What is the news? The Finance Minister has announced plans to set up a high-level committee of planners, economists and institutions to provide recommendations on issues and policies related to the urban sector. What is the need of a High Level Panel on Urban Planning? By 2047, nearly half of India’s population is likely to… Continue reading Centre to set up high-level panel on urban policies
A takeaway is the good infrastructure push
News: Recently Union Budget 2022-23 has been released which has focused on expanding capital expenditure. The article discusses the projected growth, revenue, expenditure, debt and real growth. What is projected income growth? Budget has projected a nominal GDP growth estimate of 11.1% for 2022-23. The real GDP growth is estimated of 8% with an implicit… Continue reading A takeaway is the good infrastructure push
Budget sets up the digital pitch for India to bat on
News: Finance Minister has recently presented the budget. Although there are many positives in the Indian economic scenario like with 9.3% India is the fastest-growing large economy, it has over $630 billion of foreign reserves equalling 13 months of imports. However there are some challenges too like the problem of unemployment rate. How the… Continue reading Budget sets up the digital pitch for India to bat on
MGNREGA: Is the govt expecting unemployment levels to change soon?
News: Recently finance minister released Union Budget 2022-23. This article discusses the regressive nature of budget in terms of social welfare. Why the budget 2022-2023 appears regressive in nature with respect to social welfare? One, last year only Rs 73,000 crore was budgeted but the allocation for MGNREGA was increased to Rs 1.11 trillion due… Continue reading MGNREGA: Is the govt expecting unemployment levels to change soon?
[Download] UPSC Civil Services Exam 2022 Notification PDF
Dear Friends, UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2022 Examination Notification has been released today. Candidates would get only 20 days to fill out the application form, i.e. till February 22, 2022. Allotment of Centers will be on the “first-apply-first allot” basis, thus, aspirants must hurry and register for the examination as soon as possible. UPSC Prelims… Continue reading [Download] UPSC Civil Services Exam 2022 Notification PDF
Union Budget 2022-23: Highlights and Concerns – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What are the major highlights of Union Budget 2022-23?2.1 PLI Scheme2.2 Infrastructure: PM GatiShakti National Master Plan2.3 Inclusive Development2.4 Productivity Enhancement & Investment, Sunrise opportunities, Energy Transition, and Climate Action2.5 2.6 Financing of investments3 What are the Tax proposals mentioned in Union Budget 2022-23?3.1 Direct Taxes3.2 Indirect taxes4 5… Continue reading Union Budget 2022-23: Highlights and Concerns – Explained, pointwise
Economy Quiz: – Economy – Feb 2nd, 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 01, 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 01, 2022
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Feb 2nd, 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 2nd, 2022
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Feb 2, 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 3 questions are based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam. Write your… Continue reading [Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Feb 2, 2022
