News: Recently, the Supreme Court raised questions about the basis on which Centre fixed income limit and criteria for granting reservation to Economic Weaker Section (EWS). Read more: The new 10% quota, its implications, and more What was the SC case all about? In an ongoing case, the bench is considering the validity of the 27% quota… Continue reading Questionable criterion: On EWS quota income limit
The development turnaround in Nepal and Bangladesh is an inspiring story for South Asia
News: The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a historic resolution to include Bangladesh, Nepal and Laos in the list of developing countries from the category of the least developed countries. What are the criteria to qualify in the developing countries’ category? Countries must meet at least two of the below criteria in order to… Continue reading The development turnaround in Nepal and Bangladesh is an inspiring story for South Asia
The implications of a skewed sex ratio for India
News: According to the latest round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-21), India has 1,020 females per 1,000 males. Must Read: Union Health Ministry releases NFHS-5 Phase II Findings Contents1 What are the concerns associated with the NFHS data?2 What are the implications of NFHS’s data on sex ratio?3 What does India need to focus… Continue reading The implications of a skewed sex ratio for India
Endemic Western Ghats flycatchers could lose third of their range due to climate change: Study
What is the news? Researchers have released a study titled ‘Impact of climate change on two high-altitude restricted and endemic flycatchers of the Western Ghats, India. About the study The study was conducted on two species endemic to the Western Ghats, namely: – Black and-orange Flycatcher (BOF), and – Nilgiri Flycatcher(NIF) The study’s aim was… Continue reading Endemic Western Ghats flycatchers could lose third of their range due to climate change: Study
Geography Quiz: Natural Resources and Mineral Resources : 29th November 2021
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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.
[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – November, 2021 – 4th week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of November 2021 – Fourth week. Click on the following link to download Download About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – November, 2021 – 4th week
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – November 29th, 2021
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 – November 29th, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | Revision Test | November 28 2021
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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.
[Download] 10 PM Weekly Compilation – November, 2021 – 4th week
Hello, everyone. We are posting a Compilation of the 10 pm current affairs quiz – November 2021 – Fourth week Click on the following link to download Download The 10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz is focused on the current affairs part of UPSC Prelims. The daily current affairs quiz consists of 10 questions based on the daily… Continue reading [Download] 10 PM Weekly Compilation – November, 2021 – 4th week
[Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – November, 2021 – 4th week
Hello everyone, We are posting a Compilation of the 9 PM current affairs brief for the 4th week of the Month of November. Click on the following link to download Download About 9 PM Current Affairs Brief: The idea behind the 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief is to make aspirants aware of the important news from… Continue reading [Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – November, 2021 – 4th week
