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 The Hindu newspaper. This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites requiring a paid subscription beyond a… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Oct 21st 2023
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz -October 20–2023
Dear Friends,
We are posting 10 PM Current Affairs MCQs for today. On a daily basis, we post 10 MCQs, based on daily current affairs from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, DTE, TOI, and Live Mint.
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – October 20th, 2023
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 – October 20th, 2023
List Niemann-Pick as rare disease, parents of young patients urge govt
Source: The post is based on the article “List Niemann-Pick as rare disease, parents of young patients urge govt” published in “TOI” on 20th October 2023 What is the News? Parents of children suffering from Niemann-Pick disease have urged the Government of India to notify this disease under the National Policy for Rare Diseases. This… Continue reading List Niemann-Pick as rare disease, parents of young patients urge govt
Estivation: The summer’s urge to nap
Source: The post is based on the article “Estivation: The summer’s urge to nap” published in “The Hindu” on 20th October 2023 What is the News? This article talks about estivation. What is Estivation? Estivation is also known as aestivation. It is a biological phenomenon during which some animals enter a prolonged state of dormancy… Continue reading Estivation: The summer’s urge to nap
Why a Supreme Court order on telcos’ licence fee tax has the industry worried
Source: The post is based on the article “Why a Supreme Court order on telcos’ licence fee tax has the industry worried” published in “Indian Express” on 20th October 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 How do telecom companies currently pay entry fee and variable annual license fee?3 How will this judgment impact telecom companies?4… Continue reading Why a Supreme Court order on telcos’ licence fee tax has the industry worried
PM flags off RRTS: What is this mass transport system, how it can benefit NCR
Source: The post is based on the article “PM flags off RRTS: What is this mass transport system, how it can benefit NCR” published in “Indian Express” on 20th October 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)?3 How is RRTS different from existing metro or railways systems?4 What… Continue reading PM flags off RRTS: What is this mass transport system, how it can benefit NCR
CCI issues draft of ‘leniency plus’ norms to curb cartelisation
Source: The post is based on the article “CCI issues draft of ‘leniency plus’ norms to curb cartelisation” published in “Hindu Businessline” on 20th October 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a Leniency Programme?3 What is Leniency plus Programme?4 What is Cartel? What is the News? The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has… Continue reading CCI issues draft of ‘leniency plus’ norms to curb cartelisation
Major regional disparity in overcoming cancer though survival rates are up: study
Source: The post is based on the article “Major regional disparity in overcoming cancer though survival rates are up: study” published in “The Hindu” on 20th October 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Cervical Cancer?3 What are the key findings of the study on the cervical cancer survival rates?4 What are the factors… Continue reading Major regional disparity in overcoming cancer though survival rates are up: study
Microalgae are adapting to warming climate, declining nutrient levels in seas with novel strategy
Source: The post is based on the article “Microalgae are adapting to warming climate, declining nutrient levels in seas with novel strategy” published in “Down To Earth” on 20th October 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Microalgae?3 What is the importance and applications of Microalgae?4 What is the strategy adopted by Microalgae to… Continue reading Microalgae are adapting to warming climate, declining nutrient levels in seas with novel strategy
