Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Tenth Schedule?3 Who has the power to disqualify legislators under the Tenth Schedule?4 Supreme Court on Speakers’ Powers to disqualify legislators:5 How can the Speaker be removed? What is the News? The Supreme Court has extended the time for rebel MLAs in the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly,… Continue reading Explained: Speaker’s powers in a rebellion
Explained: What is Hermit, the Pegasus-like spyware that targeted Android, iOS devices?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Hermit?3 How does Hermit spread?4 How does it affect devices? What is the News? Hermit is the latest sophisticated spyware in the news, and it is believed to have targeted iPhones and Android devices in Italy and Kazakhstan. What is Hermit? Hermit is a spyware developed by the… Continue reading Explained: What is Hermit, the Pegasus-like spyware that targeted Android, iOS devices?
Niti Aayog’s report on India’s gig economy: what has the think-tank recommended?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is “India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy” Report?3 What are the other findings of the report?4 What are the recommendations of the report? What is the News? NITI Aayog has released a report titled ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’. What is “India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy” Report?… Continue reading Niti Aayog’s report on India’s gig economy: what has the think-tank recommended?
Internet shutdowns hurt much more than we realize: UN rights office
What is the News? The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has released a report titled “Internet shutdowns: Trends, causes, legal implications and impacts on a range of human rights.” What are the key findings of the report? Internet Shutdowns: Internet shutdowns are measures taken by a government or on… Continue reading Internet shutdowns hurt much more than we realize: UN rights office
Kaukab-i-Tali – The Adventures Of Emperor Jahangir’s Great Golden Coin
Contents1 What is the News?2 About the two special coins3 About the Kaukab-i-Tali’s journey from the reign of Emperor Jahangir to Persia4 About the Kaukab-i-Tali’s journey from the reign of Emperor Jahangir to Hyderabad5 What is the issue? What is the News? The Centre renewing its efforts to trace two special coins minted during the… Continue reading Kaukab-i-Tali – The Adventures Of Emperor Jahangir’s Great Golden Coin
P.C. Mahalanobis: Remembering the ‘Plan Man’ of India
What is the News? June 29, is national ‘Statistics Day’, in ‘recognition of the contributions made by Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis’, the ‘Plan Man’ of India; it is also his birthday. What are the contributions of P.C. Mahalanobis? P.C. Mahalanobis is referred to as the chief architect of the Indian statistical system as well as… Continue reading P.C. Mahalanobis: Remembering the ‘Plan Man’ of India
Pre-Legislative Consultation Framework in India – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is the current Pre-legislative Consultation Framework in India?3 What is the need to strengthen the Pre-Legislative Consultation Framework?4 What is the proposed Legislation and Expenditure Accountability Bill, 2022?5 What can be done going ahead?6 Conclusion Introduction Pre-legislative Consultation is a process where a Bill is properly scrutinized by… Continue reading Pre-Legislative Consultation Framework in India – Explained, pointwise
[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – June, 2022 – 4th week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of June 2022 – Fourth week. Click on the following link to download Download About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2022. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – June, 2022 – 4th week
Prelims Marathon -Economy (Fiscal Policy)- June-29-2022
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we are posting today’s prelims marathon. Under Prelims marathon initiative, we on a daily basis are posting 10 MCQs. MCQs are framed based on the predefined syllabus topic.
The idea is to keep the number of MCQ questions to a practicable level so that you do not spend an extra minute than required, and have a maximum output for the UPSC Prelims Exam 2021.
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I June 28, 2022
Dear 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 2 questions are based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam.… Continue reading [Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I June 28, 2022
