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17th National Civil Services Day

Source: DD  The Prime Minister addressed civil servants on the occasion of the 17th National Civil Services Day (21st April 2025) and honored...

21 Apr 2025 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Challenges Related to Lateral Entry Scheme

For Prelims: Lateral Entry Scheme (LES), Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled...

30 Jan 2025 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Conduct Rules for Civil Servants

For Prelims: All-India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968, Constitutional Values, Quasi-Judicial Power, Article 311, Delegated Legislation. For Mains:...

19 Nov 2024 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Lateral Entry in Bureaucracy and the Reforms Needed

This editorial is based on “Lateral entry in UPSC will further distance marginalised from centres of power” which was published in The...

22 Aug 2024 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Lateral Entry in Civil Services

For Prelims: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), NITI Aayog,...

19 Aug 2024 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Amended Rules Relating to Retirement Benefits of IAS, IPS, IFOS Pensioners

For Prelims: All India Services (AIS), Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government Policies & Interventions, Civil services rules,...

21 Jul 2023 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Custodial Torture and Ethical Concerns

For Prelims: Custodial Torture, Human Rights, Custodial Deaths, Article 21, IPC, CrPC. For Mains: Custodial Torture and ethical arguments against...

27 Jun 2023 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Custodial Torture

Prelims: Fundamental Rights, Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure Mains: Reasons for Custodial torture and Custodial Deaths, Reforms in...

22 May 2023 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Custodial Death

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16 Feb 2023 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Custodial Death

Prelims: Fundamental Rights, Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure Mains: Reasons for Custodial Deaths, Reforms in Policing, Technology...

15 Feb 2023 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Need to Restructure the District Collector’s Role

For Prelims: Indian legal system, 15th report of the Second ARC Report, Panchayati Raj, All India Services. For Mains: Need to restructure the...

09 Dec 2022 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Freedom of Speech of People holding Public Offices

For Mains: Code of Conduct for Civil Servants Why in News? Recently, the Supreme Court stated that people holding public office should exercise...

19 Nov 2022 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Civil Servants and Digital Literacy

For Mains: Importance of Digital Literacy for Civil Servants Why in News? Recently, Microsoft has partnered with the Ministry of Skill...

03 Sep 2022 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Civil Servants and Freedom of Speech

For Mains: Right of Civil Servants to Express their Views on Government Policy and Action Why in News? A senior IAS officer from Telangana,...

02 Sep 2022 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Policing in India and Ethics

For Mains: Indian Police and Ethics, Various Issues with Ethical Policing in India Why in News? Former President Ram Nath Kovind gave the...

01 Sep 2022 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Peer Pressure

For Mains: Effect of Peer Pressure on Different Sections of Society Why in News There is still much disagreement over whether peer pressure is...

31 Aug 2022 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Civil Servants and Social Media

For Mains: Pros and Cons related to the use of Social Media by Civil Servants Why in News? Several civil servants-retired and serving-even...

30 Aug 2022 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Civil Services Reforms

For Prelims: Mission Karmayogi, Citizen Charters, National Conference on e-Governance, CPGRAMS. For Mains: Need for Reforms in Civil...

29 Aug 2022 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Death Behind Bars

This editorial is based on “Technology is no panacea for custodial deaths” which was published in The Hindu on 04/07/2022. It talks...

04 Jul 2022 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Rules for Resignation and Reinstatement of an Officer

For Prelims: All-India Services, CVC For Mains: Rules for Resignation and Reinstatement of an Officer Why in News? Recently, an Indian...

30 Apr 2022 Role of Civil Services in a Democracy