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50 years of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty(NPT)

News:Recently,the five permanent members(P5) of the UN Security Council issued a statement on the successful 50 years of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) which came into force on March 5, 1970. Facts: Key takeaways from the Statement: The number of nuclear weapons declined rapidly from the Cold War peak of 70,300 nuclear warheads in 1986… Continue reading 50 years of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty(NPT)

Explained:What is sepsis

News:Recently,many coronavirus patients have died of sepsis after the body’s immune system goes into overdrive. Facts: About Sepsis: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by the body’s immune system overreacting in response to an infection.This overactive, toxic response can lead to tissue damage, multiple organ failure and death. Causes: It can be triggered by… Continue reading Explained:What is sepsis

SAARC Virtual Conference on Coronavirus

News:The Prime Minister addressed all SAARC member countries via video conference to chalk out a common strategy to fight the Coronavirus in the region. Facts: Key takeaways from the address: Prime minister has proposed the creation of a COVID 19 emergency fund based on voluntary contributions from SAARC nations. India is assembling a Rapid Response… Continue reading SAARC Virtual Conference on Coronavirus

Mt Kosciuszko

News:Recently, an Indian student has conquered Mt. Kosciuszko,the highest peak in Australia. Facts: About: Mount Kosciuszko is Australia’s highest mountain located in the southeast of the country. It is sometimes also included as one of the Seven Summits which are the highest mountain peaks on each continent. Additional information: About Seven Summit: The Seven Summits… Continue reading Mt Kosciuszko

Bear and Bull Markets

News:Recently, NSE Nifty index has entered into ‘bear market’ territory in the backdrop of the declaration of the coronavirus outbreak, a pandemic by the World Health Organisation(WHO). Facts: About Bear Market: A bear market is a market that is receding where most stocks are declining in value due to widespread pessimism and negative investor sentiment.… Continue reading Bear and Bull Markets

[Best of Luck] Simulator Test 0 is Now LIVE! – Attempt the Paper Now!

Hello All, The Simulator Test 0 is NOW LIVE ! You can attempt the Test by visiting ForumIAS Academy Platform P.S. We have a surprise planned for you at the end of Simulator Test #0 [read more] Shortest Way to Write the test! #0 Visit academy.forumias.com #1 Make Sure you are logged in if you… Continue reading [Best of Luck] Simulator Test 0 is Now LIVE! – Attempt the Paper Now!

Apologies to all ForumIAS Blog Followers + Request to Resubscribe

Dear Friends, We want to apologise to you and inform you that there was a dataloss at our end that took away a significant number of posts created on ForumIAS. While we manually re-posted all the blog posts, we also lost the email address of lot of subscribers of our blog. Despite our best efforts,… Continue reading Apologies to all ForumIAS Blog Followers + Request to Resubscribe

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