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Resolving bottlenecks in procuring Pfizer’s vaccine

Synopsis – Pfizer has asked for certain conditions. They are in order to supply 5 million doses to India between July and October this year. Introduction According to reports, Pfizer is ready to supply five crore doses of the mRNA vaccines [developed with the German company BioNTech] between July and October. However, the company has… Continue reading Resolving bottlenecks in procuring Pfizer’s vaccine

Need for real-time data on public health

  Synopsis: Having access to epidemiological real-time data on public health will help us to fight against the pandemic better by making informed choices. Background The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of data to governments in decision-making. However, India lacks real-time data on public health and the provision of health services. This necessitates the… Continue reading Need for real-time data on public health

The increasing prices of edible oil needs government intervention

Contents1 Synopsis:2 Introduction:3 India’s Demand of Edible Oil:4 Why are International Prices of Edible Oil rising?5 Suggestions to reduce prices of edible oil  Synopsis: In the past year, the prices of edible oil increased significantly. There are many internal and external reasons behind the price rise. So, the government has to pay attention to the… Continue reading The increasing prices of edible oil needs government intervention

India’s Nepal policy needs to change for ensuring long-lasting friendship

Synopsis: There is widespread disbelief against India in Nepal. But that needs to be addressed by winning back the people’s trust. This will strengthen India’s Nepal policy Background As of now, Nepal’s parliament has been dissolved once again and dates for fresh elections are announced. The current dissolution has been challenged in the court by… Continue reading India’s Nepal policy needs to change for ensuring long-lasting friendship

Must Read Current Affairs Articles – May 31st, 2021

Good Morning dear reader We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: 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… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – May 31st, 2021

AWFG 2.0 – List of Candidate Selected for AWFG – Select Focus and Reserve Group

Hello and Welcome All, First, thanks to all of you for so enthusiastically participating in the entrance Test for AWFG. AWFG 2.0 – The SFG for Mains 2021  – Click Here for more details on AWFG 2.0 At one point, we did feel that the Entrance Test was a little on the tougher side, and… Continue reading AWFG 2.0 – List of Candidate Selected for AWFG – Select Focus and Reserve Group

Places in news – Part 4 | Prelims Capsules 2021

For places in news part 1, 2 and 3– Click Here Contents1 Mt. Nyiragongo2 Lithuania3 Colombo Port City Project4 Suez canal Mt. Nyiragongo Why in news? The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo resulted in about 5,000 people fleeing from the city of Goma across the nearby border into Rwanda, while another 25,000 others sought refuge to the… Continue reading Places in news – Part 4 | Prelims Capsules 2021

Weekly Current Affairs Highlights – 24th to 29th May.

On this page, you can read all the major news/Current Affairs of the week. On a daily basis, we are covering all relevant Current Affairs under our various initiatives. For further reading, you can refer to our following initiatives: 9 PM: Daily Current Affairs Summaries For UPSC  Daily Editorials: Daily Current Affairs Editorials For UPSC … Continue reading Weekly Current Affairs Highlights – 24th to 29th May.

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