Introduction: Explain Geomagnetic storm. Body: Write how geomagnetic storms are formed and what their impact on earth is. Conclusion: Conclude giving a way forward. A geomagnetic storm is a major and temporary disturbance of Earth’s magnetosphere. They occur when a surge of solar wind (charged particles from the sun) interacts with Earth’s magnetic field and… Continue reading [Answered] What are Geomagnetic Storms? How do they impact the earth?
Category: INITIATIVES
This category contains all the Initiatives by ForumIAS such as
a) Must Read news Articles
b) Mains Marathon
c) Prelims Marathon
[Answered] How far, in your opinion, privatisation has been able to achieve its intended objectives?
Introduction: Define privatisation and give context of privatisation in India. Body: Write the objectives, Benefits and concerns of privatisation in India. Conclusion: Conclude giving a way forward. Privatisation means transfer of firms from the Public to Private Sector through the transfer of ownership, management and control. India adopted a mixed economy model, where the Public… Continue reading [Answered] How far, in your opinion, privatisation has been able to achieve its intended objectives?
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Feb 11th, 2022
About Must Read News Articles: 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. This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Feb 11th, 2022
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – February 10th, 2022
Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than enough… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – February 10th, 2022
Previous Year’s Questions Quiz: – Feb 10th 2022
Hello friends,
we are posting today’s prelims marathon. Under Prelims marathon initiative, we on a daily basis are posting 10 MCQs. MCQs are framed based on the predefined syllabus topic.
The idea is to keep the number of MCQ questions to a practicable level so that you do not spend an extra minute than required, and have a maximum output for the UPSC Prelims Exam 2021.
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Feb 09, 2022
Good Morning Friends, Following are answers to Mains Marathon questions, we posted yesterday. About Mains Marathon – This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help/aid aspirants in their writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination. Every morning, we post 3 questions are based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the… Continue reading [Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Feb 09, 2022
[Answered] Discuss the importance and implications of tax incentives to philanthropic entities.
Introduction: Briefly define philanthropic entities. Body: Write about the importance of providing tax incentives to philanthropic entities. Write the implications caused by the tax incentives. Conclusion: Give a way forward. Philanthropic entities are non-profit non-governmental entities that utilize donated resources and income to provide socially useful services. NGOs, Charitable trusts and community foundation are some… Continue reading [Answered] Discuss the importance and implications of tax incentives to philanthropic entities.
[Answered] Rights and duties are conceptually linked to one another and there are no rights without duties. Explain and give examples in support of your answer.
Introduction: Briefly mention the rights and duties in the Indian Context. Body: Explain Rights and duties. Explain their conceptual linkage, provide examples to substantiate the relation. Conclusion: Briefly write why both are equally important and conclude. India is a constitutional democracy, where the constitution provides for both rights and duties. However, the original constitution did… Continue reading [Answered] Rights and duties are conceptually linked to one another and there are no rights without duties. Explain and give examples in support of your answer.
[Answered] India has championed Data sovereignty as a means of resisting ‘data colonialism’. What importance does data sovereignty hold in the present times? Discuss the steps taken by India to ensure data sovereignty.
Introduction: Write short notes on Data sovereignty and Data colonialism. Body: Write about the importance of Data sovereignty in present times. Mention the steps taken by the Government to ensure data sovereignty. Conclusion: Give a way forward. As the world becomes more and more digital, the data has become a new oil. So, in this… Continue reading [Answered] India has championed Data sovereignty as a means of resisting ‘data colonialism’. What importance does data sovereignty hold in the present times? Discuss the steps taken by India to ensure data sovereignty.
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Feb 10th, 2022
About Must Read News Articles: 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. This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Feb 10th, 2022
