What is the News? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) has released the second part of the Sixth Assessment Report. The report has presented a grim picture on the adverse impact of climate change across India in general. It has also been particularly concerned when it comes to the impact on agriculture and farming. What… Continue reading Climate change to pull down crop yield, fish output, labour capacity: IPCC
Gaining heft – On e-NAM’s trade effectiveness
News: There is an increase in the e-NAM’s trade volumes after the repealing of the three agricultural laws. What is electronic National Agricultural Market (e-NAM)? It is a pan-Indian digital market, launched in 2016. About 1,000 markets in over 20 states and Union Territories have been linked to the e-NAM portal and the network is further expanding.… Continue reading Gaining heft – On e-NAM’s trade effectiveness
RBI ought to take a balanced view on cryptocurrency
News: While it is right to be concerned about cryptocurrency, but RBI’s move to ban crypto and refer it to the Ponzi scheme lacks balance. Read here: The Cryptocurrency deception How crypto is beneficial? Crypto could save in remittances transfer as India received 87 bn dollars and remittance charge alone cost 30,000 crores. Crypto with near-zero fees… Continue reading RBI ought to take a balanced view on cryptocurrency
Winds of Change in Urban India that demand close investigation
News A recent analysis has shown that wind speed in major Indian cities has been slowing down consistently and significantly over several decades. The average wind speed has fallen by 47% in Hyderabad, 47% in Bengaluru, 46% in Kolkata What are the causes of this decrease? While the exact explanation of this phenomenon is not… Continue reading Winds of Change in Urban India that demand close investigation
Where Are Our Qiaos & Wangs?
News: Former Indian foreign secretary and China expert Vijay Gokhale, in his recent book on Tiananmen, made the observation on military power and intellectual power. He mentioned it is the intellectual power that Beijing is most afraid of as a challenge. In this regard, the author of the article advocates scaling up strategic thinking capabilities… Continue reading Where Are Our Qiaos & Wangs?
A world Fragmented by divergences in data regulation
News In the current times, Data is the new oil, and across the globe, various countries have been using very different approaches to manage this resource. Justice Srikrishna Committee Report of 2018 also mentions this divergence between the US, European and Chinese approaches, which is only increasing with passing time. Contents1 What are the different… Continue reading A world Fragmented by divergences in data regulation
The Ukraine war, India and a stand of non-alignment
News: World is criticizing Russia over its actions on Ukraine. What are the concerns of Russia? It is clear that NATO expansion to Russian borders is a legitimate security threat for Russia. President of Ukraine should have been more careful in devising a formula to lean towards the west and ease Russian concerns at the… Continue reading The Ukraine war, India and a stand of non-alignment
Location/IR/Geography Quiz-March 2, 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.
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – March 2, 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 – March 2, 2022
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I March 2, 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 3 questions are based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam. Write your answers… Continue reading [Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I March 2, 2022
