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What is the state of economy? The OECD expects the world economy to shrink by as much as 7.6 per cent in 2020. India’s full-year economic contraction is estimated between 9 and 12.5 per cent. The pandemic has severely impacted both demand and supply. With two years of slowdown the balance sheet of both the… Continue reading Fiscal stimulus

What are Millets and its benefits? Millet is a common term to categorize small-seeded grasses that are often termed nutri-cereals or dryland-cereals. It includes jowar (sorghum), bajra (pearl millet) and ragi (finger millet), small millet, foxtail millet, proso millet, barnyard millet, kodo millet and other millets. Benefits of millets- Nutrition- High in dietary fibre, nutri-cereals… Continue reading Importance of Nutri-cereals

How UN performed all these years? During cold war years: The UN had little room to implement noble visions of peace, development and human rights. Post-Cold War years: Regarded as the golden age of the UN. It was actively involved in peacekeeping missions, nation-building interventions and promotion of universal human rights. New Cold War years:… Continue reading UNSC Reforms

What is 2+2 Dialogue? It is a format of dialogue where the defense and foreign ministers or secretaries meet with their counterparts from another country. 2+2 Ministerial is the highest-level institutional mechanism between the two countries. India holds such talks with Australia, at the foreign secretary and defense secretary level but with Japan and the US at the ministerial level. First was held in… Continue reading 2+2 dialogue amid U.S. presidential election

Dear Friends, ForumIAS held 3 sessions earlier this month setting the Post Prelims Agenda. We will be holding LIVE Session on Answer Writing for Mains 2020 on 25th August 2020 at 11:00 AM  In this session, we will discuss answer writing from the basics. So this one will be helpful for beginners as well. But more… Continue reading Session on “Answer Writing for Mains 2020” | 25th October at 11 AM