News: The likelihood of launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in India is a credible possibility. What are the challenges to introducing CDBC in India? India has at least 500 million people with no access to a smartphone (Statistica reports the use of 845 million phones in 2021). Large numbers have neither an Aadhaar… Continue reading Watch out for an official central bank digital rupee on its way in
Re-skilling and upskilling with digital interventions
News: In a world where technology advances with every passing day, employees need to keep updating their domain knowledge to keep their work performance up to the mark. The responsibility to help them reshape their skills thus falls on the shoulders of every organization. Why it is imperative to re-skill and upskill employees? Here are… Continue reading Re-skilling and upskilling with digital interventions
A quest for social consensus against hate speech
News: Supreme Court of India has recently agreed to hear petitions that were asking for legal action to be taken against the organisers of, and speakers at, the ‘Haridwar Dharm Sansad’, held in Uttarakhand. Contents1 What happened in the above-mentioned event? 2 Why some petitioners have sought the intervention of apex court in the case? 3… Continue reading A quest for social consensus against hate speech
Act now, recast the selection process of ECs
News: Recently, several instances have cast some doubt on the independence and the impartiality of the Election Commission of India (ECI). For instance: The meeting of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and his Election Commissioner attending an informal meeting with the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Contents1 Why these instances have called the impartiality… Continue reading Act now, recast the selection process of ECs
How the Seventh Schedule affects delivery of public goods
News: There is a significant need to reform the 7th Schedule to deliver more powers to local bodies. The 7th Schedule should also incorporate a local body list apart from the Union list, Central list & the concurrent list. Why Seventh Schedule need to be reformed? Obsolete: The principles of 7th schedule were taken from… Continue reading How the Seventh Schedule affects delivery of public goods
Reaping India’s demographic dividend
News: India is in the middle of a demographic transition. This is evident from its declining fertility rate which currently is 2.0, median age of 29 years, and a falling dependency ratio (expected to decrease from 65% to 54% in the coming decade). This provides a window of opportunity towards faster economic growth. … Continue reading Reaping India’s demographic dividend
Origins of the species – On human evolution
News: The understanding of the Human evolution has evolved much more compared to early 20th century due to contributions of Leaky family. The article highlights the contributions made by British-Kenyan Leaky family to the understanding of origins of Homo sapiens. Until about the middle of the 20th century, it was a common belief that Homo sapiens evolved around 50,000-60,000… Continue reading Origins of the species – On human evolution
High-Speed Rail Project and its challenges in India – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 About Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR)3 What other high-speed rail projects are in the pipeline?4 Why high-speed rail projects (HSR) are important for India?5 What are the challenges faced by the MAHSR?6 What should be done to implement the HSR projects in India? Introduction In 2022, as India marks its… Continue reading High-Speed Rail Project and its challenges in India – Explained, pointwise
Mains Guidance Program (MGP) 2022 Cohort 8 | Commencing 23rd Jan. | Enroll now
Dear Friends, We are writing to inform you that we shall be commencing with Mains Guidance Program (MGP) 2022 Cohort 8 from 23rd January in Online & Offline Mode. This program covers your entire GS and Essay syllabus with our online Mentor Guided Test Series and Test Discussions. This year we are also introducing Concept Classes along with MGP Tests to… Continue reading Mains Guidance Program (MGP) 2022 Cohort 8 | Commencing 23rd Jan. | Enroll now
How ForumIAS Blog’s Current Affairs were Useful for aspirants in UPSC Mains 2021 General Studies 2 and 3?
Dear Friends, It’s a moment of joy for us, and equally so for the aspirants who’ve been following our blog initiatives sincerely. Many of the questions that came in UPSC GS Mains 2021 GS Papers 2 and 3 were covered on the ForumIAS blog under various initiatives, like, the 9PM Brief, 7PM Editorial and other initiatives.… Continue reading How ForumIAS Blog’s Current Affairs were Useful for aspirants in UPSC Mains 2021 General Studies 2 and 3?
