Corporate Management isn’t What Civil Service Needs

Source: Times of India  Relevance: The article is related to civil service reforms in India. Synopsis: Administrative reforms can only be delivered by a change in executive goals, not by a change in personnel. Background: There is a new attempt at administrative reform on the anvil. SD Shibulal has reportedly been appointed chairman of a… Continue reading Corporate Management isn’t What Civil Service Needs

[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – July, 2021 – 4th week

Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of July 2021 – Fourth week. Click on the following link to download Prelims Compilation for the month of July 2021 (Fourth Week) About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – July, 2021 – 4th week

Must Read Current Affairs Articles – July 30th 2021

Good Morning dear reader We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: 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… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – July 30th 2021

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – July 29th, 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 – July 29th, 2021

Depositors to get up to Rs 5 lakh within 90 days if bank under moratorium

Source: The Hindu and Business Standard Relevance: The DICGC Bill provide big relief to small depositors Contents1 Synopsis: 2 About the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Bill, 20213 What is DICGC and how it will function?4 What is Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF)?5 Significance of the changes:6 Challenges: Synopsis:  The Union Cabinet has cleared the Deposit… Continue reading Depositors to get up to Rs 5 lakh within 90 days if bank under moratorium

Private partners could help RBI run a digital currency

Source: Livemint Relevance: Issues in the implementation of a retail CBDC Synopsis: A two-tiered model for retail issuance of CBDC should be implemented by India. Issues involved and the way forward. Contents1 Background2 What is a retail CBDC?3 Issues involved4 Global models5 Direct model6 Two-tiered model7 Direct model vs two-tiered model8 Global examples of two-tiered… Continue reading Private partners could help RBI run a digital currency

Govt must not micromanage

Source: Business Standard Relevance: The article highlights lacunas in present government policies for industrial development. Synopsis: The Centre should focus on a broad policy framework rather than micromanaging the industrial and developmental activities of States. Contents1 Background2 What is Micromanagement?3 The PLI reflects a micromanagement approach to policy4 Areas where government should involve itself:5 Union… Continue reading Govt must not micromanage

The vision of the National Education Policy must be served by its implementation

Source: The Indian Express Relevance: National Education Policy (NEP) has to learn from public policy challenges for transforming education in India. Synopsis: To successfully implement the National Education Policy (NEP), India needs to learn from public policy challenges About the National Education Policy: On July 29 last year, the Government of India (GoI) announced the National Education… Continue reading The vision of the National Education Policy must be served by its implementation

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