Contributed by ForumIAS community member IFS Interview 2019 Duration: 25-30 mins Board: Manoj Soni Home State: Tamil Nadu Hobby: Growing potted plants Chairman Is your native village or town You didn’t get any placement Tell me thirukural on forest Novel wat your reading last Member 2 Tell me something about the Chola dynasty Climate change… Continue reading [UPSC Interview Transcript #20] :Manoj Soni Board, Tamil Nadu Home State, Growing potted plants Hobby
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Vaccination of manual scavengers must be prioritised
Synopsis: The government is focussing on the vaccination of frontline sanitation workers. However, the most vulnerable among them, Manual scavengers, did not gethe attention they deserve. Introduction India is far behind in understanding sanitation workers and their different categories. Manual scavengers belong to the lowest strata of unprotected sanitation workers. Many people in India believe… Continue reading Vaccination of manual scavengers must be prioritised
Causes of accidents in firework industry
Synopsis: Labour reforms and technological advances within the fireworks industry is the need of the hour to minimise the causes of accidents in the firework industry. Introduction Thousands of workers in Tamil Nadu’s famed fireworks’ industry are working in unsafe conditions. It resulted in a series of accidents. Such as 20 workers died and 28… Continue reading Causes of accidents in firework industry
Government’s Notice to Twitter: Why Twitter’s actions are justified?
Synopsis: Twitter has acted with reason after defying the Indian government’s legal orders. It didn’t implement the order fully and this action is desirable despite the criticism. Introduction Twitter did not act in accordance with the Indian government’s orders under Section 69A of the IT Act. It was required to block hundreds of accounts under… Continue reading Government’s Notice to Twitter: Why Twitter’s actions are justified?
Climate activist arrested in ‘Toolkit Conspiracy’
Synopsis: A 22-year-old climate activist got arrested for misusing a toolkit. Such instances raise a question of alleged misuse of power by the government officials. Read More – Toolkit conspiracy case and its imapct on India- Explained Pointwise – ForumIAS Blog Background: The Delhi Police has already registered multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) post the 26th January farmer protest… Continue reading Climate activist arrested in ‘Toolkit Conspiracy’
Why prices of Petrol and Diesel are rising?
Synopsis: Retail prices of petrol and diesel have reached record highs in India. One major reason is a heavy tax on Petrol and diesel in India. Introduction The price of petrol is touching Rs 89 per litre in Delhi and diesel reaching Rs 86.30 per litre in Mumbai. The government states that the reason behind… Continue reading Why prices of Petrol and Diesel are rising?
What are “novel Open Reading Frames(nORFs)”?
What is the News? The University of Cambridge has found out new genes emerging in the genome of living organisms. They have called them novel Open Reading Frames or as nORFs. Human Genome Project: Human Genome Project(HGP) was an international, collaborative research program conducted from 1990 to 2003. The main goal was to completely map… Continue reading What are “novel Open Reading Frames(nORFs)”?
[UPSC Interview Transcript #19] :Bhonsle sir, Tamil Nadu Home State, PSIR Optional, Writing letters to the editor of the newspaper hobby
Date of Interview: 20/2/2020 Board: Bhonsle sir Background: B.E biomedical Home State: Tamil Nadu Optional: PSIR Hobby: Writing letters to the editor of the newspaper After entering chairman explained the interview process and read DAF aloud. And he spoke about Best practices in the Tamil Nadu government Chairman What are your qualities apart from a… Continue reading [UPSC Interview Transcript #19] :Bhonsle sir, Tamil Nadu Home State, PSIR Optional, Writing letters to the editor of the newspaper hobby
Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 17th Feb. 2021
Good Morning dear reader We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: About Must Read News Articles for UPSC: 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.… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 17th Feb. 2021
