What are 8 new ideas that 2014 batch IAS officers presented to the PM? A snapshot

One of the eight presentations

LAST Thursday, a few IAS officers of 2014 batch gave presentation to an audience that included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others. Why shouldn’t there be a satellite-based mining surveillance system when the number of illegal mining cases jumped to 97,149 in 2014-15 — an increase of 40%, from 2009-10? Also, why not having e-court system on a mission mode when there are 2.7 crore pending cases in lower courts alone? Here are the few ideas — DBT, e-Courts, health, MyGoV, satellite-based mining surveillance system, Swachh Bharat, tourism and waste exchange etc.— that the officers gave and PMO noted:

Young IAS officer Riju Bafna who filed a sexual harassment case says, "Idiots are lined up at every step"

Bafna's Facebook Photo

Riju Bafna, a young IAS officer of 2014 batch who had filed a sexual harassment case against a member of Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission for sending her “indecent messages”, narrated on Monday her unpleasant experience while pursuing the case. “Idiots are lined up at every step and people are highly insensitive towards our sufferings,” she said in a Facebook post that went viral on Monday. The officer, however, edited one line in her post where she said…