Source: The post is based on an article “Hail the rise of digital humanities” published in the Business Standard on 1st August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Indian Art and Culture News: Recently, the Jadavpur University has launched the Bichitra project, a digital humanities project. In this project, digital versions of manuscripts and printed books and… Continue reading Hail the rise of digital humanities
Representation, all the way up
Source: The post is based on the article “Representation, all the way up” published in the “The Hindu” on 1st August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure, Devolution of Powers and Finances up to Local Levels and Challenges Therein. Relevance: Local Self Government; Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) News: Recently, Droupadi… Continue reading Representation, all the way up
PMLA verdict, an erosion of constitutional buffers
Source: This post is based on the article “PMLA verdict, an erosion of constitutional buffers” published in The Hindu on 1st August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Money-laundering and its prevention. Relevance: About the issues surrounding PMLA. News: The Supreme Court in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary and Ors versus Union of India case upheld the provisions of the PMLA… Continue reading PMLA verdict, an erosion of constitutional buffers
Financial health of airline sector is the real cause for concern, not overblown safety issues
Source: The post is based on the article “Financial health of airline sector is the real cause for concern, not overblown safety issues” published in the Indian Express on 1st August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Relevance: To understand aviation safety in India. News: The recent incidents of airlines developing technical… Continue reading Financial health of airline sector is the real cause for concern, not overblown safety issues
International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC): Bringing Eurasia closer
Source: This post is based on the article “Bringing Eurasia closer” published in The Hindu on 1st August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Relevance: About the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC). News: Recently, two 40-ft containers of wood laminate sheets from Russia’s… Continue reading International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC): Bringing Eurasia closer
India’s ‘wheat waiver’ WTO demand is risk-fraught
Source: This post is based on the article “India’s ‘wheat waiver’ WTO demand is risk-fraught” published in The Hindu on 1st August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Effects of liberalization on the economy Relevance: About the public stockholding (PSH) of food. News: Recently, India demanded World Trade Organization (WTO) to find a permanent solution to the issue… Continue reading India’s ‘wheat waiver’ WTO demand is risk-fraught
Prelims Marathon – Schemes/ Programme/ Institution – August-1-2022
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we are posting today’s prelims marathon. Under Prelims marathon initiative, we on a daily basis are posting 10 MCQs. MCQs are framed based on the predefined syllabus topic.
The idea is to keep the number of MCQ questions to a practicable level so that you do not spend an extra minute than required, and have a maximum output for the UPSC Prelims Exam 2021.
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I August 1st, 2022
Good Morning Friends, Following are today’s Mains Marathon Questions. 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 2-3 questions based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam. Write your answers in… Continue reading [Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I August 1st, 2022
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – August 1, 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 several newspapers such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Livemint, etc. This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – August 1, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | Revision Test |July 31- 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.
