What is the news? Union Minister of State for Culture has released a pictorial book on India’s Women Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle as part of Azadi ka Mahotsav.The book has been released in partnership with Amar Chitra Katha. Who are the Women Freedom Fighters mentioned in the Book? Women Freedom Fighters Contribution to… Continue reading Union Minister releases a pictorial book on India’s Women Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
Explained: Why artificial snow needs to be pumped to pull off Beijing Winter Olympics
What is the News? A report released by Sport Ecology Group at Loughborough University and Save Our Winters has stated the dangers of artificial snow to be produced at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. What is Artificial Snow? Snow that is injected with water to harden it and then treated with chemicals to keep… Continue reading Explained: Why artificial snow needs to be pumped to pull off Beijing Winter Olympics
India ranks 85 in Transparency International’s corruption index
What is the News? The Corruption Perception Index, 2021 has been released. What is the Corruption Perception Index? Released by: Transparency International annually since 1995. Purpose: To rank 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and business people. Scoring: The index uses a scale of 0 to… Continue reading India ranks 85 in Transparency International’s corruption index
Union Budget 2022-23 to be presented on 1st February, 2022 in Paperless form
What is the News? Union Budget 2022-23 is to be presented by the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister on 1st February, 2022. How will the Budget 2022-23 be presented? The Union Budget of 2021-22 was delivered in paperless form for the first time. Similarly, Budget 2022-23 will also be presented in paperless form. The… Continue reading Union Budget 2022-23 to be presented on 1st February, 2022 in Paperless form
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Functioning, Challenges and Suggestions for Improvement – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament has completed hundred years of existence. India being a Parliamentary democracy establishes accountability of the government to the people through Parliamentary supervision and control. Public Accounts Committee is considered the most important financial Committee of Parliament in the financial accountability process. About… Continue reading Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Functioning, Challenges and Suggestions for Improvement – Explained, pointwise
Miscellaneous Quiz: – Organisations and Bodies – II – 28th January 2022
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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 – January 28th, 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 – January 28th, 2022
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Jan 28, 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… Continue reading [Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Jan 28, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | January 27th 2022
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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 – January 27th, 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 and… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – January 27th, 2022
