News: The WTO deal in Geneva confirms that it is still possible for the world’s countries to achieve a modest consensus. India has played a worthy role, even if its gains are far from dramatic. What were the difficult circumstances prevailing before the WTO’s 12th ministerial? That a deal went through was victory in itself.… Continue reading The WTO restores faith in convergence of views
How can Agnipath be made more attractive? Recommendations from 2 former army leaders
News: Recently, the government of India introduced a new recruitment scheme for the armed forces, Agnipath. Violent protests erupted in parts of India ever since the launch of the scheme. Must read: Cabinet clears Agnipath Scheme What are the advantages of the Agnipath Scheme? a) Lower the age profile in the units, b) Create a more empowered… Continue reading How can Agnipath be made more attractive? Recommendations from 2 former army leaders
What West Seti power project can mean for India-Nepal ties
News: India’s National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) will be taking over the West-Seti Hydropower Project in Nepal, after China withdrew from it, ending a six-year engagement between 2012 and 2018. About the Project The project will be a storage scheme generating power round the year. The power will be supplied to India, either for domestic… Continue reading What West Seti power project can mean for India-Nepal ties
Time to end systemic misogyny reflected in the gender pay gap
News: Prevailing gender pay gap in developed and developing economies What is the situation wrt gender pay inequity? In a pre-pandemic world, UN Women stated that “women only make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men“, resulting in lifelong income inequality. An International Labour Organization policy brief in July 2021 drew attention to the… Continue reading Time to end systemic misogyny reflected in the gender pay gap
India’s fishing subsidy win at WTO the start of a long fight
What is the News? At the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference, India was successful in defending the rights of developing countries to subsidize their fisheries. What have the WTO members agreed regarding the Fishing Subsidy? WTO members agreed on eliminating subsidies to those engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The only exception for continuing subsidies… Continue reading India’s fishing subsidy win at WTO the start of a long fight
Access to Assistive Technology: Challenges and Solutions – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The WHO and UNICEF recently released the Global Report on Assistive Technology. The Report has been developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution (WHA71.8) on improving access to assistive technology. The resolution was adopted in May 2018. The Report assumes significance as globally 90% of those who need assistive… Continue reading Access to Assistive Technology: Challenges and Solutions – Explained, pointwise
[Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – June, 2022 – 2nd week
Hello everyone, We are posting a Compilation of the 9 PM current affairs brief for the 2nd week of the Month of June. Click on the following link to download Download About 9 PM Current Affairs Brief: The idea behind the 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief is to make aspirants aware of the important news from… Continue reading [Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – June, 2022 – 2nd week
Prelims Marathon – Current Affairs Revision-Schemes/Programmes/Institutions- June-20-2022
Hello friends,
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.
[Download] 7 PM Weekly Compilation -June 2022 – 1st and 2nd week
Hello everyone. We are posting the weekly Compilation of 7 PM Daily Current Affairs Analysis for the month of June 2022 – 1st and 2nd week Click on the following link to download Download About 7 PM:- The idea behind 7 PM Daily Editorial is to give aspirants in-depth analysis of news articles from different newspapers… Continue reading [Download] 7 PM Weekly Compilation -June 2022 – 1st and 2nd week
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – June 20, 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 – June 20, 2022
