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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 – October 9th, 2018

Archives GS 2 SC tags Tripura NRC plea with Assam case The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the government on a public interest litigation to update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Tripura, as is being done in Assam, in order to detect and deport the “illegal immigrants” from Bangladesh. SC pulls… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 9th, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 9, 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) What are millets? Discuss advantages of millets over traditional crops and steps taken by the government to recognise and promote millets in India. Q.2) The resistance against the… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 9, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 8, 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) The test of MSP lies not in announcement but in implementation. Elaborate on the new umbrella scheme PM-AASHA (Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan). How the new scheme… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 8, 2018

Must Read News Articles – October 7th, 2018

Archives GS 2 India leaves out offset clause for S-400 The ₹40,300-crore deal between India and Russia for five S-400 air defence missile systems does not have any offset clause. India has decided to drop it so as to advance deliveries, though it was Russia that initially did not want offsets. Opening doors to women… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 7th, 2018

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 5, 2018

Archives Q.1) What do you mean by blended finance? How blended finance will help in achieving the Sustainable development goals (SDGs)? Answer: Blended finance is the strategic use of development finance for the mobilisation of additional finance towards sustainable development in developing countries. How it can help in achieving SDGs: It is a mechanism to reduce… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 5, 2018

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