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Noted economist, member of 10th Finance Commission B P R Vithal passes away

Educated at Madrasa-e-Aliya high school, Hyderabad, Vithal graduated from Madras Christian College and joined the Hyderabad Civil Service in 194, qualifying for IAS in 1950

Horses for courses

Neither the UPA nor the Modi government has much cared what sort of economist it appoints to what job, says the author

Country facing shortage of over 1,400 IAS, 900 IPS officers: Jitendra Singh

A Parliamentary committee has expressed 'serious concern' over persistent shortage of IAS officers

Vacancies in IAS at 'alarming level': Panel

Panel cited vacancies as on Jan 1, 2016 which stand at 1,470 as against sanctioned strength of 6,396

Rajasthan replaces Bihar as second-biggest contributor to IAS pool

Women constitute a third of batch strength, fewer engineers, doctors and CAs clearing the prestigious exam