News: Indian PM urge citizens and party workers to achieve 75% voter turnout in upcoming elections. As it is achievable due to the extraordinary work done by the Election Commission to expand the voting rights of citizens. How India electoral process is different from the USA? Indian Constitution makers favoured an independent constitution body “Election… Continue reading Voter turnout: Targeting 75%: With migration on the rise, EC must evolve strategies so that migrants don’t lose out on voting day
Keeping faith – On India- Pakistan Relations
News: Recently, Pakistan Hindu Council has sent a proposal to India to allow pilgrims of both countries to travel by air to avoid complicated procedures. The proposal is sent at a time when other India-Pakistan exchanges are suspended. What is the scenario in religious exchanges? First, the Kartarpur corridor came up in 2019 due to… Continue reading Keeping faith – On India- Pakistan Relations
Credibility of govt accounting – On Public Account Committees
News: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) completed a hundred years of existence, and this article discusses ways to improve the PAC’s oversight. What is the significance of the PAC? One, it plays a crucial role in scrutinizing the use of government funds. The PAC is a parliamentary committee, and customarily the leader of the largest… Continue reading Credibility of govt accounting – On Public Account Committees
Reservations in super-speciality courses: The Dravadian model of public health
News: Supreme Court judgment upholding OBC reservation in NEET is a landmark judgment. Merit has to be contextualized socially and seen as an instrument of advancing social goods like equality. Tamil Nadu model where merit also takes historical privileges into account can be replicated in the rest of India. Read here: Supreme Court upholds validity of OBC… Continue reading Reservations in super-speciality courses: The Dravadian model of public health
A proposal that has stirred up questions of IAS control
News: The Union Government proposal to amend IAS Cadre Rules has attracted the opposition of various states. Must read: Deputation of Cadre Officers and the Proposed Amendments – Explained, pointwise What is All India Services? IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Services comes in the list of AIS. According to P.S. Appu, these services play a pivotal… Continue reading A proposal that has stirred up questions of IAS control
Achieving Net Zero by 2070 and the Associated Challenges – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction In the recent Glasgow climate summit (COP26), India announced new climate targets. One such ambitious target is achieving Net Zero by 2070. Achieving Net Zero by 2070 requires India to fundamentally alter its development model during this decade. This is because of various challenges associated with the Net Zero emissions… Continue reading Achieving Net Zero by 2070 and the Associated Challenges – Explained, pointwise
[Download pdf] UPSC IAS Interview Transcripts Compilation for 2021 Interviews
Dear Friends, With the completion of the UPSC IAS 2021 Mains (Written) Examination, now the focus of preparation has been shifted to the interview stage. So, we are releasing the UPSC IAS interview transcript compilation of the year 2020. [Download] UPSC IAS Interview Transcripts compilation for 2021 Interviews This compilation ends the search of aspirants… Continue reading [Download pdf] UPSC IAS Interview Transcripts Compilation for 2021 Interviews
Miscellaneous Quiz: – Organisations and Bodies – 27th 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 27th, 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 27th, 2022
Miscellaneous Quiz: – Miscellaneous – 26th 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.
