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This category contains all the Initiatives by ForumIAS such as

a) Must Read news Articles
b) Mains Marathon
c) Prelims Marathon

Must Read News Articles – January 2nd, 2019

Archives GS 2 The bilateral transformation India and Bangladesh must seize the opportunity to further enhance connectivity and trade ties Strange bedfellows in West Asia Increasing intimacy between Saudi Arabia, the so-called bastion of Islamic orthodoxy, and Israel, the Jewish state carved out by the colonial powers in Arab Palestine, appears astonishing at first sight.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 2nd, 2019

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 31, 2018

Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers Q.1) When a state takes measures to ensure security, it simultaneously restricts liberty of people. Analyse in the context of recent measures taken by government to intercept, monitor, and… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 31, 2018

Must Read News Articles – December 31st, 2018

Archives GS 2 Navtej Johar, a verdict for all times Trapped in a frozen political process amidst heightened public passions, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was out of sync with contemporary values on gender orientation. ‘No agency has licence to snoop’ The Central government has not given ‘blanket power’ to any agency… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – December 31st, 2018

Must Read News Articles – December 30th, 2018

Archives Himalayan griffon vultures visit habitat in Telangana The identification of the scavenger, which has been given a status of Near Threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, was made by Principal Scientist and Programme Head at the Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre, at Pinjore in Haryana, Vibhu and Globally Threatened Species Officer… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – December 30th, 2018

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 28, 2018

Archives Q.1) What are the primary forces that influence ocean currents? Discuss with examples the influence of ocean currents on climate. Answer: Ocean currents represent the flow of a regular volume of water in a definite path and direction. The primary forces that influence the currents are: Insolation – Heating by solar energy causes the… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 28, 2018

Must Read News Articles – December 29th, 2018

Archives GS 2 Assault on boys punishable by death The government on Friday approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, to bring punishments for sexual assaults on boys on a par with those against girls. These include the provision of death penalty when the child is under 12 years… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – December 29th, 2018

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