News: The Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in fuelling the price of crude oil. It has triggered renewed calls for the use of electric vehicles (EVs) to lower the human dependence on fossil fuels which pollute the environment. Concept of Electric Vehicles The Electric vehicles don’t run on fossil fuels like petrol, diesel or… Continue reading Electric vehicles can’t go too far in reducing our use of fossil fuel
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Let an open market for vaccines fulfill demand
News: India’s state-run covid vaccination drive was primarily aimed at pandemic mitigation for public health. Outcomes/Impressive coverage of the India’s Vaccine Program A vast proportion of our adult population has got one or more shots, for example More than 1.8 billion doses have been administered so far. The Children aged 15 years and above were… Continue reading Let an open market for vaccines fulfill demand
Why special situation funds are necessary
News: Recently, Indian financial markets witnessed two crucial reforms. One was release of a dedicated regulatory framework for special situation funds (SSFs) by SEBI and, the other was approval of a new dual-structure for bad-bank (called NARCL-IDRCL) by RBI. Contents1 Why have such new reforms been undertaken?2 Concept of Special Situation Fund (SSF)3 What more steps… Continue reading Why special situation funds are necessary
Fixing Indian Higher Education is the ideal way to rescue students
Context: Ukraine Crisis has brought the issues faced by Indian students going abroad for education Contents1 Problems faced by Foreign University Studying Students?2 Status of Indian Students Studying Abroad3 What is lost in case of Indian students studying abroad ?4 What measures should be taken to arrest this drain of wealth and human resources?5 Conclusion… Continue reading Fixing Indian Higher Education is the ideal way to rescue students
Sanskritisation
Context: A long-drawn phenomenon that is not restricted to caste hierarchy, but also encompasses a wider social and cultural process. Contents1 Concept of Sanskritization2 What are the limitations of the Sanskritization Phenomenon?3 Multiple angles about the nature of Sanskritization4 What are various issues in the study of the phenomenon of Sanskritization alone?5 Way Ahead Concept… Continue reading Sanskritisation
A MISFIRING AND ITS TRAIL OF POOR STRATEGIC STABILITY
News: Accidental misfiring of Indian missile and the analysis of mechanisms available to avert such type of crisis. The accidental misfiring of an Indian missile to Pakistan highlights the sorry state of bilateral mechanisms for crisis management between two nuclear adversaries. Such accidents are known as “broken arrows” (accidents that involve nuclear weapons or nuclear… Continue reading A MISFIRING AND ITS TRAIL OF POOR STRATEGIC STABILITY
‘BHARATNATYAM’ IN INDIAN DIPLOMACY
This term was coined by Jyotindra Nath Dixit, who was a former Foreign Secretary. ‘Bharatnatyam’ in Indian diplomacy means that – “you may appear in different forms to others but after you have first secured your interests.” The following events can be regarded as an example: 1.) Republics and Moscow – After the dissolution of… Continue reading ‘BHARATNATYAM’ IN INDIAN DIPLOMACY
THE ECLIPSE OF SOVEREIGN EQUALITY
The Ukraine crisis has shown the weakness of International law and especially given a blow to ‘Principle of sovereign equality’. Contents1 What is principle of sovereign equality under international law?2 What is an act of aggression under international law?3 Provisions regarding aggression in the UN Charter:4 Challenges in the UN system: What is principle of… Continue reading THE ECLIPSE OF SOVEREIGN EQUALITY
[Download] 10 PM Weekly Compilation – March, 2022 – 2nd week
Hello, everyone. We are posting a Compilation of the 10 pm current affairs quiz – March 2022 – Second week Click on the following link to download Download The 10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz is focused on the current affairs part of UPSC Prelims. The daily current affairs quiz consists of 10 questions based on the daily current affairs.… Continue reading [Download] 10 PM Weekly Compilation – March, 2022 – 2nd week
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Mar 15th, 2022
Good Morning Friends, Following are answers to Mains Marathon questions, we posted yesterday. About Mains Marathon – This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help/aid aspirants in their writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination. Every morning, we post 3 questions are based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the… Continue reading [Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Mar 15th, 2022
