What is the News? India and Canada held the fifth Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment(MDTI). The meeting was co-chaired by India’s Commerce and Industry Minister and Canada’s Minister of International Trade. What are the key highlights from the dialogue? India and Canada have agreed to formally re-launch the negotiations for the India-Canada Comprehensive Economic… Continue reading India – Canada to re-launch the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations
Union Home Minister addressed the 37th Foundation Day celebrations of National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB)
What is the News? Union Minister of Home Affairs attended the 37th Foundation Day celebrations of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) as the Chief Guest in New Delhi. What is the National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB)? National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) was established in 1986. It is an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analyzing… Continue reading Union Home Minister addressed the 37th Foundation Day celebrations of National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB)
Important to adhere to convention on biological weapons: India
What is the News? India has emphasized on following the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention(BTWC) at the UNSC meeting on Ukraine. The meeting came after a request from Russia who claimed that the US is involved in bioweapon manufacture in the war-torn country, something that the US has strongly dismissed. What is the Biological and… Continue reading Important to adhere to convention on biological weapons: India
Santhali Sohrai murals: An etch in time
What is the News? Santhali communities of Odisha and Jharkhand are changing their ways of painting traditional Sohrai murals to modernity. What is Sohrai? Sohrai is a harvest festival of the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and West Bengal. It is also called the cattle festival. It is celebrated after harvest and coincides… Continue reading Santhali Sohrai murals: An etch in time
Nuclear Energy: Status, Advantages and Concerns – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Several recents incidents have highlighted the hazards associated with Nuclear Energy. First, there was an attack near the Nuclear Power Plant in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine (Europe’s largest Nuclear plant). In South Korea, a wildfire approached the Hanul Nuclear Power Plant triggering high-level alert and ‘all-out efforts’ to avoid a nuclear… Continue reading Nuclear Energy: Status, Advantages and Concerns – Explained, pointwise
[Answered] Given the present global developments, should India continue with its nuclear energy expansion plan? Give reasons, in support of your argument.
Russia-Ukraine war have brought the issues associated with nuclear energy production to limelight, as many nuclear plants are within the attack zone. Fukushima disaster clearly depicted the threats linked to nuclear reactors. However, the Indian government has signaled an expansion of nuclear energy plans. it plans to build “10 indigenous reactors… in fleet mode” and… Continue reading [Answered] Given the present global developments, should India continue with its nuclear energy expansion plan? Give reasons, in support of your argument.
Economy Quiz-Economy -March 12, 2022
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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 – March 11, 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 11, 2022
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I March 12, 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 12, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |March 11th,2022
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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.
