News: The 4th State Food Safety Index was released recently. Tamil Nadu deserves credit for finishing at the top among 17 large States for food safety; it was ranked third in the previous edition of the State Food Safety Index. How have the Southern states fared in the index? Except Tamil Nadu, there’s nothing for… Continue reading Safe foods: On the need to develop lab infrastructure in States
RBI’s decisive policy move will help impart stability to markets
News: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India has hiked the policy repo rate by 50 basis points with a unanimous vote for a decisive rate increase, to rein in inflationary pressures which are likely to go beyond the mandated tolerance level. What are the causes of high inflation? There is a new ‘globalized inflation’ concept,… Continue reading RBI’s decisive policy move will help impart stability to markets
Dealing with the Indo-Pacific is not easy
News: Recently, the U.S. President Joseph Biden made a five-day visit to Asian countries. What are the ongoing challenges? The Indo-Pacific region has been under pressure and East Asia, in particular, For example, China challenges international maritime laws in the South China Sea. It also confronts Japan over the Senkaku Islands. South Korea and Japan… Continue reading Dealing with the Indo-Pacific is not easy
It is a bumping-off of the rule of law too
News: Recently, the commission of inquiry on the Hyderabad fake encounter 2019 has submitted its report. Present Case In 2019, a veterinary doctor was gang-raped by four youth and then murdered her and burnt her body on the outskirts of Hyderabad near Shamsabad. The Commission’s findings The killing of the youths was a pre-meditated cold-blooded… Continue reading It is a bumping-off of the rule of law too
Vicious domestic politics, foreign policy shocks
News: Recently, India has faced unprecedented diplomatic backlash over the derogatory remarks made by the political leaders against Islam What has been India’s foreign policy with respect to the Middle East? India has been trying to build good relationship with the Muslim-majority states in the West Asian region, despite the growing anti-Muslim sentiments in the… Continue reading Vicious domestic politics, foreign policy shocks
Open Network For Digital Commerce (ONDC) – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The fast-expanding digital economy has been one of the major supporting pillars of India’s growth in recent times. India has the world’s highest fintech adoption rate of 87%, as compared with the global average of 64%. 3 of the largest public digital platforms in the world are from India: Aadhaar… Continue reading Open Network For Digital Commerce (ONDC) – Explained, pointwise
[Download] Prelims Marathon Monthly Compilation | May, 2022
Hello everyone, Prelims Marathon is a specific initiative for UPSC Prelims 2022. The initiative covers subjects like History, Economics, Polity, Science and Technology, Geography, and Environment. Here, we are posting the compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of May 2022. Click on the following link to download Download For daily Prelims Marathon MCQs– Click Here… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Monthly Compilation | May, 2022
Prelims Marathon – Current Affairs Revision Indian Polity – Constitutional Framework- June-09-2022
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.
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I June 9, 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 June 9, 2022
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I June 8, 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 June 8, 2022
