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 – August 29th, 2023
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | August 28, 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.
Chinese navy is testing the most powerful coil gun ever built
Source: The post is based on the article “Chinese navy is testing the most powerful coil gun ever built” published in Business Standard on 26th August 2023 What is the News? The Chinese navy is reportedly testing the planet’s most powerful Coil Gun. What is a Coil Gun? Coil guns are also known as Gauss… Continue reading Chinese navy is testing the most powerful coil gun ever built
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – August 28th, 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 – August 28th, 2023
How bees can monitor pollution for us — everything from toxic metals to antimicrobial resistance
Source: The post is based on the article “How bees can monitor pollution for us — everything from toxic metals to antimicrobial resistance” published in Down To Earth on 26th August 2023 What is the News? Two new studies have used honey bees as biomonitoring tools to track contamination in urban environments. How can bees… Continue reading How bees can monitor pollution for us — everything from toxic metals to antimicrobial resistance
Government imposes restrictions on export of Basmati rice
Source: The post is based on the article “Government imposes restrictions on export of Basmati rice” published in The Hindu on 28th August 2023 What is the News? The Indian government has halted the export of Basmati rice valued at less than $1,200 per tonne. Why has the government imposed restrictions on export of Basmati… Continue reading Government imposes restrictions on export of Basmati rice
Participation of Indian Air Force in Exercise Bright Star-23 at Cairo,Egypt
Source: The post is based on the article “Participation of Indian Air Force in Exercise Bright Star-23 at Cairo, Egypt” published in PIB on 27th August 2023 What is the News? Indian Air Force(IAF) is participating in Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23. What is Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23? Exercise BRIGHT STAR is a biennial multilateral tri-service exercise being… Continue reading Participation of Indian Air Force in Exercise Bright Star-23 at Cairo,Egypt
How a fire prevention zone saved a community from wildfire
Source: The post is based on the article “How a fire prevention zone saved a community from wildfire” published in Indian Express on 26th August 2023 What is the News? A well-constructed fire prevention zone created by a local Indigenous logging company played an important role in protecting a community from a wildfire in Canada.… Continue reading How a fire prevention zone saved a community from wildfire
7th GEF Assembly: Global Biodiversity Framework Fund ratified
Source: The post is based on the article “7th GEF Assembly: Global Biodiversity Framework Fund ratified” published in Down To Earth on 25th August 2023 What is the News? The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) was finally ratified and launched at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Vancouver, Canada. What is… Continue reading 7th GEF Assembly: Global Biodiversity Framework Fund ratified
SVAMITVA Scheme of Ministry of Panchayati Raj wins the National Award for e-Governance 2023 (Gold) for Application of Emerging Technologies for Providing Citizen Centric Services
Source: The post is based on the article “SVAMITVA Scheme of Ministry of Panchayati Raj wins the National Award for e-Governance 2023 (Gold) for Application of Emerging Technologies for Providing Citizen Centric Services” published in PIB on 27th August 2023 What is the News? SVAMITVA Scheme of Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been conferred with… Continue reading SVAMITVA Scheme of Ministry of Panchayati Raj wins the National Award for e-Governance 2023 (Gold) for Application of Emerging Technologies for Providing Citizen Centric Services
