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How the Seventh Schedule affects delivery of public goods

News:  There is a significant need to reform the 7th Schedule to deliver more powers to local bodies. The 7th  Schedule should also incorporate a local body list apart from the Union list, Central list & the concurrent list. Why Seventh Schedule need to be reformed? Obsolete: The principles of 7th schedule were taken from… Continue reading How the Seventh Schedule affects delivery of public goods

Reaping India’s demographic dividend

News: India is in the middle of a demographic transition. This is evident from its declining fertility rate which currently is 2.0, median age of 29 years, and a falling dependency ratio (expected to decrease from 65% to 54% in the coming decade).   This provides a window of opportunity towards faster economic growth.  … Continue reading Reaping India’s demographic dividend

Origins of the species – On human evolution

News: The understanding of the Human evolution has evolved much more compared to early 20th century due to contributions of Leaky family.  The article highlights the contributions made by British-Kenyan Leaky family to the understanding of origins of Homo sapiens.  Until about the middle of the 20th century, it was a common belief that Homo sapiens evolved around 50,000-60,000… Continue reading Origins of the species – On human evolution

High-Speed Rail Project and its challenges in India – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 About Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR)3 What other high-speed rail projects are in the pipeline?4 Why high-speed rail projects (HSR) are important for India?5 What are the challenges faced by the MAHSR?6 What should be done to implement the HSR projects in India? Introduction In 2022, as India marks its… Continue reading High-Speed Rail Project and its challenges in India – Explained, pointwise

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Mains Guidance Program (MGP) 2022 Cohort 8 | Commencing 23rd Jan. | Enroll now

Dear Friends, We are writing to inform you that we shall be commencing with Mains Guidance Program (MGP) 2022 Cohort 8 from 23rd January in Online & Offline Mode. This program covers your entire GS and Essay syllabus with our online Mentor Guided Test Series and Test Discussions. This year we are also introducing Concept Classes along with MGP Tests to… Continue reading Mains Guidance Program (MGP) 2022 Cohort 8 | Commencing 23rd Jan. | Enroll now

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How ForumIAS Blog’s Current Affairs were Useful for aspirants in UPSC Mains 2021 General Studies 2 and 3?

Dear Friends, It’s a moment of joy for us, and equally so for the aspirants who’ve been following our blog initiatives sincerely. Many of the questions that came in UPSC GS Mains 2021 GS Papers 2 and 3 were covered on the ForumIAS blog under various initiatives, like, the 9PM Brief, 7PM Editorial and other initiatives.… Continue reading How ForumIAS Blog’s Current Affairs were Useful for aspirants in UPSC Mains 2021 General Studies 2 and 3?

Disaster Management Quiz: Disaster Management 13 January 2022

Hello friends,

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 13th, 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 13th, 2022

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