What is the News? The Vigyan Jyoti programme is being implemented in 100 schools in the country and all the schools are situated in rural areas. What is the Vigyan Jyoti Scheme? Nodal Ministry: Department of Science & Technology Aim: To address the underrepresentation of women in different fields of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics… Continue reading Vigyan Jyoti Scheme
HCNG: Hydrogen Fuel for Vehicles
What is the News? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the use of Hydrogen as an automotive fuel in the country. It has notified an 18% blend of Hydrogen with CNG. Must Read: About Hydrogen Fuel What is HCNG? HCNG stands for Hydrogen-enriched Compressed Natural Gas. HCNG is produced by blending hydrogen… Continue reading HCNG: Hydrogen Fuel for Vehicles
More women got maternity benefit
What is the News? The number of beneficiaries who enrolled for the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has exceeded the government’s target of 51.7 lakh per year in each of the last three years. What is Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)? Nodal Ministry: Ministry for Women and Child Development Purpose: It provides a… Continue reading More women got maternity benefit
Over 40% of teaching posts in IITs are vacant: govt.
What is the News? According to data provided by the Ministry of Education, Over 40% of teaching posts in all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are vacant. What are the key highlights from the data on vacancies in IIT? Faculty from Reserved Categories Only 12% of the teaching staff are from Scheduled Castes (SC),… Continue reading Over 40% of teaching posts in IITs are vacant: govt.
[Yojana February Summary] Early Childhood Care and Education: Teach them Young – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction At present, there are about 100 million children between the ages of 3-6 years. These years are the bridge years between home and school and are critical for the physical, cognitive, socio-emotional, language, and early numeracy development. These components together comprise Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). These years have… Continue reading [Yojana February Summary] Early Childhood Care and Education: Teach them Young – Explained, pointwise
Essay Guidance Program 2022 | Starts 19th February | Enroll Now
Dear Friends,It has been observed that the range of scores allotted to aspirants in the Essay paper of UPSC has been quite high. Thus, it ends up playing a decisive role not only in determining the rank of selected candidates, but also the entry of one in the merit list. Keeping this in mind, ForumIAS… Continue reading Essay Guidance Program 2022 | Starts 19th February | Enroll Now
Previous Year’s Questions Quiz: – Feb 10th 2022
Hello friends,
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.
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Feb 09, 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 Feb 09, 2022
[Answered] Discuss the importance and implications of tax incentives to philanthropic entities.
Introduction: Briefly define philanthropic entities. Body: Write about the importance of providing tax incentives to philanthropic entities. Write the implications caused by the tax incentives. Conclusion: Give a way forward. Philanthropic entities are non-profit non-governmental entities that utilize donated resources and income to provide socially useful services. NGOs, Charitable trusts and community foundation are some… Continue reading [Answered] Discuss the importance and implications of tax incentives to philanthropic entities.
[Answered] Rights and duties are conceptually linked to one another and there are no rights without duties. Explain and give examples in support of your answer.
Introduction: Briefly mention the rights and duties in the Indian Context. Body: Explain Rights and duties. Explain their conceptual linkage, provide examples to substantiate the relation. Conclusion: Briefly write why both are equally important and conclude. India is a constitutional democracy, where the constitution provides for both rights and duties. However, the original constitution did… Continue reading [Answered] Rights and duties are conceptually linked to one another and there are no rights without duties. Explain and give examples in support of your answer.
