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 20, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | October 19, 2022
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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 – October 19th, 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 19th, 2022
The exchange rate will soon have to play a bigger adjustment role
Source– The post is based on the article “The exchange rate will soon have to play a bigger adjustment role” published in the mint on 19th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Economy Relevance– Balance of payment News- The article explains the factors behind depreciation of currencies of major economies across the world. It also exp[lains the… Continue reading The exchange rate will soon have to play a bigger adjustment role
Focus On PhD Quality, Not Publications
Source: The post is based on an article “Focus On PhD Quality, Not Publications” published in The Times of India on 19th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Justice Relevance: problems associated with the UGC guidelines News: University Grants Commission (UGC) came with PhD regulations in 2016. It prescribed that PhD scholars must publish at least one research paper… Continue reading Focus On PhD Quality, Not Publications
UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2021 – Reserve List of Recommended Candidates Released
UPSC released the Reserve list of recommended candidates on 10th October 2022 for the civil services examinations 2021. In May 2022, UPSC recommended 685 candidates for appointment to IAS, IFS, IPS, and Central Services Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ against 749 vacancies. The Commission has now recommended 63 candidates which include 46 General, 12 OBC,… Continue reading UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2021 – Reserve List of Recommended Candidates Released
How Direct Benefit Transfer scheme has transformed social welfare in India
Source– The post is based on the article “How Direct Benefit Transfer scheme has transformed social welfare in India” published in The Indian Express on 19th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Indian Economy Relevance– Subsidies given by government News- The article explains the DBT scheme of Indian government IMF lauded India’s Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme as… Continue reading How Direct Benefit Transfer scheme has transformed social welfare in India
The illusion of being faster than light:how a star problem was solved
Source– The post is based on the article “The illusion of being faster than light: how a star problem was solved” published in The Hindu on 19th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Science and Technology News- The article explains the new observation by scientists related to merging of neutron stars. What is the new discovery? In… Continue reading The illusion of being faster than light:how a star problem was solved
Organic fertiliser: A must for the next green revolution
Source– The post is based on the article “Organic fertiliser: A must for the next green revolution” published in the Down to Earth on 19th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Agriculture and Environment News- The article explains the current status of the organic fertiliser industry in India and its future potential. Contents1 What is the meaning… Continue reading Organic fertiliser: A must for the next green revolution
India@75 looking at 100: A young achiever’s dream for Indian education
Source: The post is based on an article “India@75 looking at 100: A young achiever’s dream for Indian education” published in The Indian Express on 19th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Justice Relevance: changes required in the higher education in India News: The article discusses the change required in the education system in India. Education system in India… Continue reading India@75 looking at 100: A young achiever’s dream for Indian education
