Good Morning dear reader We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: 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… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – July 28th 2021
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – July 28th 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | July 27 2021
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – July 27th, 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 – July 27th, 2021
An emigration Bill that does not go far enough
Source: The Hindu Relevance: The emigration bill and other reforms are essential to protect Indian workers abroad. Contents1 Synopsis:2 Introduction:3 How Emigration is governed at present?4 Why does India need the Emigration bill?5 What are the challenges with the emigration bill?6 Suggestions: Synopsis: The new emigration bill is better than the Emigration Act 1983, but more… Continue reading An emigration Bill that does not go far enough
Uttar Pradesh’s draft population bill has an ableism problem
Source: The Indian Express Relevance: Population control measures have to be rational and focus on the welfare-based approach Synopsis: Apart from UP’s population policy’s coercive approach to population control, it plays into the widely prevalent notion of the disabled as a burden. Introduction: A new draft Bill prepared by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Law Commission seeks to… Continue reading Uttar Pradesh’s draft population bill has an ableism problem
Kandla becomes first Green SEZ
Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 About Kandla Special Economic Zone(KASEZ) as First Green SEZ:3 Initiatives taken by Kandla SEZ to become First Green SEZ:4 The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC): What is the News? Kandla Special Economic Zone(KASEZ) has become the first Green SEZ after it received the IGBC Green Cities Platinum Rating… Continue reading Kandla becomes first Green SEZ
Significant improvement in India’s score in United Nation’s Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation
Source- PIb What is the news? India has made substantial progress in UNESCAP’s Global Survey on Digital & Sustainable Trade Facilitation with a 90.32 percent score. Introduction – India has made significant progress in the ease of cross-border trade as per the latest UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation. As per the… Continue reading Significant improvement in India’s score in United Nation’s Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation
Healthcare privatization has not served India well
Source: live Mint Synopsis: Our failure to invest in public health facilities has resulted in a disproportionately large role for private services in this industry. Contents1 Introduction 2 What is the state of India’s healthcare?3 What should be done?4 Conclusion Introduction India opened its markets to private participation 30 years ago. Overall, sectors dominated by private… Continue reading Healthcare privatization has not served India well
A framework for microfinance regulation that would suit India
Source: Live Mint Synopsis: The proposed framework for microfinance regulation by RBI is a great leap forward and reflects bold thinking. Yet, expanding it to cover other elements can usher in responsible retail lending that includes but transcends microfinance. Background The Malegam Committee Report of 2011 helped establish micro- finance as a legitimate asset class,… Continue reading A framework for microfinance regulation that would suit India
