News: Recently, a congressional delegation (CODEL) led by U.S. Senator John Cornyn visited Indo-Pacific Command countries which also included India in its list. It interacted with the Prime Minister, External Affairs Minister, and representatives of the Dalai Lama in India. Both sides are committed to “increasing convergence of strategic interests” between India and the U.S. and… Continue reading Dynamism in India US ties
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Database of unorganised workers is a welcome step towards creating a robust social security architecture
News: Launching of e-Shram portal, a database of unorganized workers, is a welcome and long-overdue step towards creating a social security structure for this part of the labor force. The absence of credible data on the migrant workforce, during the economic distress induced by COVID-19, resulted in problems in extending policy support for this section.… Continue reading Database of unorganised workers is a welcome step towards creating a robust social security architecture
Why China is acquiring foreign military bases
News: USA recently convinced UAE to stop China from secretly constructing a military facility at an Abu Dhabi port. China’s growing interest in acquiring foreign military bases has been reported for more than a decade. Beijing opened its first foreign military base in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa in 2017. It is said to… Continue reading Why China is acquiring foreign military bases
Better co-ordination
News: United States Trade Representative is in India to further the agenda of the US-India Trade Policy Forum to be held after the four-year interregnum. While the bilateral relationship has shown considerable progress in the past years, the economic agenda has always been a stumbling block. In other cases like, US-China or US-EU relationship, there… Continue reading Better co-ordination
[Yojana November Summary] Gram Panchayat Development Plans – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 About Gram Panchayat Development Plan3 How funding is done for the implementation of GPDP?4 Evolution of GPDPs and planning process5 Objectives of Gram Panchayat Development Plan6 How is the government improving the GPDP?6.1 Case Study: Ibrahimpur, Telangana7 What needs to be done? Introduction Over the past few decades, there… Continue reading [Yojana November Summary] Gram Panchayat Development Plans – Explained, pointwise
Geography Quiz: Drainage System in India : 23rd November 2021
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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 – November 23rd, 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… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – November 23rd, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | November 22nd 2021
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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 – November 22nd, 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 – November 22nd, 2021
Allahabad High Court Decision on Unform Civil Court Code
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is a Uniform Civil Code? Why India needs it?3 What is the view of Allahabad High Court?4 What did the State government say? What is the news? The Allahabad High Court in its judgement directed the Centre to consider the constitution of a committee or commission for implementing the mandate… Continue reading Allahabad High Court Decision on Unform Civil Court Code
