Contents1 What is the news?2 What is the study conducted by scientists?3 How is the study being conducted?4 What is the PURSE Program? What is the news? Indian Scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind tool for understanding the process of long-term memory consolidation in the brain by capturing the neural signals from the rodent brain. What… Continue reading Novel tools for deciphering mechanisms associated with learning and memory developed by Indian Scientists
Mapping of 6 lakh villages under the SVAMITVA scheme and pan-India 3D Maps for 100 cities undertaken, which will be a game changer for India
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is the SWAMITVA Scheme?3 What are the updated guidelines on SWAMITVA Scheme?4 What is a Pan India 3D Maps Program? What is the news? On the 1st Anniversary of the Release of Geospatial Data, the Union Minister has said that the SVAMITVA scheme with the help of drones will… Continue reading Mapping of 6 lakh villages under the SVAMITVA scheme and pan-India 3D Maps for 100 cities undertaken, which will be a game changer for India
PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan(NMP)-22 Greenfield Expressways, 23 key infrastructure projects among others
What is the news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has made significant progress under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP). What is PM Gati Shakti? PM Gati Shakti was launched in 2021. It is a digital platform that brings together 16 Ministries, including railways and roadways together for integrated planning… Continue reading PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan(NMP)-22 Greenfield Expressways, 23 key infrastructure projects among others
Explained: The Ravidassia identity
What is the news? The birth anniversary of Ravidas, a major religious event for lakhs of devotees will be celebrated on February 16, 2022. Who was Guru Ravidas? Guru Ravidas was a mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti Movement from the 15th and 16th centuries. He founded the Ravidassia religion. He is believed to be a… Continue reading Explained: The Ravidassia identity
Phensedyl smuggling a challenge for BSF
What is the news? Phensedyl (a cough syrup) Smuggling remains a challenge for the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India – Bangladesh border. What is Phensedyl? Phensedyl is a codeine-based cough syrup.It has been banned in Bangladesh as it was used as an intoxicant in a country that follows liquor prohibition. It was consumed… Continue reading Phensedyl smuggling a challenge for BSF
Anti-mob lynching bills passed by 4 Assemblies at various levels of non-implementation
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is Mob Lynching?3 Which States have passed Anti Mob Lynching Bills?4 Why are the Bills pending?5 What are Supreme Court views on Mob Lynching? What is the news? The bills passed against mob lynching in the past four years by four states have not been implemented with the Union… Continue reading Anti-mob lynching bills passed by 4 Assemblies at various levels of non-implementation
SFG 2022 Level-2 | Entrance Test @20th February | Register Now
Dear Friends, We are writing to inform you that we shall be commencing with much-awaited Select Focus Group (SFG) Level 2. The Entrance test for the program is scheduled to be held on 20th February 2022, through which 100 students will be selected for SFG.The registration for the entrance test is now open. You can visit to http://academy.forumias.com/sfg/ to register for… Continue reading SFG 2022 Level-2 | Entrance Test @20th February | Register Now
Research and Development in India: Status, Challenges and Recommendations – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is the current status of spending on Research and Development?3 How does India perform in comparison to other countries?4 What is the need to focus on R&D?5 What steps have been taken by the Government to boost R&D?6 What are the impediments faced by the R&D sector?7 What… Continue reading Research and Development in India: Status, Challenges and Recommendations – Explained, pointwise
Russia – Ukraine crisis | Timeline
Russia now has more than 100,000 troops stationed near Ukraine’s northern and eastern borders. This has raised concerns that Moscow might invade again, as it did in 2014. For other articles under the TIMELINE Initiative, click HERE → The New Yorker’s editor David Remnick, the Washington Post correspondent in Russia between 1987 and 1991, has written a book, Lenin’s… Continue reading Russia – Ukraine crisis | Timeline
Regulation of Cryptocurrency | Timeline
The issue of regulation of Cryptocurrencies has captured public attention with its allure of high returns, especially after the effects of the COVID pandemic. But, it is the high risk that it carries that has forced the world governments to act quickly. For other articles under the TIMELINE Initiative, click HERE → While countries like China have banned Cryptocurrency… Continue reading Regulation of Cryptocurrency | Timeline
