What is the News? Gujarat Forest Department is reintroducing the Indian grey hornbill(IGH) in Gir Forest after almost ninety years when they vanished from this largest contiguous forest tract in western India. What is an Indian Grey Hornbill? Indian Grey Hornbill ( Ocyceros birostris) is a fairly common hornbill species found only in the Indian… Continue reading Indian grey hornbill reintroduced in Gir after decades
International Intellectual Property Index: India’s overall ranking on IP protection improves, says USCC report
What is the News? The International Intellectual Property Index, 2022 has been released. What is the International Intellectual Property Index? Released by: Compiled by the US Chambers of Commerce. Type: Annual report Purpose: The index benchmarks the IP framework in 55 global economies, with Ghana and Honduras added as two new economies in the tenth… Continue reading International Intellectual Property Index: India’s overall ranking on IP protection improves, says USCC report
What rising loan disbursals mean for the economy?
What is the News? There has been a rise in lending by commercial banks in recent months. This has come after nearly two years of dismal banking operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to RBI data, Bank credit growth for 2021 was at 9.2% as against 6.6% for 2020. How does bank credit help… Continue reading What rising loan disbursals mean for the economy?
Russia-Ukraine crisis may give India opportunity to export more wheat
What is the News? The Russia-Ukraine conflict may give India an opportunity to ship more wheat in the global markets. How much do Russia and Ukraine contribute to Wheat exports? Russia is the world’s largest exporter of wheat, accounting for more than 18% of international exports. In 2019, Russia and Ukraine together exported more than… Continue reading Russia-Ukraine crisis may give India opportunity to export more wheat
The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (Part 2) – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been released on 28th February, 2022. It is the second part of IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. The report has warned of multiple climate change-induced disasters in the next two decades even if strong action is taken to reduce… Continue reading The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (Part 2) – Explained, pointwise
Science and Technology Quiz-March 1, 2022
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.
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – March 1, 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 1, 2022
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I March 1, 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 1, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |February 28th, 2022
Dear Friends, We are posting 10 PM Current Affairs MCQs for today. On a daily basis, we post 10 MCQs, based on daily current affairs from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, DTE, TOI, and Live mint. 10 PM Current Affairs MCQs Archive – Click Here For 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – Click Here
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – February 28th, 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 – February 28th, 2022
