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.
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 – Oct 23rd 2021
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.
Synopsis: Indian railways announced a grand plan to achieve net-zero carbon emission. But the plan might face a few challenges in implementation. Contents1 Introduction2 About Indian Railways and its carbon emissions3 What are Indian Railways plans to become a net-zero emitter? 4 What are the projects launched by Indian Railways to achieve the Net Zero Emissions?5… Continue reading Indian Railways likely to become world’s first ‘net-zero’ carbon emitter by 2030
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 – October 22nd, 2021
What is the News? The Government of India has launched the Veer Gatha Initiative. What is the Veer Gatha Initiative? Under the initiative, school students across the country will prepare projects in the form of poems, paintings, essays or multimedia presentations on the lives of gallantry award winners. Aim of the Project The aim of… Continue reading School students to prepare projects on lives of gallantry award winners under ‘Veer Gatha’ initiative
Synopsis: Despite the difficult nature of their duties, the police are neglected a lot. Introduction There have been many instances where our forces lost their lives in the line of duty. To pay tribute to those forces, October 21 is celebrated as Police Commemoration Day. What is the story behind October 21? On October 21,… Continue reading The poor conditions of protectors
Synopsis: Article 6 of the Paris Agreement needs special attention in the upcoming climate summit. It may help in encouraging carbon mitigation efforts in developing countries. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement for the carbon market would be at the center of discussion in the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26). It has been a… Continue reading The carbon markets conundrum at COP26
Synopsis: Trade protectionism is increasing in India. It may harm India’s trade relations with other countries. Introduction During the recent G-20 ministerial meeting in Italy, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India is deepening trade ties with several countries. India is indeed negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with several countries. However, rising trade protectionism in… Continue reading International trade is not a zero-sum game
Synopsis: Co-firing policy floated by the government for the thermal plants is a win-win solution for farmers and environment. Contents1 Introduction2 What is the contribution of the coal-based power to CO2 emissions in India?3 Why India needs to move on from Coal-based power?4 What are the benefits of Biomass co-firing? Introduction India’s economy is on… Continue reading Can biomass co-firing offer a viable solution to coal shortage and stubble burning?
