Must Read Current Affairs Articles – December 20th, 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 20th, 2021

Economy Quiz: Indian Economy – Revision – 19 December 2021

Hello friends,

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.

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 18th, 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 – December 18th, 2021

Tourism in Kashmir: Fixing Kashmir-Phase 2

News: The UT of Kashmir saw a record 1.27 lakh tourists in November, which is much higher than the previous seven-year average. It’s a ray of hope in a land of perennial crisis where people aspire for a safer and prosperous life. How to improve the Kashmir economy and its tourism potential? Boost in business: policies… Continue reading Tourism in Kashmir: Fixing Kashmir-Phase 2

Data Protection Bill: Explained: JCP prescription for data Bill

News: Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP) has tabled its report on the Data Protection Bill in both houses. What are the recommendations by JCP on Data Protection Bill? Sensitive data: JCP proposed all contracts enabling businesses to take sensitive personal data out of India’s borders will now need the approval of the central government in addition to… Continue reading Data Protection Bill: Explained: JCP prescription for data Bill

India must prepare for changes in the great Himalayan water

News:  Environmental experts discuss how human actions are impacting Earth and India in Particular. How is climate change reshaping dynamics which make our weather? Greenhouse effect causes earth’s temperature to be well below the freezing point of water. The greenhouse effect is necessary for life on Earth. However, increasing the amount of greenhouse gases increases… Continue reading India must prepare for changes in the great Himalayan water

How to read the WTO panel’s sugar report against India

Relevance: WTO, Dispute Settlement Body, Sugar subsidies News: A panel set up by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against India’s sugar subsidies. What was the complaint against India? Australia, Brazil, and Guatemala complained that India’s domestic support and export subsidy measures appeared to be inconsistent with various… Continue reading How to read the WTO panel’s sugar report against India

Summoning CEC, EC to PMO is outrageous

News: Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners were summoned by the PMO to attend a meeting with the Principal Secretary(PS) to the PM. This move has come under criticism, as the independent Election Commission of India(ECI) is a gift of the Constitution to the nation. Must Read: Independence of EC is reducing – Explained, pointwise Why the… Continue reading Summoning CEC, EC to PMO is outrageous

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