What is the News? The Indian Navy has taken delivery of its fourth Scorpene-class submarine named ‘Vela’. About INS Vela INS Vela is the fourth submarine under Project 75 for the Indian Navy. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine based on the Scorpène class. Read more: What are Scorpene Class Submarines? About Project 75… Continue reading DELIVERY OF FOURTH SCORPENE SUBMARINE ‘VELA’ TO INDIAN NAVY
At least 420 million hectares forest lost since 1990: Survey
What is the News? The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has released the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 Remote Sensing Survey. What is the FRA 2020 Remote Sensing Survey? The Survey was launched by FAO in 2018. The objectives of the survey are two-fold: To build country capacities to use… Continue reading At least 420 million hectares forest lost since 1990: Survey
Explained: Why is India hosting an NSAs’ meeting on Afghanistan with regional players?
What is the News: India is hosting the ‘Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan’. About the dialogue India is hosting the NSAs of 7 other countries including Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Pakistan and China were also invited but didn’t participate. The first such meeting of NSAs was organized in Iran. Afghanistan,… Continue reading Explained: Why is India hosting an NSAs’ meeting on Afghanistan with regional players?
[Update] UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 Official Answer Key Released
Dear Friends, UPSC has released the CSE Prelims 2020 Official Answer key for both GS Paper and CSAT paper. The Prelims examination was conducted on October 4, 2020. The final result of the CSE 2020 was declared on September 24, 2021. You can download the answer keys from the links given below. UPSC Prelims 2020… Continue reading [Update] UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 Official Answer Key Released
Announcing SFG Level 1 for Prelims 2022
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 Announcing SFG Level 1 for Prelims 2022
Polity Quiz: Indian Constitution – Governance & e – Governance – 10th November 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 – November 10th, 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 – November 10th, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | November 9th 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 – November 9th, 2021
Dear Friends We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs November 9th. 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… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – November 9th, 2021
How India’s Gati Shakti Plan can have an impact beyond its borders
News: Gati Shakti Plan can generate positive spillover effects, strengthen India’s economic ties with its neighbours. Prime Minister recently launched the Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity. Apart from the economic multiplier effect at the domestic level, the plan has also great significance in shaping India’s relations with other countries. What are… Continue reading How India’s Gati Shakti Plan can have an impact beyond its borders
