News: 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs have gone to Supreme Court against their year-long suspension from the Assembly. Contents1 What is the background of this issue?2 What is the argument laid down by the suspended MLAs?3 What has Maharashtra said in its defence?4 What are the rules on the length of suspension of a Member of… Continue reading Explained: For how long can an MLA be suspended?
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Govt needs to plug loopholes, minimise irregularities, in implementation of NREGA in times when it is most needed
News: Social audit has been conducted in Jharkhand for the implementation of the MGNREGA scheme where so many loopholes were visible. This questions the effective implementation of the MGNREGA scheme. What is the importance of MGNREGA? MGNREGA played a critical role in alleviating economic hardship as migrations increased and non-farm employment opportunities declined. In 2020–21, 11.19… Continue reading Govt needs to plug loopholes, minimise irregularities, in implementation of NREGA in times when it is most needed
In 2022, India should keep an eye on Indo-Pacific
News: The year 2020 was transformational not just because of a pandemic, but because of massive geopolitical changes surrounding the Indo-Pacific. The region is central to emerging geopolitics and nine countries are the key players: the USA, China, Japan, India, Germany, UK, Russia, Australia and France. Contents1 How USA and China impact the Indo-Pacific region?2… Continue reading In 2022, India should keep an eye on Indo-Pacific
How women cadets benefit the army
News: Army chief general MM Naravane, while reviewing the army parade at NDA hailed the SC decision as a major step towards gender equality in the army. What is the status of women in the Indian Army? The first batch of women officers was introduced in nonmedical roles via the Short Service Commission in 1992. Last… Continue reading How women cadets benefit the army
[Yojana January Summary] India as a Space Power – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 About India’s Space Programme3 What are the salient achievements of India’s space programme?3.1 Evolution of Space Research in India3.2 Launch vehicles for India’s space programme3.3 Recent missions and achievements of India’s space programme3.4 Other recent reforms in the space sector4 What are the upcoming missions of India’s space programme?4.1… Continue reading [Yojana January Summary] India as a Space Power – Explained, pointwise
[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 1st week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of January 2022 – First week. Click on the following link to download Download About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2022. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 1st week
Miscellaneous Quiz: – Miscellaneous – 15th January 2022
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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 – January 15th, 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 15th, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | January 14th 2022
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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 – January 14th, 2022
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 – January 14th, 2022
