Source: The post is based on the article “Rare flight of Antarctic’s Light-mantled Albatross to T.N. coast intrigues researchers” published in The Hindu on 26th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 Where was the Light-mantled Albatross spotted?3 Why was it spotted here?4 What is the Light-mantled Albatross? What is the News? Researchers have recorded… Continue reading Rare flight of Antarctic’s Light-mantled Albatross to T.N. coast intrigues researchers
Blue Economic Policy
Source: The post is based on the article “Blue Economic Policy” published in PIB on 27th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Blue Economy?3 How significant is India’s Blue Economy?4 What is the purpose of the Draft Blue Economic Policy? What is the News? The Ministry of Earth Sciences is finalizing… Continue reading Blue Economic Policy
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I July 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 July 27th, 2022
Death by hooch – India needs a more honest discussion on the risks and benefits of prohibition
Source: This post is based on the article “Death by hooch – India needs a more honest discussion on the risks and benefits of prohibition” published in The Hindu on 28th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Relevance: About… Continue reading Death by hooch – India needs a more honest discussion on the risks and benefits of prohibition
[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – July, 2022 – 3rd week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of July 2022 – Third week. Click on the following link to download Download About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2022. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – July, 2022 – 3rd week
From freebies to welfare
Source: This post is based on the article “From freebies to welfare” published in the Indian Express on 28th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes. Relevance: India’s subsidy burden. News: Recently, the Prime Minister has called for an… Continue reading From freebies to welfare
The poor state of India’s fiscal federalism
Source: This post is based on the article “The poor state of India’s fiscal federalism” published in The Hindu on 28th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure. Relevance: About India’s fiscal federalism. News: A degree of centralisation in fiscal power was required to address the concerns of socio-economic and… Continue reading The poor state of India’s fiscal federalism
A future free of hepatitis
Source: This post is based on the article “A future free of hepatitis” published in The Hindu on 28th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. Relevance: About the elimination of hepatitis. News: On World Hepatitis Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted the need to… Continue reading A future free of hepatitis
Lion’s future, cheetah’s past
Source: This post is created based on the article “Lion’s future, cheetah’s past” published in Indian Express on 28th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 3, Biodiversity conservation News: Four male and four female African cheetahs will be imported from Namibia in August, to establish the cheetah into its “historical range”. Cheetahs will be kept in… Continue reading Lion’s future, cheetah’s past
Prelims Marathon -Polity – State Government- July-28-2022
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.
