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 12th, 2022
Year End review 2021 on highlight key Initiatives and achievements pertains to Department of Fisheries
What is the news? The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has implemented several initiatives in the year 2021. What are the initiatives launched by the Department of Fisheries in 2021? Fisheries Sector Fisheries sector has been recognized as a ‘Sunrise Sector’ and has demonstrated an outstanding double-digit average annual growth… Continue reading Year End review 2021 on highlight key Initiatives and achievements pertains to Department of Fisheries
India’s nuclear arsenal recently went up the sophistication curve
News: India’s nuclear capabilities have been strengthened recently due to new weapons testing. It has ignited debates around its implications for the regional stability. In the last months of 2021, India conducted 2 missile tests: 1) Shaurya hypersonic weapon test 2) Agni-P missile test. It has increased India’s sophisticated nuclear arsenal with greater diversity of delivery systems. Hypersonic weapons such as Shaurya are… Continue reading India’s nuclear arsenal recently went up the sophistication curve
Dealing with Sri Lanka
News: Sri Lanka is facing a debt crisis and it has asked for assistance from China. Sri Lanka is facing a debt crisis due to various factors, such as; Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka’s debt to the leveljust above default. Country’sforeign debt had reached 42.6 per cent of gross domestic product. It has to pay… Continue reading Dealing with Sri Lanka
What a waste: Reviving India’s sanitation systems
News: India often confuse toilets with sanitation; but they are mere repositories to receive waste. Poor sanitation and water-related issues resulted in 1.04 million under-five child deaths in India. Also, poor sanitation costs India 5.2 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) annually. In this regard, in the last decade, a massive push for sanitation, provided millions of the population with access to… Continue reading What a waste: Reviving India’s sanitation systems
Sebi issues guidelines for operationalizing gold exchanges in India
What is the news? Government of India has notified the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Vault Managers) Regulations, 2021 to create Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs). What are Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs)? These are electronic receipts issued on the basis of a deposit of underlying physical gold. This would pave the way for the operationalization… Continue reading Sebi issues guidelines for operationalizing gold exchanges in India
UPSC Mains 2021 GS Paper 3 – Detailed Solutions
Dear Friends, We are releasing the detailed solutions for Mains 2021 GS Paper 3 Questions. Click on any of the links for the detailed solution to that particular question: Read detailed solutions to Mains 2021 GS paper 1 Read detailed solutions to Mains 2021 GS paper 2 1. [Answered] Explain the difference between computing methodology of… Continue reading UPSC Mains 2021 GS Paper 3 – Detailed Solutions
Jallikattu banned in Vellore, nearby districts ahead of Pongal as COVID-19 cases see spike
What is the news? Jallikattu has been banned in Vellore and nearby districts in Tamil Nadu as there has been a steep rise in the daily cases of COVID-19. What is Jallikattu? Jallikattu is called Eru thazuval or embracing the bull. It is a bull-taming sport in Tamil Nadu that has traditionally been part of… Continue reading Jallikattu banned in Vellore, nearby districts ahead of Pongal as COVID-19 cases see spike
China-Sri Lanka ties: ‘No one should interfere in China-Lanka ties’
What is the News? The Chinese Foreign Minister is on a visit to Sri Lanka. The visit marks the 70th anniversary of the historic Rubber-Rice Pact and the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Sri Lanka ties. Note: The Rubber-Rice Pact was signed in 1952 in the wake of the… Continue reading China-Sri Lanka ties: ‘No one should interfere in China-Lanka ties’
Things to watch for as India, UK launch FTA talks
What is the News? India and the UK will start active consultation to finalize a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Must Read: What is a Free Trade Agreement(FTA) Why is the FTA with the UK important for India? India-UK FTA will be critical for India at a time when the country has walked out of key FTAs… Continue reading Things to watch for as India, UK launch FTA talks
