News– India has unveiled Account aggregator framework in september,2021 that can that could revolutionize investing and credit, giving millions of consumers greater access and control over their financial records and expanding the potential pool of customers for lenders and fintech companies. What is Account Aggregator (AA) framework? An AA is a new class of NBFC approved by the Reserve Bank of India… Continue reading Open banking puts banks on notice-Digitise or perish
A window of opportunity
News– How we can leverage the advantages that are generating due to Strict COVID policy of China and other restrictions going parallel to it. Where we stand vis-a-vis China? China’s economy is over five times of India’s. it has a $14-trillion economy, to India’s $2.7-trillion economy. We are too dependent on China for everything from active pharmaceutical ingredients to smartphones. And… Continue reading A window of opportunity
High LPG prices are scorching the air pollution fight
News– How Removal of LPG subsidy and subsequent Price rise is affecting the air pollution and its wider acceptance in low income and rural households. As Per the India residential energy survey (IRES), LPG has now replaced biomass as the most common cooking fuel. Nearly 85 percent of Indian households have an LPG connection Compared to only 30 percent a decade… Continue reading High LPG prices are scorching the air pollution fight
Women in the post-pandemic workplace
News: Indian economy is sustained after the shocks of demonetization, GST, and now covid. These economic disruptions have a lot of impact on women’s employment status in the workplace. What do the stats say about women participation in the workforce? By 2019, India’s Female Labour Participation Rate (FLPR) had dropped to 20.3%, from the already low… Continue reading Women in the post-pandemic workplace
Order those jabs: India needs plenty more vaccines & vax-makers need advance notice. GoI take heed
News: Serum Institute is signalling that their Covishield production will be reduced by half as no new purchase orders are coming from the Government of India. Why there is a need to continue the vaccination process? – Indian Medical Association has demanded a booster dose for healthcare workers, amid concerns of a drop in the… Continue reading Order those jabs: India needs plenty more vaccines & vax-makers need advance notice. GoI take heed
The need for a robust civil registration system
News: With Omicron, South Africa implemented a rapid surveillance mechanism that provided early alerts. India has also responded by setting up screening centres, ICU beds, etc. Despite no alarms, the threat remains so, all cautions should be observed. How the mortality data can help in accessing pandemic situations? Mortality data is important to guide patient care… Continue reading The need for a robust civil registration system
Economy Quiz: Indian Economy – Banking Reforms since Independence – 9 December 2021
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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 – December 9th, 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 websites… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – December 9th, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | December 8th 2021
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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 – December 8th, 2021
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 and… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 8th, 2021
