For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 Why did the Center refuse to renew the registration of FCRA for MoC?3 What are the previous such instances?4 What is the rationale behind the government’s strict actions on NGOs?5 What is the Foreigners Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)?6 About the Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment), Act 20207 What are the… Continue reading Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act and NGOs – Explained, pointwise
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Edtech’s teachable moment
News: Government has issued an advisory to citizens that caution should be exercised while using the services of companies that offer online and remote learning courses. These companies have been accused of delaying refunds, suppressing information about auto-debit facilities and luring subscribers to sign up for tuitions without explaining the financial implications. What is the… Continue reading Edtech’s teachable moment
An opportunity for Digital India
News: India is pioneering the concept of digital public goods. This provides India an opportunity to take its made-in-India digital public goods to hundreds of emerging economies across the world. Further, owing to the advantage of digital goods over physical goods, the supply of digital public goods to other countries will act as a strategic… Continue reading An opportunity for Digital India
Step Motherly? Is the denial of FCRA renewal for the Mother Teresa founded NGO at all justified?
News: Missionaries of Charity (MoC), an NGO founded by Mother Teresa has been denied the renewal of its FCRA registration by the home ministry. It should be noted that the FCRA registration is mandatory for any NGO or association to receive foreign funds or donations. MHA is the controlling authority of FCRA, and it conducts… Continue reading Step Motherly? Is the denial of FCRA renewal for the Mother Teresa founded NGO at all justified?
Centre’s push to merge film archive and other film bodies will ill serve their original mandates
News: The Centre has set a January deadline to merge four public-funded institutions, the Films Division (FD), National Film Archive of India (NFAI), Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), and Children’s Films Society of India (CFSI), with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). This is an ill-conceived move. What is the rationale behind this move? The… Continue reading Centre’s push to merge film archive and other film bodies will ill serve their original mandates
E-com competition as a worthy policy response
News: The commerce ministry’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) project is reportedly getting final touches for an online debut within a few months. While India’s experience of state market ventures is bad, this project is indeed a worthy move. Must Read: How ONDC seeks to democratize digital commerce? Why state’s interference in the e-com… Continue reading E-com competition as a worthy policy response
False stereotypes must get out of gender equality’s way
News: The failure of labour markets and institutions in addressing gender-specific constraints has led to gender inequality in employment. Contents1 What is the situation of Gender equality in India? 2 What are the reasons for gender inequality in employment? 3 What are some examples that things are changing in India? 4 What is the way forward? What is… Continue reading False stereotypes must get out of gender equality’s way
[Download] 10 PM Weekly Compilation –December, 2021 – 4th week
Hello, everyone. We are posting a Compilation of the 10 pm current affairs quiz – December 2021 – Fourth week Click on the following link to download Download The 10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz is focused on the current affairs part of UPSC Prelims. The daily current affairs quiz consists of 10 questions based on the daily… Continue reading [Download] 10 PM Weekly Compilation –December, 2021 – 4th week
Science Quiz: – General Science – 29 December 2021
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 – December 29th, 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 – December 29th, 2021
