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 – April 21, 2022
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Apr 19th, 2022
Good Morning Friends, Following are answers to Mains Marathon questions, we posted yesterday. 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 2 questions are based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the… Continue reading [Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Apr 19th, 2022
[Answered] In recent years, countries around the world have been attempting to pass effective ‘right to repair’ laws. What is the ‘right to repair’ movement? Why is the demand for the right to repair swelling worldwide?
Introduction: Contextual introduction Body: Write about right to repair movement. Write some points to justify the increasing demand for the right to repair worldwide. Conclusion: way forward The right to repair movement traces its roots back to the very dawn of the computer era in the 1950s. The goal of the movement is to get… Continue reading [Answered] In recent years, countries around the world have been attempting to pass effective ‘right to repair’ laws. What is the ‘right to repair’ movement? Why is the demand for the right to repair swelling worldwide?
[Answered] Highlight the significance of traditional medicines. Also, enumerate the steps taken by the government to globalize traditional medicines.
Introduction: About traditional medicines Body: Write some significances of traditional medicines and also write some of the steps that are taken by government to globalize traditional medicines. Conclusion: Way forward WHO (World Health Organization) describes traditional medicine as the total sum of the “knowledge, skills and practices to maintain health and prevent, diagnose and treat… Continue reading [Answered] Highlight the significance of traditional medicines. Also, enumerate the steps taken by the government to globalize traditional medicines.
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |April 20-2022
Hello friends,
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.
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – April 20th, 2022
Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than enough… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – April 20th, 2022
Towards a peaceful, stable Northeast
News: Recently, the Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya signed an agreement to resolve the five-decade-old border dispute. Simultaneously, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decided to reduce the disturbed areas in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur after decades declared under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). What is the strategic plan for the… Continue reading Towards a peaceful, stable Northeast
Too Many Dollars In Reserve?
News: Recently, the sanctions imposed by the west following the Russia-Ukraine conflict have triggered discussions on how other countries would manage their foreign currency (FX) reserves, which are used as an insurance against economic shocks. How countries accumulate Forex? A country running current account surpluses accumulate foreign assets over time. For example, China and Saudi… Continue reading Too Many Dollars In Reserve?
Time to set price distortions right
Context: Since 1991, India has undergone economic liberalisation, openness to international trade and investment, resulting into an open free market economy in India. The government’s major priority since then has always been to improve the ease of doing business. However, it has failed to improve the cost of doing business, which been very high due… Continue reading Time to set price distortions right
The rooftop eclipse on India’s solar ambitions
Context: In 2015, the Govt set a target of 100 GW (gigawatt) of solar energy capacity by 2022. Of the 100 GW, 60 GW was to come from utility-scale solar plants, which stood at 41.7 GW, or 70% of the target, by 2021. The rest was to come from solar rooftop, which has managed only… Continue reading The rooftop eclipse on India’s solar ambitions
