What is the News? The “World Migration Report 2022” has been published. More about the report: It is a biennial report published by the “International Organization for Migration” (IOM) of the UN. The report quoted the regular data collation by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The 2022 report on global migration focuses on migration… Continue reading Climate disasters displace more people than conflicts now
With India’s demographic transition, come challenges
Source: This post is based on the article “With India’s demographic transition, come challenges” published in Indian Express on 1st December 2021. Syllabus: GS 1 – Population and associated issues. Relevance: To understand the concerns associated with achieving Fertility Rate. News: According to the latest round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-21), India’s Total Fertility Rates (TFR) has reached… Continue reading With India’s demographic transition, come challenges
Geography Quiz: Economic Geography – Agriculture and Animal Husbandry : 2 December 2021
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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 – December 2nd, 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 – December 2nd, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | December 1st 2021
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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.
Explained: What’s in Uttarakhand’s Char Dham Act, and why it is being withdrawn
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Char Dham Act?3 What is the controversy?4 What is the step taken by Government? What is the News? Uttarakhand CM has announced the withdrawal of the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act, which was made an act in 2019. The decision will lead to the abolition of Uttarakhand… Continue reading Explained: What’s in Uttarakhand’s Char Dham Act, and why it is being withdrawn
Explained: Barbados – the world’s newest republic
What is the News? Nearly 400 years after the country became a British colony, Barbados has become the world’s newest republic. This was done after Barbados removed Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the state in a ceremony attended by Prince Charles. What is the history of Barbados as a British Colony? Barbados first… Continue reading Explained: Barbados – the world’s newest republic
NITI Aayog organises knowledge sharing workshop on Natural Farming
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Natural Farming?3 What are the components of Natural Farming?4 What is the scheme to promote Natural Farming? What is the News? Niti Aayog has organized a knowledge-sharing workshop on Natural Farming. What is Natural Farming? Natural Farming can be defined as “chemical-free farming and livestock-based”. It is a diversified… Continue reading NITI Aayog organises knowledge sharing workshop on Natural Farming
Skill India launches a programme to upskill Street Food Vendors, making them eligible for e-cart license
What is the News? The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship(MSDE) has launched a programme to upskill street vendors. What is the programme to upskill the street vendors? The programme will be implemented under the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0. Objective: To provide relevant skills to… Continue reading Skill India launches a programme to upskill Street Food Vendors, making them eligible for e-cart license
Union Ministry of Electronics & IT, Govt of Andhra Pradesh and NASSCOM launch ‘Centre of Excellence of IoT and AI’ in Visakhapatnam
What is the News? National Association of Software and Services Companies(NASSCOM) in a joint partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY) and the Government of Andhra Pradesh has inaugurated the ‘Centre of Excellence on IoT and AI’. What is the Centre of Excellence on IoT and AI? The Center of Excellence on IoT… Continue reading Union Ministry of Electronics & IT, Govt of Andhra Pradesh and NASSCOM launch ‘Centre of Excellence of IoT and AI’ in Visakhapatnam
