What is the News? The number of beneficiaries who enrolled for the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has exceeded the government’s target of 51.7 lakh per year in each of the last three years. What is Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)? Nodal Ministry: Ministry for Women and Child Development Purpose: It provides a… Continue reading More women got maternity benefit
Over 40% of teaching posts in IITs are vacant: govt.
What is the News? According to data provided by the Ministry of Education, Over 40% of teaching posts in all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are vacant. What are the key highlights from the data on vacancies in IIT? Faculty from Reserved Categories Only 12% of the teaching staff are from Scheduled Castes (SC),… Continue reading Over 40% of teaching posts in IITs are vacant: govt.
[Yojana February Summary] Early Childhood Care and Education: Teach them Young – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)?3 What are the three fundamental requirements for Early Childhood Care and Education?4 What is the need for Early Childhood Care and Education?5 What is the status of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in India?6 What are the challenges in improving… Continue reading [Yojana February Summary] Early Childhood Care and Education: Teach them Young – Explained, pointwise
Essay Guidance Program 2022 | Starts 19th February | Enroll Now
Dear Friends,It has been observed that the range of scores allotted to aspirants in the Essay paper of UPSC has been quite high. Thus, it ends up playing a decisive role not only in determining the rank of selected candidates, but also the entry of one in the merit list. Keeping this in mind, ForumIAS… Continue reading Essay Guidance Program 2022 | Starts 19th February | Enroll Now
Previous Year’s Questions Quiz: – Feb 10th 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.
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Feb 09, 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 Feb 09, 2022
[Answered] Discuss the importance and implications of tax incentives to philanthropic entities.
Introduction: Briefly define philanthropic entities. Body: Write about the importance of providing tax incentives to philanthropic entities. Write the implications caused by the tax incentives. Conclusion: Give a way forward. Philanthropic entities are non-profit non-governmental entities that utilize donated resources and income to provide socially useful services. NGOs, Charitable trusts and community foundation are some… Continue reading [Answered] Discuss the importance and implications of tax incentives to philanthropic entities.
[Answered] Rights and duties are conceptually linked to one another and there are no rights without duties. Explain and give examples in support of your answer.
Introduction: Briefly mention the rights and duties in the Indian Context. Body: Explain Rights and duties. Explain their conceptual linkage, provide examples to substantiate the relation. Conclusion: Briefly write why both are equally important and conclude. India is a constitutional democracy, where the constitution provides for both rights and duties. However, the original constitution did… Continue reading [Answered] Rights and duties are conceptually linked to one another and there are no rights without duties. Explain and give examples in support of your answer.
[Answered] India has championed Data sovereignty as a means of resisting ‘data colonialism’. What importance does data sovereignty hold in the present times? Discuss the steps taken by India to ensure data sovereignty.
Introduction: Write short notes on Data sovereignty and Data colonialism. Body: Write about the importance of Data sovereignty in present times. Mention the steps taken by the Government to ensure data sovereignty. Conclusion: Give a way forward. As the world becomes more and more digital, the data has become a new oil. So, in this… Continue reading [Answered] India has championed Data sovereignty as a means of resisting ‘data colonialism’. What importance does data sovereignty hold in the present times? Discuss the steps taken by India to ensure data sovereignty.
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Feb 10th, 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 – Feb 10th, 2022
