Contents1 What is the News? 2 Report on Global Wealth: 3 Covid-19 Impact on Indian Adults: 4 India’s Wealthiest: 5 Gini Coefficient of India: What is the News? Credit Suisse has released a report titled Global Wealth Report 2021. Key Takeaways from the Global Wealth Report 2021: Report on Global Wealth: The aggregate global wealth has risen by $28.7 trillion… Continue reading Covid leaves Indian adults poorer by 6.1% in 2020: Credit Suisse
Digital Agristack for Farmers
Contents1 Synopsis: 2 About Agristack: 3 Significance of Agristack: 4 Concerns associated with Agristack: 5 Way Ahead: Synopsis: The agricultural ministry is working towards creating a Digital Agristack for farmers. It will collect granular data to provide growers with a range of customized services like input quantity, output choice, potential market etc. About Agristack: The project will collect granular data to provide growers with a… Continue reading Digital Agristack for Farmers
Covid-19 vaccines: EU ignores India, S Africa’s patent waiver plea at WTO
Synopsis: The European Union has presented a declaration to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that overlooks the goals of India and South Africa’s combined request for an intellectual property (IP) waiver on Covid-19 pharmaceuticals and vaccines. Introduction Despite the fact that the waiver idea has the support of over 100 countries, the EU has been opposing… Continue reading Covid-19 vaccines: EU ignores India, S Africa’s patent waiver plea at WTO
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – June 24th 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… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – June 24th 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | June 23 2021
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – June 23, 2021
Mains Oriented Articles GS Paper 2 What the law says on compensation for Covid deaths What can we do to avoid the third wave of Covid? Countering a political act that has a legal garb Why does China consistently beat India on soft power? Need to rethink discriminatory policy The farmers’ protest began a year… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – June 23, 2021
Draft e-commerce rules and their challenges – Explained, pointwise
Contents1 Introduction2 About the Draft E-commerce rules3 Need for the draft e-commerce rules4 Advantages of the draft e-commerce rules5 Challenges with the draft e-commerce rules:6 Conclusion7 Sources Introduction The government has proposed changes to the e-commerce rules under the Consumer Protection Act to make the framework under which firms operate more stringent. It comes 11 months… Continue reading Draft e-commerce rules and their challenges – Explained, pointwise
Current Affairs Classes for CSE 2022 | Enrol Now | Starts 6th July
Preparing for CSE 2022 and overwhelmed by the pool of Current Affairs Material available? We know you are living in an Information Age. Sometimes information is not power. Sometimes, it is chaos. Join ForumIAS Current Affairs Classes, where we cover the entire dynamic aspect of Civil Services Examination, with crisp notes, one-pager handouts for a… Continue reading Current Affairs Classes for CSE 2022 | Enrol Now | Starts 6th July
Green Tariff Policy
Source- Live Mint Syllabus – GS 2 – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Synopsis- The green tariff policy will enable DISCOMs to supply clean electricity to consumer. Introduction- India is working on a green tariff policy and soon launches guidelines enabling power… Continue reading Green Tariff Policy
UN-backed COVAX Programme
Source- Business Standard Syllabus- GS 2 – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. Synopsis- The COVAX program struggled with its ambitious promise of providing global access to COVID-19 vaccines. What is COVAX? The COVAX program is organized by the vaccine alliance GAVI, WHO and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations… Continue reading UN-backed COVAX Programme
