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India’s economy to contract by 10.3%, says International Monetary Fund

News: International Monetary Fund(IMF) has released the World Economic Outlook Report,2020 titled “A Long and Difficult Ascent”. Facts: The report is published twice a year. Aim: To provide analysis and forecasts of economic developments of member countries and highlights risks and uncertainty. Key Takeaways: Global growth is projected to be -4.4% ( i.e., a contraction… Continue reading India’s economy to contract by 10.3%, says International Monetary Fund

World Food Programme (WFP)

WFP was created in 1961 as an experiment to provide food aid through the UN system and in 1965, it was enshrined as a fully-fledged UN programme. It launched its 1st development program in Sudan. Headquarters: Rome, Italy Since then, WFP has been forefront at the conflict-ridden countries like for humanitarian assistance to the hungry and… Continue reading World Food Programme (WFP)

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

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