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
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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
Torreites sanchezi
News:According to a study of fossil shells of Torreites sanchez, Earth spun 372 times a year 70 million years ago compared to the current 365.This means the day was 23½ hours long compared to 24 hours. Facts: About the Study: Torreites sanchezi is an extinct mollusk species of rudist clam that lived during the Cretaceous… Continue reading Torreites sanchezi
[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!
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: March 14, 2020
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – March 14th, 2020
ExoMars mission News: The launch of ExoMars mission has been postponed until 2022 as the Rosalind Franklin rover will not be ready in time for the scheduled launch in 2020. Facts: About the ExoMars Programme ExoMars program (Exobiology on Mars) is a series of missions designed to understand if life ever existed on Mars. It… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – March 14th, 2020
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
7 PM | Dominion over territory: CM vs Lieutenant Governors | 14th March 2020
The Madras High Court, on March 11, 2020 has set aside a single judge’s order which had held Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi cannot interfere in the day-to-day affairs of the elected government in the union territory. This brings us to the questions regarding the relationship between the elected representative and administrator appointed by the… Continue reading 7 PM | Dominion over territory: CM vs Lieutenant Governors | 14th March 2020
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – March 14, 2020
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