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 – Oct 21st 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | October 20th 2021
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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 – October 20th, 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 – October 20th, 2021
India, Israel, UAE and U.S. launch quad forum
Contents1 What is the news?2 About the new quadrilateral economic forum3 What are the advantages of the new quadrilateral economic forum?4 Other key discussions of the meeting5 The recent development of India, the UAE and Israel cooperation What is the news? Recently, the first meeting of the foreign ministers of the US, India, Israel, and… Continue reading India, Israel, UAE and U.S. launch quad forum
The decline of the Budget school
Synopsis: The private budget school ecosystem is collapsing, which is a threat to millions of children who rely on it. Introduction The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is visible in almost all the sectors, and the schools are no exception to it. Today, most private budget schools are facing the problem of financial crunch and… Continue reading The decline of the Budget school
Explained: IMF outlook and status of jobs
Synopsis: The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook has underlined that employment growth is likely to lag output recovery after the pandemic. Why has job growth been slow, and what are the concerns for India? Contents1 Introduction2 What are the key findings of the report?3 What does this mean for India?4 Why could employment lag output… Continue reading Explained: IMF outlook and status of jobs
One Nation One Ration Card: Good intention but implementation may be difficult
Synopsis: The One Nation One Ration Card scheme has many benefits, but it also has a few practical challenges that need to be addressed. Contents1 Introduction2 What are the benefits of the One Nation One Ration Card scheme?3 What are the difficulties associated with the One Nation One Ration Card scheme?4 What can be done… Continue reading One Nation One Ration Card: Good intention but implementation may be difficult
Health id needn’t cause any anxiety over data policy
Synopsis: While there is a need to adopt the digital solution, at the same time it is also important to protect the data of people. Introduction Recently the government announced setting up a new digital health scheme with a digital Id. This again raises the issue of privacy, as was done by the Aadhaar issue… Continue reading Health id needn’t cause any anxiety over data policy
Is the Indian foreign-policy ship changing course?: About India-Afghanistan relations
Synopsis: India announced hosting a summit on Afghanistan. This opens up many opportunities and new dimensions to India’s foreign policy. Contents1 Introduction2 Why this conference is significant?3 How does it impact India-Pakistan relations?4 What challenges led to this conference? Introduction Recently, India announced an international conference on Afghanistan in the second week of November. While… Continue reading Is the Indian foreign-policy ship changing course?: About India-Afghanistan relations
How woman lawyers are kept out of litigation
Synopsis: While the bench is making slow yet definitive progress with regard to women’s representation, the Bar needs to do much more. Introduction Chief Justice of India raised his concern over women’s count in the judiciary. He observed that at least 50% of women should be there at all levels of the judiciary. Justice D… Continue reading How woman lawyers are kept out of litigation
