Source: The post is based on an article “Politics over pension” published in Business Standard on 23rd November 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Governance Relevance: concerns associated with Old Pension Scheme. News: Punjab along with other states such as Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand have opted to restore the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) from the current National Pension System… Continue reading Politics over pension – on NPS
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Countering Terror Financing – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is the meaning Terror Financing?3 What are the major sources of Terror Financing?4 What are the current international mechanisms to curb Terror Financing?4.1 The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)4.2 Financial Intelligence Units4.3 Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC)4.4 The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)4.5 International Convention for the Suppression of… Continue reading Countering Terror Financing – Explained, pointwise
Strategy to save: The National Suicide Prevention Strategy must percolate to every district
Source: The post is based on the article “Strategy to save – The National Suicide Prevention Strategy must percolate to every district” published in The Hindu on 23rd November. Syllabus: GS 2- Issues relating to the development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. Relevance: About India’s Suicide Prevention Strategy. News: Recently, the Ministry of… Continue reading Strategy to save: The National Suicide Prevention Strategy must percolate to every district
Project UNNATI: Skill training of MGNREGS workers lags; Centre blames it on the States
Source: The post is based on the article “Skill training of MGNREGS workers lags; Centre blames it on the States” published in The Hindu on 23rd November. What is the News? The Union Rural Development Ministry wants to link the performances of the States under the project UNNATI with its labour budget for the next financial… Continue reading Project UNNATI: Skill training of MGNREGS workers lags; Centre blames it on the States
A solution to the problem of judicial pendency, posed by the law minister – don’t mechanically arrest a suspec
Source: The post is based on the article “A solution to the problem of judicial pendency, posed by the law minister – don’t mechanically arrest a suspect” published in the Indian Express on 23rd November. Syllabus: GS 2- Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary. Relevance: About restricting bail pleas to trial courts… Continue reading A solution to the problem of judicial pendency, posed by the law minister – don’t mechanically arrest a suspec
Putin unveils Russia’s ‘Arctic power’ with launch of nuclear icebreakers
Source: The post is based on the article “Putin unveils Russia’s ‘Arctic power’ with launch of nuclear icebreakers” published in The Hindu on 23rd November. What is the News? The Russian President unveiled two nuclear-powered icebreakers that will ensure year-round navigation in the Western Arctic. About the new nuclear-powered icebreakers Yakutia: It is having a 173.3-metre… Continue reading Putin unveils Russia’s ‘Arctic power’ with launch of nuclear icebreakers
The SC ruling on pensions for women IAF officers
Source: The post is based on the article “The SC ruling on pensions for women IAF officers” published in The Hindu on 23rd November. Contents1 What is the News?2 About the recent court judgement3 About women’s participation in the defence sector4 What were the Supreme Court’s judgements on women officers in the defence sector? What is… Continue reading The SC ruling on pensions for women IAF officers
[Download] Mains Marathon Weekly Compilation – November, 2022 – 3rd week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Mains Marathon for the month of November 2022 – Third week. Click on the following link to download Download About Mains Marathon Daily Mains Marathon is focused on UPSC Mains 2023. Under this initiative, we post, daily 2 articles, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Mains Marathon Weekly Compilation – November, 2022 – 3rd week
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I November 22nd, 2022
Dear Friends, Following are answers to Mains Marathon questions, we posted yesterday. About Mains Marathon – This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help/aid aspirants in their writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination. Every morning, we post 2 questions are based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam.… Continue reading [Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I November 22nd, 2022
Prelims Marathon – Environment – International Environmental conventions – November -23rd-2022
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We are posting prelims marathon MCQs for today. In this initiative, you can attempt 10 subjective MCQs on a daily basis. For schedule, refer to the archive link given below.
