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9 PM Daily Brief – October 14th,2020

Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS-2 Efficient implementation of the NEP policy Quadrilateral home truths: On QUAD Functioning of the RTI GS-3 Issues plaguing the banking sector Small stimulus package 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLy 1.Efficient implementation of the NEP policy Source: The Indian Express… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – October 14th,2020

7 PM Editorial | Nobel Prize to World Food Programme (WFP) and Food Security | 14th October 2020

There won’t be a peaceful world as long as there is hunger Context: Recently World Food Programme (WFP) was awarded prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for its contribution in combating hunger, bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and also for its role as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as… Continue reading 7 PM Editorial | Nobel Prize to World Food Programme (WFP) and Food Security | 14th October 2020

Testimonial by Neha Bhosle – AIR-15 | Downloads MGP Copies | CSE-2019

Dear Friends, We are happy to release the MGP copies of our student Neha Bhosle. She has secured AIR 15 in the Civil Services Examination 2019. “Hello, Forum! I wrote 8 FLTs of Forum MGP 2019 (Two tests of each GS paper). The questions were good, the evaluation and the marking pattern were also very… Continue reading Testimonial by Neha Bhosle – AIR-15 | Downloads MGP Copies | CSE-2019

UNDRR releases Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019 Report

News: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction(UNDRR) has released a report titled “The Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019”. Facts: Key Highlights from the report: In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 million lives, affecting 4.2 billion people resulting in approximately US$2.97 trillion in global economic losses.… Continue reading UNDRR releases Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019 Report

Intel partners with Telangana govt to launch applied AI research centre

News: During the all.ai 2020 Virtual Summit, Intel India has collaborated with the Telangana, IIIT-Hyderabad and Public Health Foundation of India(PHFI) to launch Applied artificial intelligence (AI) research(INAI) center in Hyderabad. Facts: Applied AI research(INAI) center: It is an initiative that aims to apply AI to population-scale problems in the Indian context with a focus… Continue reading Intel partners with Telangana govt to launch applied AI research centre

MOSAiC expedition successfully completed

News: The MOSAiC Expedition which began from Norway has successfully concluded at the port of Bremerhaven, Germany. Facts: Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate(MOSAiC): It is an international research expedition that aims to take the closest look ever at the Arctic as the epicenter of global warming and to gain fundamental insights… Continue reading MOSAiC expedition successfully completed

FATF’s Asia Pacific Group keeps Pakistan in the enhanced follow up list

News: Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering has retained Pakistan on its ‘Enhanced Follow-Up’ list.This was the first Follow-Up Report on Mutual Evaluation of Pakistan released by the Asia-Pacific Group (APG). Facts: What is Mutual Evaluation Report: It is a peer-review system to determine whether countries meet the compliance standards for money laundering and terror… Continue reading FATF’s Asia Pacific Group keeps Pakistan in the enhanced follow up list

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