The Issue of Withdrawal of General Consent to CBI – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What was the case?3 About CBI’s jurisdiction and its power to investigate cases in states4 What is general consent?5 Why States are withdrawing general consent?6 How does the withdrawal of general consent affect CBI powers and jurisdiction?7 Various court rulings and their implications8 Implications of withdrawal of general consent… Continue reading The Issue of Withdrawal of General Consent to CBI – Explained, pointwise

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[Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – November, 2021 – 1st week

Hello everyone, We are posting a Compilation of the 9 PM current affairs brief for the 1st week of the Month of November. Click on the following link to download Download About 9 PM Current Affairs Brief: The idea behind the 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief is to make aspirants aware of the important news from… Continue reading [Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – November, 2021 – 1st week

Polity Quiz: Indian Constitution – Civil Society and Social Audit – 12th November 2021

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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 – November 12th, 2021

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 – November 12th, 2021

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – November 11th, 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 – November 11th, 2021

Does India have a right to burn fossil fuels?

Relevance: Why India doesn’t need to depend on coal for its future development? News: In the backdrop of COP26, India’s dependence on coal has remained a much talked about issue. Fossil fuel sources like coal have contributed significantly to global carbon emissions. But, neither India’s historical nor its current emissions come anywhere near to those… Continue reading Does India have a right to burn fossil fuels?

How to buy better: India needs new mechanisms for defence purchases, for enhancing both efficiency & reputation

News: French portal Mediapart recently claimed in a new report that it has evidence of kickbacks[1] being paid by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation to help secure the sale of Rafale fighter aircraft to India. Reports have further alleged that the CBI and the ED had evidence of bribes being paid since October 2018 but… Continue reading How to buy better: India needs new mechanisms for defence purchases, for enhancing both efficiency & reputation

The case of demonetisation in India

News: Popular narratives play a much bigger role in economic policymaking than economists and policymakers acknowledge. For instance, the Weimar hyperinflation of 1921-24 is deeply embedded in the German consciousness. Even now, nearly 100 years after the event, German society trusts financial stability and distrusts public debt. Fiscal conservatism remains the dominant narrative and has… Continue reading The case of demonetisation in India

Dualism and its discontents

News: Covid has substantially sharpened economic dualism in India. Poverty rates are increasing and government needs to focus on the expansion of job opportunities in both the formal and informal segments India has been characterised by significant economic dualism and disparities over many years. Dualism indiciates co-existence of two different worlds. Economic dualism therefore denotes… Continue reading Dualism and its discontents

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