[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I March 11, 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 answers… Continue reading [Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I March 11, 2022

[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Mar 9th, 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 Mar 9th, 2022

10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |March 10th,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.

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 10th, 2022

Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. 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 than enough… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 10th, 2022

Why society gains when start-ups fail

Context: Start-up culture should be promoted in India. It is economically beneficial without any harm.  Status of start-ups investment in India in 2021 India attracted $77 billion worth of private equity investment in 2021. Out of this around $42 billion was gone to early-stage ventures. Why do we need to have start-ups? Most start-ups are… Continue reading Why society gains when start-ups fail

Water Management needs a Hydro Social Approach 

News: The fact that freshwater resources are under stress is very widely acknowledged, and also that the principal driving force behind this situation are human activities in their various forms.  According to the IPCC estimates the gap between demand for and supply of fresh water may reach up to 40% by 2030 if present practices… Continue reading Water Management needs a Hydro Social Approach 

New guidelines for lower fees in private medical colleges

News: New National Medical Commission guidelines on fee structure at private medical colleges to kick in next year. Status of medical seats in India There are 85,000 medical seats in India. There are 41,190 seats in 276 private colleges and 43,237 seats are in 286 government colleges. Fee Structure of the medical seats till now… Continue reading New guidelines for lower fees in private medical colleges

What ails medical education in India

Context: India’s medical education system has attracted a lot of adverse attention due to the medical students being evacuated from Ukraine. There are issues like delay in post-graduate counselling because of reservation-related litigation. Also, Tamil Nadu legislating to opt out of NEET.  Issues in Indian Medical Education A serious demand-supply mismatch: The MBBS degree continues… Continue reading What ails medical education in India

India’s gender empowerment enigma

Context: The International Women’s Day was celebrated. But, the focus on gender inequality has not been adequate in the country. What are the steps taken to tackle gender inequality? The government has made reforms which mandated longer maternity leave for women, the provision of better child care facilities in workplaces, the subsidized cooking gas distribution… Continue reading India’s gender empowerment enigma

An alternative export strategy 

News: In a recent interview Raghuram Rajan, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, has suggested that India should focus primarily on exports of information technology-enabled services (ITeS) along with professional services such as consultancy, legal, medicine, accounting, etc.  What are the problems associated with making service export as the mainstay of India’s… Continue reading An alternative export strategy 

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