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.
News: Competition Commission of India has ordered a probe against Google for its ‘alleged’ abuse of dominant position in news aggregation. This step of Indian government is followed by actions of Australian government. Australia has passed a law that required tech platforms like Google and Facebook to fairly pay local media outlets for showing their content in news feeds or search… Continue reading Pay for news: CCI’s Google probe must lead to rules on tech sharing much more revenue with news publishers
News: Government is aiming to modify and re-introduce the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill. Government is planning to modify and re-introduce the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill. The bill puts in place a resolution mechanism to deal with the insolvency of firms in the financial sector. The bill was introduced earlier in 2016 but was… Continue reading On Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill : Orderly failure options will help Indian financial firms flourish
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 – January 11th, 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.
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 and… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – January 10th, 2022
What is the News? Researchers at the National Centre of Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, have studied Zebrafish to understand how Synapses are formed. What are Synapses? Neurons, or nerve cells in the brain, connect by means of junctions known as synapses through which they also transmit signals. Types of Synapses Chemical Synapses: In this, there is… Continue reading Synapses: NCBS: Zebrafish study reveals how the brain makes its connections
What is the News? The 24th National Conference on e-Governance 2021 has successfully concluded. Read more: What is e-governance? Examine importance of e-governance in growing age of digitisation. What is the 24th National Conference on e-Governance? Organized by: Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) in… Continue reading 24th National Conference on e-Governance 2021 successfully concludes at Hyderabad
What is the News? The Prime Minister has announced that 26th December shall be observed as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ to mark the martyrdom of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji. Who were Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji? Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh were the sons of… Continue reading Veer Baal Diwas: PM announces 26th December as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ to mark martyrdom of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji
What is the News? Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is organizing the first-ever Startup India Innovation Week. Read more: “Startup India Seed Fund Scheme” launched What is Startup India Innovation Week? Aim: To commemorate the 75th year of India’s independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and to showcase the spread and depth… Continue reading Startup India Innovation Week: Centre to organize the FIRST EVER Startup India Innovation Week from 10th -16th of January 2022
