Archives GS 2 Parliament and State Legislatures Contest vs. consensus: (The Hindu, Editorial) Whether an enlightened public figure or an active politician, the next President should be one who enjoys the widest possible acceptability. For this to happen, there should be meaningful discussions towards building a consensus among the major political parties ahead of the… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 19
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Answered: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – June 19
1. The soft trend in inflation is expected to continue, raising hopes of a favorable policy shift by the RBI. Give your opinion.(GS 3) Live Mint Introduction:- It was only recently that RBI took a hawkish note on inflation, changing its stance from ‘accommodative’ to ‘neutral’. Raising hopes of favourable policy shift because: The RBI’s… Continue reading Answered: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – June 19
Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – June 19
Archives Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers. 1. The soft trend in inflation is expected to continue, raising hopes of a favorable policy shift by the RBI. Give your opinion. (GS 3) Live Mint 2. The main… Continue reading Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – June 19
Sources of Labour Statistics in India
The most important agency involved in the collection of labour statistics in India is the Ministry of Labour and Employment, through Labour Bureau and offices like the Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGE&T), Directorate General of Labour Welfare (DGLW) and Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) The Ministry collects data on… Continue reading Sources of Labour Statistics in India
Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing(CAPI) Method
Computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI)is an interviewing technique in which the respondent or interviewer uses a computer or a mobile device to answer the questions. It’s similar to CATI methodology (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing) but it differs from it for the actual presence of the interviewer supporting the respondent. Because of that, CAPI surveys are often defined Face-to-Face surveys.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementationcame into existence as an Independent Ministry in 1999 after the merger of the Department of Statistics and the Department of Programme Implementation. The Ministry has two wings, one relating to Statistics and the other Programme Implementation. The Statistics Wing is called the National Statistical Office (NSO). It consists of the… Continue reading Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
History of Gorkhaland movement
In around 1780, Gorkhas invaded Sikkim which includes parts of Darjeeling with Siliguri. Before the 1780s, the area of Darjeeling formed a part of dominions of the Chogyal of Sikkim, who had been engaged in unsuccessful warfare against the Gorkhas of Nepal. After the British-Nepal war, Nepal ceded its territory to the British in the… Continue reading History of Gorkhaland movement
What is Bankruptcy code?
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) is the bankruptcy law of India that administers the insolvency proceedings and establishes a framework for insolvency resolution processes effectively The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code was introduced by (FM) Arun Jailtely in December’15 and was subsequently passed by the Lok Sabha on 5 May’16. However the act was finally approbated on… Continue reading What is Bankruptcy code?
Joint Lender’s Forum
RBI’s joint lenders’ forum (JLF) guidelines came into effect in 2014 after the central bank put a new framework in place to tackle stressed assets. JLFs were intended to recognize stressed assets early and come up with a corrective action plan (CAP) within 45 days. Upon agreement by a minimum of 75% of lenders by… Continue reading Joint Lender’s Forum
Prelims 2017 Answer Key & Solutions
Dear Friends, We have uploaded the Answer Key of the Prelims 2017 Test on the ForumIAS Academy Platform. The detailed solution will be uploaded in a few hours. You can visit the forumias.academy page and write the Test so that you can know your correct score we can use the data to predict the cut… Continue reading Prelims 2017 Answer Key & Solutions
