Factly :-News Articles For UPSC Prelims | Feb 15, 2021

Read Previous Factly articles Article wise list of factly articles List of Today’s Factly Articles “Traffic Crash Injuries and Disabilities” -World Bank report on road accidents in India What is the “Arjun Main Battle Tank” MK-1A? Fossils of ‘Dickinsonia’ found at Bhimbetka “Arka Vyapar App” to connect farmers with market Data on participation of marginalised… Continue reading Factly :-News Articles For UPSC Prelims | Feb 15, 2021

[UPSC Interview Transcript #13]: Bhonsle Sir Board, Madhya Pradesh State, Commerce (CA) Optional, Football, Meditation Hobbies

Duration: 30 mins Board: Bhonsle Sir Employee: Chartered Accountant Home State: Madhya Pradesh (Ujjain) Optional: Commerce (CA) Hobbies: Football, Meditation Chairman Asked about Pele (football legend) health and financial issues. Member 1 AGR issue is going on, I think this is all fault of Chartered Accountants. They advise them to not pay these dues. All… Continue reading [UPSC Interview Transcript #13]: Bhonsle Sir Board, Madhya Pradesh State, Commerce (CA) Optional, Football, Meditation Hobbies

Self-regulatory codes 2020 for OTTs should be allowed

Synopsis: The government should consider allowing the Over-The-Top (OTT) services to self-regulate themselves.  Recently, they published a new tool kit to implement the self-regulation code of 2020. Read – Self-regulatory toolkit by OTTs for implementation of Self Regulation Codes, 2020 – ForumIAS Blog Background The Over-The-Top (OTT) services in India have witnessed an increase in… Continue reading Self-regulatory codes 2020 for OTTs should be allowed

What are the issues in government’s order to Twitter?

Synopsis: The government ordered twitter to shut down user accounts connected with the farm protests. This order hampers fundamental rights and also reveals a complex relationship between the government and large platforms. Introduction The growing digitization of Indian society can be seen in the ongoing farmers’ protest. A new hashtag trends on Twitter for and against… Continue reading What are the issues in government’s order to Twitter?

[UPSC Interview Transcript #12]: TCA Anant Sir, Hyderabad Home State, Sociology Optional, Following F1 Motorsport, Teaching children hobbies

Interview date: 18 Feb 2020 Board: TCA ANANT Sir, Morning session Background: B.Tech(Chemical engineering) Home State: Hyderabad Optional: Sociology Hobbies: Following F1 Motorsport, Teaching children Third-person to go Time: 11 AM Chairman Why did you opt for sociology even after having an engineering background? What the name of your college? (Passes on to M1) Member… Continue reading [UPSC Interview Transcript #12]: TCA Anant Sir, Hyderabad Home State, Sociology Optional, Following F1 Motorsport, Teaching children hobbies

Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 15th 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 15th Feb. 2021

[UPSC Interview Transcript #11] : Smt. M. Sathiyavathy Ma’am Board, Jharkhand Home State, Agricultural Engineering & Forestry Optional

Date: 11February-2020 (Afternoon) Last to enter. Around 25 to 30 minutes. Board: Smt. M. Sathiyavathy Ma’am Background: B.Tech(NITK Surathkal, EEE) Employee: IOCL Home State: Jharkhand Optional: Agricultural Engineering and Forestry Chairperson Showed me my picture. Is this you? Started reading my DAF(Education, Hobbies, Achievements, etc.). What are you doing since graduation? When you resigned from… Continue reading [UPSC Interview Transcript #11] : Smt. M. Sathiyavathy Ma’am Board, Jharkhand Home State, Agricultural Engineering & Forestry Optional

[UPSC Interview Transcript #10] B.B. Vyas Board, Rajasthan Home State, B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering

Interview Date: 11th February 2020 Board: B.B. Vyas Background: B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering Home State: Rajasthan Chairman What have you been doing since your graduation? Have you also applied for other exams? Tell me about shell companies and measures taken by the government to tackle it? (Work experience)  Question on Bombay high?  (Work experience) Reasons for… Continue reading [UPSC Interview Transcript #10] B.B. Vyas Board, Rajasthan Home State, B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering

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