What is the News? India’s External Affairs Minister has chaired the 18th meeting of the foreign ministers of the Russia-India-China(RIC) group. During the meeting, the three countries have called for a) ensuring that Afghanistan’s territory is not used to attack any country b) the formation of a truly inclusive government and c) immediate aid to… Continue reading India, Russia, China call for formation of inclusive Afghan govt
One out of every two Bihar households is multidimensionally poor: NITI Aayog
What is the News? Niti Aayog has released India’s first National MPI (multidimensional poverty index). Contents1 About National MPI (Multidimensional Poverty Index)2 What are the key findings of the National MPI?2.1 Health2.2 Education 2.3 Standard of Living About National MPI (Multidimensional Poverty Index) National MPI seeks to measure poverty across its multiple dimensions and in effect… Continue reading One out of every two Bihar households is multidimensionally poor: NITI Aayog
PM pays tributes to Lachit Borphukan
What is the News? The Prime Minister has paid tributes to Lachit Borphukan on the occasion of Lachit Divas. Note: Assam celebrates Lachit Divas on November 24 as a tribute to Borphukan valour and heroism. Who was Lachit Borphukan? Lachit Borphukan was a commander in the erstwhile Ahom kingdom. He is known for his leadership… Continue reading PM pays tributes to Lachit Borphukan
SWADESH, World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics, Developed at DBT-National Brain Research Centre, Haryana
Source: This post is based on the article “SWADESH, World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics, Developed at DBT-National Brain Research Centre, Haryana” published in PIB on 26th November 2021. What is the news? DBT-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC) has developed a project named SWADESH. Click Here to read about National Brain Research Centre… Continue reading SWADESH, World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics, Developed at DBT-National Brain Research Centre, Haryana
First of its kind program for lateral entry for women researchers in joint R&D projects between India and Germany launched
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the WISER Program?3 What is Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC)?4 What is the 2+2 Project? What is the News? The Union Minister for Science and Technology has launched the Women’s Involvement in Science and Engineering Research (WISER) program. What is the WISER Program? Launched by: Indo-German Science… Continue reading First of its kind program for lateral entry for women researchers in joint R&D projects between India and Germany launched
Why this new Covid strain ‘B.1.1.529’ is more lethal that Delta variant
Contents1 What is the news?2 How the new variant was discovered?3 How did the Omicron Variant evolve?4 Why is the Omicron variant worrying? What is the news? The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 called B.1.1.529 as a ‘variant of concern’. This variant has been named as Omicron. How the… Continue reading Why this new Covid strain ‘B.1.1.529’ is more lethal that Delta variant
[Yojana November Summary] Digital Local Governance – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 Why do Panchayati Raj institutions (PRI’s) need Digital Local Governance?3 The evolution of Digital Local Governance in India4 What are the upcoming reforms to improve digital local governance? Introduction India has set an ambitious target to become a USD 5 trillion economy in the next few years, however, it… Continue reading [Yojana November Summary] Digital Local Governance – Explained, pointwise
Geography Quiz: Economic Geography of the World : 27th 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.
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – November 27th, 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 27th, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | November 26th 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.
