Read summaries of all important News Articles Facts in news is published on a weekly basis that consists a gist of all crucial news articles from ‘The Hindu’ that may bear relevance to Civil Services Preparation for the Second week of August. Here is the Summary of all current happenings from around the world for… Continue reading ForumIAS: Facts in News (August 8th – 15th)
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Download Part 1 of Summary of Economic Survey 2016-17 Vol. 2 (Released recently)
Dear All, ForumIAS has come up with a new initiative – the 1st part of the summary of Economic Survey 2016-17 Vol. 2 (Recently released by Government). Economic survey is extremely important for both prelims(specially for Economics and Social schemes) and mains (Mainly for paper 2 and 3 of General studies) examination of Civil services.… Continue reading Download Part 1 of Summary of Economic Survey 2016-17 Vol. 2 (Released recently)
Must Read News Articles – August 19
Archives GS 1 Art and culture Women and child related issues HC asks U.P. for details on child deaths : Five PIL petitions seek independent probe into Gorakhpur hospital incident. GS 2 India and neighbours No data from China on Brahmaputra this year Hinting at China’s responsibility for the current spate of floods across the northeastern… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 19
Essay Test – August 19, 2017
Archives Instructions: Write an essay on any one of the following in about 1000-1200 words. Time : 90 minutes Marks : 125 1. Gender equality: Myth or reality. 2. Jobless growth in India’s services sector: Truth or hype. Important: How to get high scores in Essay Paper, by Arushi Sharma (RANK 292, CSE-2015)
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – August 18, 2017
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Editorials – August 18, 2017
Read the thorough summary of the following editorials by clicking on the links below Factories Act: Centre firm on amendment: (The Hindu) Center is primed to amend Factories Law Breaking the shell of tax evaders: (Live Mint, Editorial) Crackdown on Shell Companies Going off track: (Indian Express, Editorial) India’s PPP model can revive public investment
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon- August 18
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India’s PPP model can revive public investment
Context: The government has made public-private partnership (PPP) component mandatory for availing central assistance for new metro projects. Introduction: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, approved a new metro policy for expanding and regulating metro rail services in cities across India Public private partnership (PPP): Public Private Partnership is a… Continue reading India’s PPP model can revive public investment
Crackdown on Shell Companies
Context: The Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed trading restrictions on 162 listed entities indentified as shell companies. Introduction Recently, SEBI named 331 listed companies as suspected “shell companies” that exist for the purpose of financial manoeuvring. The SEBI, in its upcoming meeting on September 18, is likely to have a detailed discussion… Continue reading Crackdown on Shell Companies
Center is primed to amend Factories Law
Context: After much discussion, the Centre will finally go ahead with its proposal to amend the Factories Act of 1948 by giving flexibility to State governments to fix the threshold limit. But concerns are flagged by a Parliamentary Standing Committee. Explanation: In 2014, the Centre had proposed changes to the Factories Act following requests from… Continue reading Center is primed to amend Factories Law
