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“Mid-Day-Meal Scheme” – Govt decides to provide monetary assistance through DBT

What is the News? The Ministry of Education has approved the proposal to provide monetary assistance to students enrolled in Mid-Day-Meal Scheme. The cooking cost component amount will be provided through Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) to all eligible children. About Mid Day Meal Scheme: Mid Day Meal Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme launched in 1995… Continue reading “Mid-Day-Meal Scheme” – Govt decides to provide monetary assistance through DBT

Financial Market in India – Concepts Simplified | Prelims Capsules 2021

Contents1 Financial market in India1.0.1 1.0.2 Financial Economics1.0.3 Financial system1.0.4 Financial markets1.0.4.1 Types of financial markets1.0.5 Money Market1.0.5.1 Types of maturity1.0.5.2 Types of money market instruments1.0.5.3 Treasury Bills (T-Bills)1.0.5.4 Certificate of Deposit (CD)1.0.5.4.1 What is a promissory note?1.0.5.5 Commercial Bills/Bills of exchange1.0.5.6 Commercial Paper (CP)1.0.5.7 Banker’s acceptances1.0.5.8 Money market mutual funds1.0.5.9 Repurchase agreements (Repos)1.0.6 Capital… Continue reading Financial Market in India – Concepts Simplified | Prelims Capsules 2021

Resolving bottlenecks in procuring Pfizer’s vaccine

Synopsis – Pfizer has asked for certain conditions. They are in order to supply 5 million doses to India between July and October this year. Introduction According to reports, Pfizer is ready to supply five crore doses of the mRNA vaccines [developed with the German company BioNTech] between July and October. However, the company has… Continue reading Resolving bottlenecks in procuring Pfizer’s vaccine

Need for real-time data on public health

  Synopsis: Having access to epidemiological real-time data on public health will help us to fight against the pandemic better by making informed choices. Background The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of data to governments in decision-making. However, India lacks real-time data on public health and the provision of health services. This necessitates the… Continue reading Need for real-time data on public health

The increasing prices of edible oil needs government intervention

Contents1 Synopsis:2 Introduction:3 India’s Demand of Edible Oil:4 Why are International Prices of Edible Oil rising?5 Suggestions to reduce prices of edible oil  Synopsis: In the past year, the prices of edible oil increased significantly. There are many internal and external reasons behind the price rise. So, the government has to pay attention to the… Continue reading The increasing prices of edible oil needs government intervention

India’s Nepal policy needs to change for ensuring long-lasting friendship

Synopsis: There is widespread disbelief against India in Nepal. But that needs to be addressed by winning back the people’s trust. This will strengthen India’s Nepal policy Background As of now, Nepal’s parliament has been dissolved once again and dates for fresh elections are announced. The current dissolution has been challenged in the court by… Continue reading India’s Nepal policy needs to change for ensuring long-lasting friendship

Must Read Current Affairs Articles – May 31st, 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 – May 31st, 2021

AWFG 2.0 – List of Candidate Selected for AWFG – Select Focus and Reserve Group

Hello and Welcome All, First, thanks to all of you for so enthusiastically participating in the entrance Test for AWFG. AWFG 2.0 – The SFG for Mains 2021  – Click Here for more details on AWFG 2.0 At one point, we did feel that the Entrance Test was a little on the tougher side, and… Continue reading AWFG 2.0 – List of Candidate Selected for AWFG – Select Focus and Reserve Group

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