Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 About Leishmaniasis:3 About Visceral Leishmaniasis(VL):4 Treatment of VL: What is the News? Indian researchers have developed a non-invasive, easy to administer, cost-effective, and patient compliant potential therapeutic strategy against Visceral Leishmaniasis. About Leishmaniasis: The leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by protozoan parasites. These parasites are transmitted… Continue reading Scientists develop non-invasive bio-nanocarrier visceral leishmaniasis therapy
Jal Jeevan Mission starts to monitor tap water supply
Source: Business Standard What is the News? Jal Jeevan Mission has launched into its next phase of measuring and monitoring water supply. Click here to read about Jal Jeevan Mission Achievements of the mission: In 2019, 7% of the rural households had tap water connections, which is increased to 41% in the last two years. … Continue reading Jal Jeevan Mission starts to monitor tap water supply
Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished gene bank
Source: PIB What is the News? The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa, New Delhi. About National Gene Bank: National Gene Bank was established in 1996. It aims to preserve the seeds of Plant… Continue reading Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished gene bank
Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme
Source: PIB What is the News? In order to boost domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched the Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS). About Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS): Launched by: Ministry of Defence in 2020. Aim: To create a state-of-the-art testing infrastructure in partnership with the private industry. Key… Continue reading Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme
[Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – August, 2021 – 2nd week
Hello everyone, We are posting a Compilation of the 9 PM current affairs brief for the 2nd week of the Month of August. Click on the following link to download 9 PM Compilation for the Month of August, Second Week About 9 PM Current Affairs Brief: The idea behind the 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief… Continue reading [Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – August, 2021 – 2nd week
Miscellaneous Quiz: Society & Development | 17 August, 2021
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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 – Aug 17th 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 – Aug 17th 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | August 16 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 – August 16th, 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 – August 16th, 2021
PM emphasis on less government interference is the way to go
Source: Business Standard Relevance: To understand the direction of the nation. Introduction: PM Modi vision/Speech on Independence Day: The government seeks to minimize government intrusion in public lives The government has repealed unnecessary laws and regulations e.g. The government has ended 15,000 compliances. There is emphasis on deregulation and freedom from state and bureaucratic interference For… Continue reading PM emphasis on less government interference is the way to go
