News: Recently, Satellite images have revealed that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is constructing a bridge in eastern Ladakh connecting the north and south banks of Pangong Tso. This area has been one of the five stand-off points in the tussle between India and China, and would reduce the distance for Chinese forces by 140… Continue reading Infrastructure power play at the India China border
Muslim personal laws: Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21?
News: Recently, the government introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, to raise the age of marriage for women from 18 years to 21 years. Some Muslim MPs in Parliament have called the Bill an attack on personal laws because it proposes that it will override the personal laws of Muslims, Parsis, Hindus… Continue reading Muslim personal laws: Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21?
Liberalize the funding of non-profit ventures
News: Non-profit Organisations are subjected to strict norms in India. How strict regulations for NGOs is affecting their survivability? In 2015, The Centre amended the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, to require the renewal of non-profit funding permits every five years. This led to delicensing of many NGO’s. For instance, in 2015 and 2017, over 15,000… Continue reading Liberalize the funding of non-profit ventures
Worrying trends in nutrition indicators in NFHS-5 data
News: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 data provides certain key data regarding the level of nutrition in the country. What are the findings of NFHS on nutrition? Must read: NFHS-5 and its findings – Explained, pointwise What are the challenges associated with the NFHS data? Read here: The nine lives of India’s National Family Health Survey… Continue reading Worrying trends in nutrition indicators in NFHS-5 data
Merging Film and Media Units with NFDC – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What are the findings of the Bimal Julka committee?3 What are the recommendations of the Bimal Julka committee?4 What are the advantages of merging film and media units?5 What are the challenges associated with merging film and media units?6 What should be done to promote India’s film heritage? Introduction… Continue reading Merging Film and Media Units with NFDC – Explained, pointwise
[Update] UPSC CAPF 2020 Result Announced !!
Dear Friends, The UPSC has announced the results of the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) or CAPF Examination, 2020. The exam was held on 20th December 2020 and personality tests for the same were held from 6th December to 24th December 2021. A total number of 187 candidates have been recommended for appointment. You… Continue reading [Update] UPSC CAPF 2020 Result Announced !!
[Download pdf] UPSC IAS Mains 2021 – Essay Question Paper
Dear Friends, UPSC Mains 2021 has been commenced today and the essay paper has been completed. You can view the UPSC IAS Mains 2021 Essay Question Paper in the text format and in the picture given below that. UPSC Mains 2021 Essay Question Paper – Download pdf Part A The process of self-discovery has now… Continue reading [Download pdf] UPSC IAS Mains 2021 – Essay Question Paper
Science Quiz: – Other Technological Developments – 7th January 2022
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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.
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – January 7th, 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 – January 7th, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | January 6th 2022
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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
