PSIR Brief Issue # 41

Today’s brief covers three themes: Adam Smith and today’s deglobalising world, the Iran war and Gulf fragility, and India’s demographic dividend. The first article by Anil Kumar Kanungo helps us to understand market, state and globalisation in context of Adam Smith’s views. Shashi Tharoor’s article highlights the importance of West Asia and how it is… Continue reading PSIR Brief Issue # 41

[Download] SFG Essential Quarterly January–March 2026 (Hindi)

Dear Readers, The SFG Quarterly Magazine emerged as a pivotal resource for aspirants who appeared for UPSC Prelims 2025, contributing significantly to their success (15 Current Affairs questions in Prelims 2025 were covered from the SFG Essential Quarterly Magazines). We are pleased to present the Hindi edition of ForumIAS SFG Essential Quarterly for January–March 2026,… Continue reading [Download] SFG Essential Quarterly January–March 2026 (Hindi)

Must Read News Daily Current Affairs Articles 1 May 2026

About Must Read News Articles is an initiative by Team ForumIAS to provide links to the most important news articles of the day. It covers The Hindu newspaper & Indian Express. This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites requiring a paid subscription beyond a certain number… Continue reading Must Read News Daily Current Affairs Articles 1 May 2026

UPSC Prelims Marathon 1 May – Biotechnology Applications – 2026

Dear Friends, We are posting prelims marathon MCQs for today. In this initiative, you can attempt 10 subjectwise MCQs daily. Daily Quiz UPSC Prelims Marathon 1 May Biotechnology Applications For schedule, refer to the archive link given below. Best UPSC institute In Delhi, For the Prelims Marathon archive – click here, For schedule, refer to… Continue reading UPSC Prelims Marathon 1 May – Biotechnology Applications – 2026

Decoding RBI’s move to curtail rupee speculation

UPSC Syllabus: Gs Paper 3- Indian economy Introduction The Reserve Bank of India has capped banks’ foreign exchange exposure to contain rising pressure on the rupee. The currency weakened due to global risk aversion linked to the Iran conflict and strong demand for the US dollar. Banks were actively using arbitrage between onshore and offshore… Continue reading Decoding RBI’s move to curtail rupee speculation

Increasing Health Insurance Coverage, Growing Distress

UPSC Syllabus: Gs Paper 3- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education Introduction Health insurance coverage has expanded significantly in India, as shown by the National Sample Survey (NSS) 80th round (2025), mainly due to government-financed schemes. However, this increase has not improved healthcare access or reduced financial burden. Hospitalisation… Continue reading Increasing Health Insurance Coverage, Growing Distress

Rise of identity politics threatens social cohesion, governance

Source: The post “Rise of identity politics threatens social cohesion, governance” has been created, based on “Et tu, Kerala? Rise of identity politics threatens social cohesion, governance” published in “Indian Express” on 30th April 2026. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-2-Governance Context: Kerala has historically been regarded as a model of performance-based politics, characterised by high literacy,… Continue reading Rise of identity politics threatens social cohesion, governance

Skilling India for a Future-Ready Workforce

Source: The post “Skilling India for a Future-Ready Workforce” has been created, based on “Skilling India for a Future-Ready Workforce” published in “PIB” on 30th April 2026. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-3-Economy Context: India is at a pivotal demographic stage with one of the youngest workforces in the world, which provides a strong foundation for higher… Continue reading Skilling India for a Future-Ready Workforce

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