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Women’s empowerment is about land ownership

Source: This post is created based on the article “Women’s empowerment is about land ownership”, published in Live Mint on 19th August 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – Social Issues – Women and related issues Context: Despite legislative efforts to fix a sharp gender imbalance in inheritance, very few Indian women have any legal title… Continue reading Women’s empowerment is about land ownership

India’s strides in the Gulf

Source: This post is created based on the article “India’s strides in the Gulf”, published in Indian Express on 19th August 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – International Relations News: In the centenary celebrations program of AMU, PM asked the AMU community to further strengthen India’s relations with the Islamic world. Recently, Aligarh Muslim University… Continue reading India’s strides in the Gulf

Must Read Current Affairs Articles – August 18, 2022

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 the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – August 18, 2022

Launch a national tribal health mission

Source: This post is created based on the article “Launch a national tribal health mission” published in The Hindu on 9th August 2022. Syllabus: Issues related to health, Schemes, and programs for the vulnerable sections Context: The health of the Tribal in India is in a dismal state. A health revolution for the tribal people… Continue reading Launch a national tribal health mission

India got Swaraj in 1947. It must now strive for Suraj or good governance

Source: This post is created based on the article “India got Swaraj in 1947. It must now strive for Suraj or good governance” published in Indian Express on 9th August 2022. Syllabus: GS paper 2- Governance + GS Paper 1 – Indian history News: It is 75 years since India got independent. Now is the… Continue reading India got Swaraj in 1947. It must now strive for Suraj or good governance

Infrastructure Finance Secretariat (IFS): Getting set to make an impact

Source: This post is created based on the article “IFS: Getting set to make an impact”, published in Business Standard on 4th August 2022. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2, Government departments and organisations News: Government is setting up Infrastructure Finance Secretariat (IFS). The 2 divisions of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA); 1) the Infrastructure… Continue reading Infrastructure Finance Secretariat (IFS): Getting set to make an impact

Letting jobless growth worsen is way too risky

Source: This post is created based on the article “Letting jobless growth worsen is way too risky”, published in Live Mint on 4th August, 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 3, Indian Economy, Employment and development Context: In an emerging country, like India, the path to productivity and growth must lead workers away from farms towards jobs… Continue reading Letting jobless growth worsen is way too risky

Concern in Delhi over not being part of US-led Minerals Security Partnership

Contents1 Why in the News?2 About Minerals Security Partnership3 Significance of joining MSP for India4 Few Facts about rare Earth elements Why in the News? India is exploring the possibilities of joining the Minerals Security Partnership. About Minerals Security Partnership Minerals Security Partnership is an ambitious new US-led partnership to secure supply chains of critical… Continue reading Concern in Delhi over not being part of US-led Minerals Security Partnership

Efficacy of RTI Act is threatened by opacity, opposition from bureaucracy and lawmakers

Source: This post is created based on the article “Efficacy of RTI Act is threatened by opacity, opposition from bureaucracy and lawmakers” published in Indian Express on 3rd August 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – Governance – Transparency – RTI News: The Right to Information Act (RTI) is set to complete 17 years in the… Continue reading Efficacy of RTI Act is threatened by opacity, opposition from bureaucracy and lawmakers

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