News: India officially has a deregulated pricing regime for fuel prices. However, there has been a practice to put prices on hold during election campaigns. Experts have raised concerns with this fuel pricing policy. How has India’s fuel pricing regime evolved in recent years? The dismantling of oil prices started gradually in 1997, according to… Continue reading Is the fuel pricing policy problematic?
Any data extraction law must pass a privacy test
News: The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 has the objective of letting the authorities bio-tag law-breakers in their records for a watchful eye to be kept on them. The concern of citizens is the lack of a privacy framework that can restrict unauthorized use and the safety of data collected. What are the provisions of… Continue reading Any data extraction law must pass a privacy test
Cohesion and co-operation: On power imbalances in BIMSTEC
News: Recently, the fifth Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was held. In the summit, BIMSTEC Charter, and Master Plan for Transport Connectivity were adopted among other things. What are the challenges facing the BIMSTEC? The Rohingya crisis has weakened the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar.… Continue reading Cohesion and co-operation: On power imbalances in BIMSTEC
An opportunity to repolish India-Nepal ties
News: The Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is on trip to India from April 1. This visit holds significance since it is the first visit of Nepal’s PM to India since 2018, and is also the first bilateral visit of the new PM of Nepal. What are the issues with India-Nepal relations? India-Nepal bilateral relations… Continue reading An opportunity to repolish India-Nepal ties
Explained: AFSPA and the Northeast
News: The Centre has decided to reduce the area under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland The act has been withdrawn entirely from 23 districts in Assam; and partially from seven districts in Nagaland, six districts in Manipur, and one district in Assam. Once the decision… Continue reading Explained: AFSPA and the Northeast
Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka – Explained, Pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is the status of the economy of Sri Lanka?3 What are the reasons behind the economic crisis?4 What impact is being created by the crisis?5 What are the concerns for India?6 What steps have been taken to combat the economic crisis?7 What lies ahead?8 Conclusion Introduction The economic… Continue reading Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka – Explained, Pointwise
Polity Quiz-Polity -April 1-2022
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 April 1 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 April 1 2022
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – April 1, 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 – April 1, 2022
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Mar 30th, 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 Mar 30th, 2022
