News: S. Somanath has been appointed as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). What are the upcoming programmes of ISRO? Human space flight programe– Gaganayaan Read here: Union Minister says, India’s maiden human space mission “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023 Aditya L1: The aim to take a space observatory to the Lagrangian point… Continue reading Space for dreams: On ISRO’s new chief
Why India’s Health data needs a booster jab
News: India’s health data system is not functioning properly. It requires a complete overhaul. About 16 years ago, HIV AIDS was threatening to become a pandemic. Then, no answers were available on the questions related to the prevalence of the disease, due to the unavailability of data. The situation, even today, has not improved much.… Continue reading Why India’s Health data needs a booster jab
Shifting demand patterns must guide state excise policy design
News: Policymakers need to design their tax policies after studying the market trends and available data carefully. How a change in the consumer sector can impact the market? The Indian consumer is becoming from price-sensitive to quality conscious, due to growing urbanization, rising incomes, and availability of innovative products and technology. The younger to middle age… Continue reading Shifting demand patterns must guide state excise policy design
“Liberal economics creates illiberal societies”
News: Capitalism and the idea of liberal economics has been proved to be counterproductive for the equality and democratic values. It has given rise to nationalism and authoritarianism globally. How liberal economics leads to authoritarian regimes? Liberal economists are against “populist” policies of governments that subsidise the poor and adopt industrial strategies for self-reliance and jobs for their… Continue reading “Liberal economics creates illiberal societies”
Prelims Preparatory Classes (PPC) 2022 | 24th January | Enroll Now
Dear Friends, We are writing to inform you that we shall be commencing with the first batch of Prelims Preparatory Classes (PPC) 2022 from 24th January 2022. PPC is a comprehensive Prelims-focused classroom program that ensures maximum coverage of Prelims syllabus in about 50+ classes – so that you are ahead of the competition. The Program will Contain: Content Building: learning through… Continue reading Prelims Preparatory Classes (PPC) 2022 | 24th January | Enroll Now
India State of Forest Report 2021 – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021 has been released by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC). Findings of the report show a continuing increase in forest cover across the country, but experts have flagged some other aspects as causes for concern, such as a decline… Continue reading India State of Forest Report 2021 – Explained, pointwise
Security Quiz: – Various Security Forces & Their Mandate & Miscellaneous – 14th 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.
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – January 14th, 2022
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 – January 14th, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | January 13th 2022
Hello friends,
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 – January 13th, 2022
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 – January 13th, 2022
