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 certain… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – March 7th, 2023
UPSC-CSE: Nothing artificial about it!
The internet is flushed with articles proclaiming the news “ChatGPT fails to clear the UPSC preliminary test”. This news has started a conversation about the infallibility of Artificial Intelligence and in the process exposed its frailties. We at Forum IAS wanted to dig deep and wanted to derive insights which would help us connect the… Continue reading UPSC-CSE: Nothing artificial about it!
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |March 06, 2023
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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 6th, 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 – March 6th, 2023
Why India needs a Green Revolution 2.0
Source: The post is based on the article “Why India needs a Green Revolution 2.0” published in the Indian Express on 6th March 2023. Syllabus: GS – 3 – Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country. Relevance: About the rabi crops and impacts of heatwaves on them. News: More than the monsoon, it is temperatures… Continue reading Why India needs a Green Revolution 2.0
Supreme Court’s order on CEC selection panel
Source: The post is based on the article “Supreme Court’s order on CEC selection panel” published in the Indian Express on 6th March 2023. Syllabus: GS – 2 – Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Relevance: About the formation of a selection panel for Election Commissioners. News: Recently, the Supreme… Continue reading Supreme Court’s order on CEC selection panel
Power against knowledge: On Centre for Policy Research FCRA licence suspension
Source: The post is based on the article “Power against knowledge: On Centre for Policy Research FCRA licence suspension” published in The Hindu on 6th March 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – The role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders. Relevance: About restricting NGO operations. News: The government has recently suspended… Continue reading Power against knowledge: On Centre for Policy Research FCRA licence suspension
Regulator’s guidelines on Rajasthan power lines ‘flout’ Supreme Court orders, threaten the Great Indian Bustard: Petitioner
Source: The post is based on the article “Regulator’s guidelines on Rajasthan power lines ‘flout’ Supreme Court orders, threaten the Great Indian Bustard: Petitioner” published in The Hindu on 6th March 2023. What is the News? The Central Electricity Authority(CEA) has released draft guidelines titled “Construction of Electric Lines in Great Indian Bustard Area Regulations,… Continue reading Regulator’s guidelines on Rajasthan power lines ‘flout’ Supreme Court orders, threaten the Great Indian Bustard: Petitioner
Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact
Source: The post is based on the article “Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact” published in The Hindu on 6th March 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What are High Seas?3 What is the need for the Treaty on High Seas?4 What are the key provisions of the Treaty on the High Sea?… Continue reading Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact
World’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier “Bahu Balli” installed on the Vani-Warora Highway, Vidarbha, Maharashtra
Source: The post is based on the article “World’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier “Bahu Balli” installed on the Vani-Warora Highway, Vidarbha, Maharashtra” published in PIB on 6th March 2023. What is the News? The world’s first 200-metre-long bamboo crash barrier named ‘Bahu Balli’ has been installed on a highway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts… Continue reading World’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier “Bahu Balli” installed on the Vani-Warora Highway, Vidarbha, Maharashtra
