What is the news? The Ministry of Panchayat Raj in association with National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Hyderabad and Abdul Nazir State Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Mysuru had organised a National Consultative Workshop on Citizen Charter and Delivery of Services by Panchayats. During the workshop, participants from 16 States… Continue reading Mysuru Declaration on Service Delivery by Panchayats signed
Over-valued unicorns in a distressed economy
News: India’s largest IPO (Paytm) made a disastrous stock market debut and ended its first trading day at a discount of 27% to the issue price. Questions are, hence, being raised on the valuation of the firm and the IPO. Paytm, along with an educational technology start-up, are being viewed as one of the ‘shining… Continue reading Over-valued unicorns in a distressed economy
What India should strive for in trade deals
News: India has decided to enter into trade agreements with key partners like the UK, UAE and Australia and announced an ambitious plan for an early harvest deal by March 2022. These trade agreements coincides with India coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic-related slowdown and wants to become “Atmanirbhar” and play “a bigger role in… Continue reading What India should strive for in trade deals
Draft Personal Data Protection Bill – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Present Status: Bill was withdrawn to introduce comprehensive legislation. Contents1 Introduction2 About the draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 20193 What are the key recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill?4 Why does India need a Data Protection law?5 What are the concerns associated with the draft bill?6… Continue reading Draft Personal Data Protection Bill – Explained, pointwise
SFG 2022 Entrance Test @5th December | Register Now
Dear Friends, We are writing to inform you that we shall be commencing with Select Focus Group (SFG) Level 1 for Prelims 2022 from 16th December 2021. SFG is one of our most innovative programs for successfully cracking the Prelims Examination. Registrations for SFG 2022 Level 1 Entrance Test are now open. You can register by clicking on the given link: https://go.forumias.com/sfg22entrance… Continue reading SFG 2022 Entrance Test @5th December | Register Now
EVs for last-mile delivery could boost India’s e-commerce sector
Source: This post is based on the article “EVs for last-mile delivery could boost India’s e-commerce sector” published in Live mint on 24 November 2021. Syllabus: GS3 –Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Relevance: To understand the new demand for EV’s for environment-friendly last-mile delivery. News: Recently, NITI Aayog and around 30 companies, including… Continue reading EVs for last-mile delivery could boost India’s e-commerce sector
Geography Quiz: Weather, Climate and Seasons of India : 24th November 2021
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.
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – November 24th, 2021
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… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – November 24th, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | November 23rd 2021
Hello friends,
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.
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – November 23rd, 2021
Dear Friends We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs November 23rd. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – November 23rd, 2021
