Source: This post is based on the article “The UK or Korea: What is the ideal benchmark for the size of India’s govts?” published in the Business Standard on 28th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3 – Indian Economy Relevance: About government expenditure and low taxes. News: The last UK PM has given the “low taxes, high growth” framework… Continue reading The UK or Korea: What is the ideal benchmark for the size of India’s govts?
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – October 29, 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 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 – October 29, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | October 28, 2022
Hello friends,
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.
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I October 27th, 2022
Dear 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 2 questions are based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam.… Continue reading [Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I October 27th, 2022
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – October 28th, 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 – October 28th, 2022
What the new UN climate report reveals
Source: The post is based on the following articles “What the new UN climate report reveals” published in The Indian Express on 28th October 2022. “The planet is counting on us to keep it liveable” published in The Indian Express on 28th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Climate change Relevance: About the recent UN climate report and its impacts. News: A new United Nations… Continue reading What the new UN climate report reveals
The dismal case of slashing schemes and cutting funds
Source: The post is based on an article “The dismal case of slashing schemes and cutting funds” published in The Hindu on 28th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government Policies Relevance: concerns associated with the decline in the number of schemes News: Around 50% of central government sponsored scheme have been discontinued, subsumed, revamped or rationalised into other… Continue reading The dismal case of slashing schemes and cutting funds
Bailouts and balances: Tough choices ahead for Sri Lanka
Source: The post is based on an article “Bailouts and balances: Tough choices ahead for Sri Lanka” published in Business Standard on 28th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations Relevance: measures to improve Sri Lanka’s economic crisis News: Sri Lanka has been witnessing food and energy shortages and political instability for a long period of time. This… Continue reading Bailouts and balances: Tough choices ahead for Sri Lanka
Why we need to focus on nutrition, not hunger
Source: The post is based on an article “Why we need to focus on nutrition, not hunger” published in The Indian Express on 28th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Justice Relevance: concerns associated with GHI 2002 ranking of India News: The Global Hunger Index of 2022 has lowered India’s ranking to 107 out of 121 from 101 out… Continue reading Why we need to focus on nutrition, not hunger
GM crops – on apporval to GM Mustard
Source– The post is based on the article “That it has taken so long for India’s farmers to plant a genetically modified food crop shows an approach that is neither scientific nor swadeshi” published in The Indian Express and “Keen as mustard: GM crops need quick regulatory okays, Indian farming & Indian science will hugely… Continue reading GM crops – on apporval to GM Mustard
