India announces new climate targets at COP26 – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction India recently announced new climate targets at COP26 under its ‘Panchamrit strategy’. It has taken a bold leap towards cementing its commitment to clean energy and letting the world know its future approach towards fighting climate change. The five-fold strategy to fight climate change, termed as Panchamrit, was announced by… Continue reading India announces new climate targets at COP26 – Explained, pointwise

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Polity Quiz: Indian Constitution – President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers – 3rd 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 – Nov 3rd 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 – Nov 3rd 2021

PSBs to introduce common staff accountability guidelines for NPAs

What is the news? The finance ministry has issued guidelines on staff accountability that aim to shield them from good decisions gone bad. Banks should revise Staff Accountability Policies based on these guidelines and frame the procedures with the approval of their respective boards. What are the staff accountability policies of PSBs? At present, different… Continue reading PSBs to introduce common staff accountability guidelines for NPAs

Kashmir’s fragility has more complex reasons

Synopsis: Recently there has been an increase in violence in Kashmir. This needs careful analysis to avoid the failure of the Kashmir Policy. Introduction Several civilians and armed forces personnel have been killed by terrorists in a series of violent attacks in Kashmir. This has led to comparisons with the situation that existed during the… Continue reading Kashmir’s fragility has more complex reasons

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – November 2nd, 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 – November 2nd, 2021

Metaverse explained by 2 media and information experts

What is the news? There is a new push in tech-firms for dominating the “Metaverse” technology. Recently Facebook renamed itself as “Meta” highlights one such push. Technology industry envision it as the successor to today’s internet. What is “Metaverse”? The “metaverse” is a network of always-on virtual environments in which many people can interact with… Continue reading Metaverse explained by 2 media and information experts

Finding a way out of India’s deepening water stress

Synopsis: India’s water crisis will increase in future, so the government, people, and all should come together to solve the issue. Introduction Recently, the draft National Water Policy has been submitted by the Mihir Shah committee. What are the reasons behind the water crisis in India? Lack of sustainable urban planning: Many cities in India… Continue reading Finding a way out of India’s deepening water stress

Digitization could ease MSMEs’ access to supply-chain finance

Synopsis: Access to formal credit to MSMEs can be provided by linking the GST system and TReDS platform. Introduction Access to formal credit continues to be a challenge for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Lack of reliable financial information is one of the main reasons. This can be solved by linking India’s GST system… Continue reading Digitization could ease MSMEs’ access to supply-chain finance

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