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 – January 4th, 2023
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I January 2nd, 2023
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 January 2nd, 2023
UPSC IAS Interviews 2022 | State Based Questions | Goa state
Dear Friends, In this post, we are releasing the state-based questions of Goa state for UPSC IAS interviews 2022. This post is a part of our series of state-based UPSC IAS interview questions. In this series, we are going to create state-specific posts, containing the questions that have been asked in the interviews on the basis… Continue reading UPSC IAS Interviews 2022 | State Based Questions | Goa state
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |January – 3 – 2023
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.
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – January 3rd, 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 – January 3rd, 2023
It’s time to consider a wealth tax that may lessen Indian inequality
Source– The post is based on the article “It’s time to consider a wealth tax that may lessen Indian inequality” published in the mint on 3rd January 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Indian economy and mobilisation of resources Relevance– Issues related to fiscal policy News– The article explains the case of levying wealth tax in India .… Continue reading It’s time to consider a wealth tax that may lessen Indian inequality
The case against- state control of Hindu temples
Source– The post is based on the article “The case against state control of Hindu temples” published in The Hindu on 3rd January 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Significant provisions of Indian constitution. Relevance– Issues related to secularism in India News– The article explains the issue of state governments managing the affairs of Hindu religious endowments. Contents1… Continue reading The case against- state control of Hindu temples
Being pragmatic about energy sources
Source: The post is based on the article “Being pragmatic about energy sources” published in Business Standard on 3rd January 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment Relevance: concerns associated with adoption of clean energy. News: The Russia-Ukraine war has again made countries dependent on fossil fuels for energy generation which has impacted the adoption of clean energy. What… Continue reading Being pragmatic about energy sources
Towards reducing India’s prison footprint
Source: The post is based on the article “Towards reducing India’s prison footprint” published in The Hindu on 3rd January 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Governance Relevance: measures needed to prevent overcrowding of prisons News: Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi in June last year directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to allocate land to Delhi’s prison department to construct a… Continue reading Towards reducing India’s prison footprint
When degrees lose their worth
Source– The post is based on the article “When degrees lose their worth” published in The Hindu on 3rd January 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Issues related to development and management of education Relevance– Higher education News– The article explains the phenomena of increasing emphasis on gaining more degrees and certificates. What is the reason behind the… Continue reading When degrees lose their worth
