What is the news? Recently, on the 8th Istanbul summit, the Council of Turkic States has been elevated to “Organisation of Turkic States”. About the formation of the Organisation of Turkic States In 1992, the then Turkish President convened the first Turkish summit with some central Asian states. In 2009, the annual summit with the… Continue reading What the rise of pan-Turkism means for India
Centre proposes setting up new body for river-linking projects in India
What is the News? The Government of India is planning to set up a National Interlinking of Rivers Authority(NIRA). About National Interlinking of Rivers Authority(NIRA) NIRA is supposed to be an independent autonomous body for planning, investigation, financing and the implementation of the river interlinking projects in the country. Headed by: The authority is to… Continue reading Centre proposes setting up new body for river-linking projects in India
INDIAN NAVY PARTICIPATES IN INDIA, SINGAPORE AND THAILAND TRILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE ‘SITMEX’
What is the News? Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette, is participating in the 3rd edition of Exercise SITMEX. About Exercise SITMEX Exercise SITMEX is a trilateral annual maritime exercise between India, Singapore and Thailand. Aim: To enhance mutual interoperability and imbibing best practices between the Indian, Singapore and Thailand Navy.… Continue reading INDIAN NAVY PARTICIPATES IN INDIA, SINGAPORE AND THAILAND TRILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE ‘SITMEX’
Explained: What is Kamo’oalewa?
What is the News? A study in the journal Communications Earth and Environment has provided details about Kamo’oalewa. What is Kamo’oalewa? Kamo’oalewa is a quasi-satellite. This means that it is a near-Earth object that orbits the Sun and yet remains close to the Earth. Discovered by: This quasi-satellite was discovered by the PanSTARRS telescope in 2006… Continue reading Explained: What is Kamo’oalewa?
India launches the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica
What is the News? India has successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at the Antarctic. Click Here to Read about India’s Antarctic Expeditions What is the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica? The 41st expedition is being led by scientists from the National Centre… Continue reading India launches the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica
Explained: How the climate has warmed over the last 24,000 years
What is the News? Scientists from the University of Arizona have studied and reconstructed Earth’s climate since the last ice age which was about 24,000 years ago. What are the key findings of the study? The study has suggested that current temperatures are unprecedented in 24,000 years. It has three main findings, which are: Firstly,… Continue reading Explained: How the climate has warmed over the last 24,000 years
PM launches multiple key initiatives for the welfare of Janjatiya community at Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Mahasammelan
What is the News? The Prime Minister has launched multiple key initiatives for the welfare of the Janjatiya (Tribal) community at Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Mahasammelan. What are the key initiatives launched by the Prime Minister? ‘Ration Aapke Gram’ scheme in Madhya Pradesh Under this scheme, the ration will be distributed in the village itself through… Continue reading PM launches multiple key initiatives for the welfare of Janjatiya community at Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Mahasammelan
Ecological Significance of Bats – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Bats are known or suspected to be the natural reservoirs for many novel and recently emerged pathogenic viruses such as Nipah, Hendra, Marburg, Ebola and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus. There is increasing scientific evidence that the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID-19 also originated in bats. In India,… Continue reading Ecological Significance of Bats – Explained, pointwise
[Download] 10 PM Weekly Compilation – November, 2021 – 2nd week
Hello, everyone. We are posting a Compilation of the 10 pm current affairs quiz – November 2021 – Second week Click on the following link to download Download The 10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz is focused on the current affairs part of UPSC Prelims. The daily current affairs quiz consists of 10 questions based on the daily… Continue reading [Download] 10 PM Weekly Compilation – November, 2021 – 2nd week
Register Now for SFG 2022 Entrance Test
Dear Friends, We are writing to inform you that we shall be commencing with Select Focus Group (SFG) Level 1 for Prelims 2022 from 16th December 2021. SFG is one of our most innovative programs for successfully cracking the Prelims Examination. Registrations for SFG 2022 Level 1 Entrance Test are now open. You can register by clicking on the given link: https://go.forumias.com/sfg22entrance… Continue reading Register Now for SFG 2022 Entrance Test
