For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction 2 How are drugs regulated in India? 3 When the medicine is considered substandard, adulterated, and spurious? 4 What are the challenges associated with Indian drug regulations? 5 How to improve drug regulations in India? Introduction An adulterated cough syrup of a private firm, Digital Vision, has caused the death of 13 children… Continue reading Drug Regulations in India – Explained, pointwise
Explained: What is dark energy, and have scientists finally detected it?
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is XENON1T experiment? 3 What is dark energy and dark matter? 4 When can we get direct detection of dark energy? What is the news? Last week, an international team of researchers made the first putative direct detection of dark energy. What is XENON1T experiment? The XENON1T experiment is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment… Continue reading Explained: What is dark energy, and have scientists finally detected it?
An institution’s right to govt. aid is not a fundamental right: SC
Contents1 What is the news? 2 What did the SC say? 3 Why institutions cannot view government aid as a “matter of right”? 4 What are the challenges associated with decision? What is the news? As per a recent judgement of the Supreme Court, the right of an institution, whether run by a majority or minority community, to… Continue reading An institution’s right to govt. aid is not a fundamental right: SC
Assam’s rice wine Judima gets GI tag
What is the News? Judima has been awarded the geographical indication (GI) tag. What is Judima? Judima is a rice wine made from sticky rice (glutinous rice called Bora) which is steamed and mixed with traditional herbs called Thembra (Acacia pennata). The wine is a speciality of the Dimasa tribe of the state (Assam) and… Continue reading Assam’s rice wine Judima gets GI tag
DRDO tests Akash Prime missile
What is the News? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested a new version of Akash missile named Akash Prime. What is Akash Prime? Akash Prime is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by the DRDO and produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). It was developed to replace the Russian 2K12… Continue reading DRDO tests Akash Prime missile
PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission?3 What are digital health IDs?4 What information will the Health IDs capture?5 Is the new Health ID mandatory for citizens?6 Are there any privacy concerns?7 What are the other features of the mission? What is the News? The Prime Minister has launched the Ayushman… Continue reading PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
History Quiz: Ancient History – Early Janpaths | 28 September 2021
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.
[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – September, 2021 – 2nd week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of September 2021 – Second week. Click on the following link to download Download About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – September, 2021 – 2nd week
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Sep 28th 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 – Sep 28th 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | 27 September 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.
