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 23rd, 2022
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Feb 23, 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 Feb 23, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |February 22nd, 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.
A red pen moment for corporate governance
News: A lapse in Corporate Governance was observed recently in the conduct of the former Managing Director of National Stock Exchange (NSE). Read here: Corporate governance in India What are the challenges in ensuring effective Corporate Governance? Managerial Misconduct: There were several managerial misconducts at NSE. As in the recent case, the board did not include discussion… Continue reading A red pen moment for corporate governance
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – February 22nd, 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 – February 22nd, 2022
Questions on MGNREGA budget estimation
News: The disappointing allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in the FY 2022-23 budget has created a buzz. Government’s allocation for MGNREGA has been much lower than what State governments ask for and civil society actors had recommended. For instance, The initial allocations in the past two FYs have been just about… Continue reading Questions on MGNREGA budget estimation
Banks must refocus on their basic lending role
News: ABG Shipyard, a ship building and repairing company, is alleged to have committed a bank fraud. Questions are also being raised as to why it took so long to conduct an audit report and for the report to point out mala fide use of funds and legal action to be initiated. What is the… Continue reading Banks must refocus on their basic lending role
Making Green Hydrogen work
News: Recently, a new green hydrogen and green ammonia policy has been introduced that envisages building a prominent role for clean fuels in the country’s fossil fuel-dominated energy mix. What does the policy offer? The policy offers some concessions on interstate electricity transmission charges, which has the potential to halve the current costs of producing… Continue reading Making Green Hydrogen work
Manufacturing exports can gain from India’s empowerment push
News: The recent released Budget 2022-23 carries forward the government’s vision of empowering Indians and enabling economic activity. This article discusses how manufacturing can help India in empowering people and increase the growth rate. How manufacturing exports can help India’s empowerment push? First, the weakening of manufacturing in many developed nations has caused social divisions… Continue reading Manufacturing exports can gain from India’s empowerment push
Method to the Make-in-India plan: Decoding our import tariff policy
News: According to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Tariff Profile for 2021, India has one of the highest average tariffs of 15% in the Asia-Pacific region. This article discusses the need to align Make-in-India with trade policy. How Make-in-India plan and trade policy is evolving? First, the government wants to boost “Make in India”, reduce… Continue reading Method to the Make-in-India plan: Decoding our import tariff policy
