News: Recently, Sri Lanka’s entire cabinet resigned over inability to handle the ongoing country’s worsening economic crisis. It is undergoing a state of emergency due to a deteriorating food and fuel crisis. What were the reasons behind Sri Lanka’s economic crisis? In 2019, the newly-elected government of Sri Lanka has been accused of announcing a… Continue reading Lessons from the implosion of Sri Lanka’s tiny economy?
Back the greenback: Grumblings about dollar dominance aren’t new
Context: Western powers have slapped sanctions on Russia. These sanctions sting because of the US dollar’s dominance across the global economy and finance. Contents1 How important is dollar in present global trade?2 What are the other factors against the dollar dominated economy?3 Chinese renminbi as an alternative4 What does the future hold? How important is… Continue reading Back the greenback: Grumblings about dollar dominance aren’t new
The road to Ukraine peace runs through Delhi
Context: Nearly 40 days ago, Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine. Despite peace talks, direct negotiations between the conflicting parties have failed to make much progress. India can play an important role in its resolution. Mediation as a conflict resolution tool that can assist the parties in identifying their hidden ‘interests’. It is a… Continue reading The road to Ukraine peace runs through Delhi
Push the policy needle forward on migrant support
Context: After the migrant crisis of 2020, migrants became a focus of large scale relief efforts by governments and civil society. The Government ramped up the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) project, announced the Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) scheme, set up the e-Shram portal and began to draft a migration policy. Present status… Continue reading Push the policy needle forward on migrant support
India-Australia Trade Agreement – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is the current status of India Australia Trade Relations?3 What is the background of the India Australia Trade Agreement?4 What are the key features of the agreement?4.1 Preferential Market Access4.2 Services Trade4.3 Excluded Tariff Lines5 What is the significance of India Australia Trade Agreement?6 What lies ahead?7 Conclusion… Continue reading India-Australia Trade Agreement – Explained, pointwise
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Apr 4th, 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 2 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 Apr 4th, 2022
Schemes /Programs /Institutions Quiz-April 5-2022
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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.
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I April 5 2022
Good Morning Friends, Following are today’s Mains Marathon Questions. 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 2-3 questions based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam. Write your answers in… Continue reading [Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I April 5 2022
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – April 5, 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 – April 5, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |April 4-2022
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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
