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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

[UPSC Interview Transcript #18] :TCA Anand Board, PSIR Optional, Reading books and GIS mapping hobbies

Duration: 30 mins Board: (TCA Anand) Background: Civil Engineering & Mentioned helping out father in his shop. Optional: PSIR Hobbies: Reading books and GIS mapping Chairman Your hobby is reading. Which book did you read recently? What is it about? Your other hobby is GIS mapping. What is it about? How did it become your… Continue reading [UPSC Interview Transcript #18] :TCA Anand Board, PSIR Optional, Reading books and GIS mapping hobbies

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – February 16, 2021

Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today Read Previous 9 PM Brief Article wise list of 9 PM Brief List of  9 PM Current Affairs Articles Climate activist arrested in ‘Toolkit Conspiracy’ Vaccination of manual scavengers must be prioritised Government’s Notice to Twitter: Why Twitter’s actions are justified?… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – February 16, 2021

Toolkit conspiracy case and its imapct on India- Explained Pointwise

Table of contents: What is Tool Kit? What is the Greta Thunberg toolkit case? Previous such example pointed out by activists What are the existing provisions for such arrest? Why government actions on activists are justified? Judicial interventions on such cases in the past Challenges faced by the government in arresting activists Suggestions Recently Climate… Continue reading Toolkit conspiracy case and its imapct on India- Explained Pointwise

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