News: Australian PM has announced new laws to help clean up social media. Contents1 What is the new Australian law?2 Why do countries need such laws?3 What is the benefit & challenges of anonymity offered by social media platforms?4 What is the stand of India on it and the way forward? What is the new… Continue reading On regulation of social media: Social Media Beware
Brain drain from India – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 About the status of brain drain from India3 What are the reasons for brain drain from India?3.1 Push factors for brain drain3.2 Pull Factors for brain drain4 Why Emigration from India is essential?5 What measures have been taken by the Government to tackle the brain drain from India?6 What must… Continue reading Brain drain from India – Explained, pointwise
Geography Quiz: Races & Tribes, Settlement and Migration : 1st 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 1st, 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 1st, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | November 30th 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.
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – November 30th, 2021
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 – November 30th, 2021
Africa’s Great Green Wall: Viable return on investments, says FAO study
What is the News? According to a study by the Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO),Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) Initiative is an important contribution towards combating climate change. The study showed that for every dollar invested into the Great Green Wall (GGW) Initiative, investors can expect an average return of $1.20 with outcomes ranging between $1.10… Continue reading Africa’s Great Green Wall: Viable return on investments, says FAO study
New indigenous smart technology system can automatically protect power grids from short-circuits
Contents1 What is the News?2 Background3 What have the Researchers developed to prevent Short-circuit situations?4 How does the SCFLsm system work? What is the News? Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur have indigenously developed a new system to safeguard power grids from short-circuits and prevent accidents. Background Short-circuit situations often occur in power… Continue reading New indigenous smart technology system can automatically protect power grids from short-circuits
RBI for widening scope of ‘bank note’ to include digital currency
What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has proposed amendments to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 to enhance the scope of the definition of ‘bank note’ to include currency in digital form. This would allow RBI to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency(CBDC). Moreover, on Bitcoin, the Government has informed that… Continue reading RBI for widening scope of ‘bank note’ to include digital currency
A launch window for India as a space start-up hub
News: The boom of private sector participation in space technology. How has the space sector evolved? Space race 1.0– The great space race of the 20th century started with the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik in 1957. -It reflected the Cold War agenda in the space field and a test of their ideologies. Space race… Continue reading A launch window for India as a space start-up hub
