Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of September 2021 – First week. Click on the following link to download Prelims Compilation for the month of September 2021 (First Week) About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – September, 2021 – 1st week
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Sep 18th 2021
Good Morning dear reader We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: 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… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Sep 18th 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | 17 September 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 – September 17th, 2021
Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs September 17th. 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… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – September 17th, 2021
Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain
Synopsis: There’s a strong case for trying out novel methods to restore lost species and damaged ecosystems. A look at the related issues. Contents1 Introduction2 What is the objective?3 What are the associated issues and ethical concerns?4 What is the way forward? Introduction The United States startup Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring woolly mammoths, or… Continue reading Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain
The PLI plan for our automotive sector can accelerate its success
Synopsis: The new PLI scheme will incentivize the industry to move into higher-value-added technologies and thus spur sectoral growth Contents1 Introduction2 What are the issues and challenges of the automotive industry?3 How the PLI scheme will help the Indian automotive industry?4 What are the changes needed in the PLI schemes to make it more effective?5… Continue reading The PLI plan for our automotive sector can accelerate its success
Clean energy prospects beyond the 100GW milestone
Synopsis: Regular policy interventions by the government, an investment push and fiscal stimuli over the years have helped India emerge as a global front runner in the clean energy ecosystem. Introduction Despite the covid pandemic, steady growth has helped India cross the 100-gigawatt (GW) target of installed capacity. Today, we stand 4th in the world… Continue reading Clean energy prospects beyond the 100GW milestone
How green is my central bank
Synopsis: Green climate and other bonds, and fixed-income assets, cannot guarantee carbon neutrality. Introduction The Bank of Finland has announced that its investment portfolio will be carbon-neutral by 2050. Also, many western central banks are making similar announcements. However, the author of this article states that resorting to green climate financing by central bank (RBI)… Continue reading How green is my central bank
A new method developed to convert poultry feather & wool waste to animal feed & fertilizer
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Keratin Waste?3 What is the potential use of Keratin waste?4 What have the Indian Scientists developed? What is the News? Scientists from the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) have developed an innovative way to convert keratin waste into fertiliser and animal feeds. What is Keratin Waste? Keratin… Continue reading A new method developed to convert poultry feather & wool waste to animal feed & fertilizer
Two democracies and their vigilante problem
Synopsis: With incidents of mob justice and vigilantism increasing, it becomes important to understand the dimensions of the word Vigilante. Contents1 Introduction2 What is Vigilantism?3 How the USA allows the practice of Citizen Arrester?4 USA’s legislation to promote citizen arresters5 What needs to be done? Introduction This article highlights how the word “Vigilante” has different… Continue reading Two democracies and their vigilante problem
