Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Allium?3 What about Allium in India?4 Where is the newly discovered Allium negianum found? What is the News? A team of researchers has discovered a new species of the genus Allium named “Allium negianum” from the Uttarakhand Himalayan region of India. What is Allium? Allium is one of… Continue reading Explained: What is Allium negianum?
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2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What are Natural Experiments?3 Why are Natural Experiments important?4 David Card’s work on Wages & Jobs5 Angrist and Imbens work on education and pay6 7 Significance of the work done by 2021 Economics Nobel laureates8 Conclusion Introduction Economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the 2021 Nobel… Continue reading 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences – Explained, pointwise
Changing economic order
Synopsis: In the absence of a focused approach to exports in the changing global environment, longer-term growth prospects are bound to suffer. Introduction India is on track to attain the $400-billion export target this fiscal year. Exports jumped to $33.44 billion in September, registering 21.35% year-on-year growth. India is clearly benefiting from a stronger-than- expected… Continue reading Changing economic order
India must keep the momentum of Air India’s privatization going
Synopsis: Adopting policies that boost the market valuations of state-run companies will help government to keep the disinvestment momentum. Introduction After the successful disinvestment in Air India, many want the government to build on this and carry out more strategic disinvestment, i.e., sell more government companies, to the private sector. But that is a very… Continue reading India must keep the momentum of Air India’s privatization going
Devastation in coasts and hills underlines ecological fragility, calls for revisiting development paradigms
Synopsis: Whether in the Western Ghats or the Himalayas, there are pressing reasons for states to rethink development paradigms. Contents1 Introduction2 Why hilly states are more vulnerable to climate changes?3 What was the response by the state governments?4 What needs to be done? Introduction This monsoon season has given ample evidence of extreme weather events.… Continue reading Devastation in coasts and hills underlines ecological fragility, calls for revisiting development paradigms
Expanding forest cover: On proposed amendments to Forest Act
Synopsis: Proposed legal amendments to the Indian Forest Act are in the right direction. Contents1 Introduction2 Why was there a need to amend the Indian Forest Act?3 What are the positives in the draft Indian Forest Act?4 What are the contentious issues in the draft Indian Forest Act?5 What is the way forward? Introduction The… Continue reading Expanding forest cover: On proposed amendments to Forest Act
Movers and shapers: On Migrant workers
Synopsis: Targeted terror attacks in Kashmir have triggered an exodus of migrant workers. But this is not the sole challenge faced by migrant workers in India. Introduction Attacks on migrants in Kashmir have received nationwide attention. However, the challenges posed by nativist politics for migrant workers have gone unnoticed. Migrant workers provide cheap labor to… Continue reading Movers and shapers: On Migrant workers
Explained: Why global fuel prices are up, how India is impacted
Contents1 What is the news?2 Why the prices are up?3 What is the impact on India?4 How has OPEC+ responded? What is the news? The price of Brent Crude breached the $85 per barrel mark earlier this week reaching its highest level since 2018 on the back of a sharp increase in global demand as… Continue reading Explained: Why global fuel prices are up, how India is impacted
Answer writing for Mains 2021 | LIVE Session | 21st October @5 PM
Dear Friends, Answer writing has always been a key to cracking Civils. This year some of our MGP students have secured Ranks 5,7,9,12,14,17,18 in the Civil Services Examination ’20. 57+ ForumIAS academy students have made it into the top 100 (43+ excluding the interview students). Hundreds of our students have secured 420+ marks in GS papers including Divya Mishra, AIR –… Continue reading Answer writing for Mains 2021 | LIVE Session | 21st October @5 PM
History Quiz: History- Socio-Religious Movements latter half of 19th Century & early 20th Century – 20th October 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.
