Source: The post is based on the article “Why is Kerala protesting the Supreme Court’s ESZ notification” published in The Hindu on 15th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Supreme Court order on ESZ?3 Why is Kerala worried about this SC order?4 What were the State’s earlier efforts to draft ESZ… Continue reading Why is Kerala protesting Supreme Court’s ESZ notification
What relaxed ECB norms mean for companies?
Source: The post is based on the article “What relaxed ECB norms mean for companies?” published in Livemint on 18th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What are External Commercial Borrowings(ECBs)?3 What is the relaxation offered by the RBI for ECBs? 4 Why do Indian firms go for ECBs? 5 What are the risks involved for… Continue reading What relaxed ECB norms mean for companies?
Kilo class submarine INS Sindhudhvaj decommissioned
Source: The post is based on the article “Kilo class submarine INS Sindhudhvaj decommissioned” published in The Hindu on 18th July 2022. What is the News? Indian Navy has decommissioned INS Sindhudhvaj from service. What is INS Sindhudhvaj? INS Sindhudhvaj was commissioned into the Indian Navy in June 1987. It was one of the 10… Continue reading Kilo class submarine INS Sindhudhvaj decommissioned
The monkeypox outbreak is an alert on global health inequities
Source: This post is based on the following articles “What monkeypox alarm tells us about global health inequality” published in The Livemint on 18th Jul 22. “How India can keep the monkeypox threat at bay: Precautionary vaccines for healthcare workers, disease surveillance and communication are essential” published in The Times of India on 17th Jul… Continue reading The monkeypox outbreak is an alert on global health inequities
The rise in the incidence of digital fraud
Source: This post is based on the article “The rise in the incidence of digital fraud” published in Business Standard on 17th Jul 22. Syllabus: GS3 – Economy – Money and Banking Relevance: Financial fraud in the banking sector and related issues Context: Over the years, there has been a significant change in the types… Continue reading The rise in the incidence of digital fraud
The Agniveer’s journey
Source: This post is based on the article “The Agniveer’s journey” published in the Indian Express on 17th July 2022. Syllabus: GS2 – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Relevance: Agnipath Scheme. News: Recently, the government of India introduced a new recruitment scheme for… Continue reading The Agniveer’s journey
Questions about I2U2
Source: This post is based on the article “Questions about I2U2” published in Business Standard on 17th July 2022. Syllabus: GS2 – International Organisations and groupings. Relevance: About the I2U2. News: Recently, the virtual meeting of the I2U2 leaders took place. Contents1 What is the I2U2 Summit?2 What are the advantages of the I2U2 summit for India?3 What… Continue reading Questions about I2U2
Prelims Marathon -Schemes/Programmes/Institutions- July-18-2022
Hello friends,
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 July 18th, 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 July 18th, 2022
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – July 18, 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 – July 18, 2022
