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The unseen cost of covid’s long shadow on India (Editorial)

Contents1 How Covid-19 impacted other healthcare conditions?  2 What is the evidence of neglecting other diseases? 3 What will be the expected outcomes of this neglect? 4 Suggestions to focus on overall health care:  How Covid-19 impacted other healthcare conditions?   Context:   Ever since the inception of pandemic, India’s collective attention, resources and energy of the health system have focused only on the coronavirus. This left every other health-related concern to take a back… Continue reading The unseen cost of covid’s long shadow on India (Editorial)

The Kashmir outreach

Synopsis:  The center announced few specific objectives towards the development of Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. However, a recent analysis of the stated objectives shows that the center has failed to deliver on its objectives What are the objectives stated by the Centre after the abrogation of Article 370? Apart from ending terrorism… Continue reading The Kashmir outreach

The Union Government has a unifying effect

Contents1 Synopsis:2 Background:3 How are courts and media able to use the term central government?4 What was the intent of our constitutional makers?5 Why was the term ‘Centre’ or Central Government’ avoided? Synopsis: The term ‘Centre’ is absent in the Constitution as the Constituent Assembly did not want to centralise power. In this regard, the… Continue reading The Union Government has a unifying effect

India should lower entry barriers for companies wishing to float IPOs. SEBI should be more like SEC

Synopsis: SEBI needs to usher in reforms to make Indian public equity markets more attractive to investors and companies willing to issue IPOs (Initial Public Offer).  What is an IPO?  Whenever a company issues its shares first time to the public, it is known as Initial Public Offer (IPO). Issuing shares is a method of raising capital.   Eligibility criteria… Continue reading India should lower entry barriers for companies wishing to float IPOs. SEBI should be more like SEC

Need to bridge the gender technology gap

Synopsis: Access to technology is so crucial to ensure public health and safety. In recent years, health care has largely moved online, and it has resulted in the gender gap in accessing it. Gender gap in access to technology According to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) estimates, Around 390 million women in low- and… Continue reading Need to bridge the gender technology gap

Must Read Current Affairs Articles – June 25th 2021

Good Morning dear reader We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: About Must Read News Articles: Must Read News Articles is an initiative by Team ForumIAS to provide links to the most important news articles of the day. It covers several newspapers such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Livemint, etc. This saves… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – June 25th 2021

UGC’s Proposal For Blended Learning – Explained, Pointwise

Syllabus: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to education  Contents1 Introduction2 What are the benefits of Blended learning (BL) as stated by UGC? 3 Benefits of Blended learning (BL) to teachers 4 Challenges in Blended learning5 Recommendations to improve Blended learning Introduction A recent circular by the University Grants Commission (UGC) proposed a blended learning mode… Continue reading UGC’s Proposal For Blended Learning – Explained, Pointwise

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