News Kerala government has recently announced a rail project named Silver Line. This has received some aversive reactions from ecologists, engineers, activists and citizens which include Madhav Gadgil, E. Sreedharan, Prashant Bhushan and Medha Patkar, etc. What are the concerns regarding Silverline project? Concern of flooding– Mr. Sreedharan, perhaps India’s most famous railway engineer has put forth the view that… Continue reading The Silver Line project is anti-development
Assure basic scientific research its due supply of oxygen
News: Investment in basic science has helped the USA. Similarly, National Research Foundation (NRF) can help India in basic scientific research. How investment in science helped the USA? In 1941, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD). It was given unlimited access to funds with a broad mandate… Continue reading Assure basic scientific research its due supply of oxygen
BS Number Wise: India’s labour, capital paradox
News: Many sectors in India are showing improvements in labor productivity. On the other hand, employing a lesser number of laborers with no improvement in capital investment. This article shows how India is reinforcing Lewis’s argument about labor productivity. What was Arthur Lewis model of development? In 1954, Arthur Lewis presented a model to explain… Continue reading BS Number Wise: India’s labour, capital paradox
Why do Indian do so well abroad
News: In times of hyper-nationalism, there comes an interesting note on who is ruling the world. Currently, CEOs of many companies are Indians including Microsoft, Twitter etc. Also, many Indians can be found heading important political positions across the global level, for instance, Kamala Harris Vice President of the USA, Yasmin Trudeau as a state… Continue reading Why do Indian do so well abroad
Deepening debt crisis in SL strokes crisis over Chinese lending
News: Sri Lanka struggling financially to pay for its imports. This raised questions about Chinese lending to the South Asian nations as part of its Belt and Road initiative programme. Why Sri Lanka is struggling financially? Sri Lanka’s key foreign exchange earners, tourists and remittances from abroad were hit hard by the pandemic. So, it… Continue reading Deepening debt crisis in SL strokes crisis over Chinese lending
Genocide convention: Preventing genocide
News: Speeches of Yati Narsinghanand have ignited the debate of hate speech. The Speeches called for violence against Muslims, a clear threat to minorities. This also goes against India’s international legal obligations like the convention on prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide of 1948, which has been signed and ratified by India. What is… Continue reading Genocide convention: Preventing genocide
Pakistan’s National Security Policy and its Implications for India – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Pakistan’s National Security Policy (NSP) was officially released on January 14, 2022. It offers the first comprehensive view of the political-military-intelligence establishment’s approach to its internal and external challenges at a critical juncture in the 75th year of its existence. The policy was cleared by the Pakistani Cabinet is valid… Continue reading Pakistan’s National Security Policy and its Implications for India – Explained, pointwise
Essay Guidance Program 2022 | Starts 22nd January | Enroll Now
Dear Friends, We are writing to inform you that we shall be commencing with the 2nd batch of Essay Guidance Program(EGP) from 22nd January 2022 in Online Mode only. The Essay Guidance Program at ForumIAS will ensure gradual progress in your essay writing through content-building classes and tests.The EGP will have 8 Essay Tests with different themes which ensure: Help students… Continue reading Essay Guidance Program 2022 | Starts 22nd January | Enroll Now
International Relations Quiz: – International Relations & Organizations – III – 19th January 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.
[Download] 10 PM Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 2nd week
Hello, everyone. We are posting a Compilation of the 10 pm current affairs quiz – January 2022 – Second week Click on the following link to download Download The 10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz is focused on the current affairs part of UPSC Prelims. The daily current affairs quiz consists of 10 questions based on the daily current… Continue reading [Download] 10 PM Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 2nd week
