What is the News? According to the Chief economic adviser at State Bank of India (SBI), India is now ahead of China in financial inclusion metrics. India’s Financial Inclusion Metrics Mobile and Internet Banking Transactions: The mobile and Internet banking transactions have increased to 13,615 per 1,000 adults in 2020 from 183 in 2015. Bank… Continue reading India now ahead of China in financial inclusion metrics
Telling Numbers: A ranking of countries on drug policies and implementation
What is the News? The inaugural Global Drug Policy Index 2021 has been released. About Global Drug Policy Index: Released by: Harm Reduction Consortium Purpose: It is a unique tool that documents, measures and compares national-level drug policies, providing each country with a score and ranking that shows how much their drug policies and their… Continue reading Telling Numbers: A ranking of countries on drug policies and implementation
Union Minister launches first-ever Mentorship Programme for Young Innovators to mark the 75th Year of India’s Independence
What is the News? The Union minister has launched the first-ever DBT-Star College Mentorship Programme. What is DBT-Star College Mentorship Programme? The programme aims to have a ‘Star College’ in every district of the country supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). Under the programme, the Star Status Colleges will mentor the newer colleges through… Continue reading Union Minister launches first-ever Mentorship Programme for Young Innovators to mark the 75th Year of India’s Independence
Gujarat retains pole position in logistics index: Commerce ministry report
What is the News? The Ministry of Commerce has released the LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States) 2021. What is LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States)? Source: Economic Times: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) had launched LEAD Index in 2018 with the main objective of ranking States and UTs on the efficiency of… Continue reading Gujarat retains pole position in logistics index: Commerce ministry report
UNESCO picks Srinagar as creative city
What is the News? The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) has selected Srinagar as part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) under the Crafts and Folk Arts category. What is the UNESCO Creative Cities Network? UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities which recognized creativity… Continue reading UNESCO picks Srinagar as creative city
What is Metaverse? – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The race between technology companies to build the ‘metaverse’ has officially started. On October 28, 2021, Facebook Inc. announced that it was restructuring and assuming the corporate name, Meta Platforms Inc. Technology industry is envisioning Metaverse as the successor to today’s internet where people shall be able to do anything… Continue reading What is Metaverse? – Explained, pointwise
[Download] Prelims Marathon Monthly Compilation | October, 2021
Hello everyone, Prelims Marathon is a specific initiative for UPSC Prelims 2021. The initiative covers subjects like History, Economics, Polity, Science and Technology, Geography, and Environment. Here, we are posting the compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of October 2021. Click on the following link to download Download For daily Prelims Marathon MCQs– Click Here … Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Monthly Compilation | October, 2021
Polity Quiz: Indian Constitution – Elections – 9th 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 9th, 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 9th, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | November 8th 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.
