Indian Bureaucracy
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Rise of the babu: Why Indian politicians choose powerful bureaucrats to run their governments
These bureaucrats call the shots in matters of governance and continue to get plum positions even after their retirement.
Abhik Deb
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How India could end the malaise of ‘missing’ files that open the door to corruption
Transparency can be achieved by design if government operations are computerised and records displayed on websites at the end of each day.
Shailesh Gandhi
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Parameswaran Iyer to replace Amitabh Kant as NITI Aayog chief
A retired 1981-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, Iyer had spearheaded the Centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission.
Scroll Staff
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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Proposed changes to IAS rules runs unintended risk of undermining administrative ability of states
Managers of All India Services need to guard against the steady tilt towards a US-style system of appointing personal favourites in the steel frame.
B Ashok
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Ajit Doval speech: A bureaucrat laying out political policy is bad news for Indian democracy
It is troubling that an unelected official chose to lay out what kind of government the country should have. That decision must be left to the people.
Shoaib Daniyal
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There is a reason why Delhi bureaucrats can protest against Kejriwal government without any fear
Blame it on an odd reporting structure.
Abhishek Dey
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?