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Khandelwal leads the challenge

The change of regime in Haryana has made some officers persona non grata, especially those who served with former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh...