Contents1 What is the News?2 Background3 What was the Central Government’s response?4 What is a Community Kitchen? What is the News? The Government of India has decided to constitute a group of secretaries from states, along with senior officers of the Centre, to deliberate on a framework of Community Kitchens Scheme. Background A petition was… Continue reading Group of 8 Food secretaries to create national policy for community kitchens
Explained: What is INS Vela, the submarine commissioned by the Indian Navy?
What is the News? INS Vela has been commissioned by the Indian Navy. What is INS Vela? INS Vela is the fourth submarine in the series of six Scorpene-Class submarines being built under Project-75. Named After: Vela is named after a type of Indian fish belonging to the stingray family, and the crest depicts the… Continue reading Explained: What is INS Vela, the submarine commissioned by the Indian Navy?
Bring in three-rate GST structure, says study by Finance Ministry-backed think-tank
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the current GST Tax rate structure?3 What is the problem with this GST Tax rate structure?4 What has the NIPFP suggested in its study? What is the News? National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), an autonomous think tank backed by the Finance Ministry, has released a… Continue reading Bring in three-rate GST structure, says study by Finance Ministry-backed think-tank
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Launches River Cities Alliance -A Dedicated Platform For River Cities In India To Ideate, Discuss And Exchange Information For Sustainable Management of Urban Rivers
What is the News? Union Minister for Jal Shakti has launched the River Cities Alliance. What is the River Cities Alliance? Launched by: The alliance is a partnership of two Ministries i.e., Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Purpose: It is a dedicated platform for river cities in India to… Continue reading Union Minister for Jal Shakti Launches River Cities Alliance -A Dedicated Platform For River Cities In India To Ideate, Discuss And Exchange Information For Sustainable Management of Urban Rivers
Centre mulls new testing modes after anaemia surge
What is the News? The Government of India is implementing the Anaemia Mukt Bharat (Anaemia-free India) Programme to reduce the prevalence of Anaemia. What is the Anaemia Mukt Bharat Programme? Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Programme was launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Objective: To reduce the prevalence of anaemia among… Continue reading Centre mulls new testing modes after anaemia surge
NFHS-5 and its findings – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 About the NFHS Survey3 What is new in the NFHS-5, and what are the findings of Phase I?4 What are the key findings of NFHS -5 Phase II at all India level?5 What are the significant improvements observed from NFHS-5 Survey?6 What are the concerns associated with the NFHS-5… Continue reading NFHS-5 and its findings – Explained, pointwise
SFG 2022 Entrance Test @5th December | Register Now
Dear Friends, We are writing to inform you that SFG Level 1 Entrance Test has been rescheduled to 5th December, instead of the earlier date of 28th November, keeping in line with the guidelines of Delhi Govt. Now, we shall be commencing with Select Focus Group (SFG) Level 1 for Prelims 2022 from 16th December 2021. SFG is… Continue reading SFG 2022 Entrance Test @5th December | Register Now
Geography Quiz: Flora and Founa : 26th 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 26th, 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… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – November 26th, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | November 25th 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.
