What is the News? A glacier in Antarctica has been experiencing rapid melting. It has now been named Glasgow Glacier in honour of Glasgow, Scotland. This is because Glasgow is hosting the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Besides Glasgow Glacier,… Continue reading Glacier in Antarctica named after Glasgow climate summit
‘Har Ghar Dastak’ nationwide vaccination campaign begins
What is the News? The Government of India has launched the ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign. What is the Har Ghar Dastak campaign? Har Ghar Dastak is the Government of India’s mega COVID-19 vaccination campaign. It is a month-long door-to-door vaccination campaign. Under this, the healthcare workers will go will vaccinate eligible candidates in poor-performing districts. … Continue reading ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ nationwide vaccination campaign begins
RBI’s Payment Guidelines: Implications – Explained, Pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Reserve Bank of India’s guidelines on recurring payments, payment aggregator/payment gateways, and card storage have left businesses, banks, and fintech in a dilemma. What are the new guidelines issued by RBI w.r.t recurring payments and Payment Aggregator/Gateways? – Advanced notifications on payments of 5k or above: The new rules… Continue reading RBI’s Payment Guidelines: Implications – Explained, Pointwise
Polity Quiz: Indian Constitution- Centre – State Relations – 2nd 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 2nd 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 2nd 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | November 1st 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 1st, 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 1st, 2021
Ahead of COP26, Indian site highlights emissions gap
What is the news? A day ahead of the commencement of the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) in Glasgow, Scotland, India has officially endorsed a website – Climate Equity Monitor. The website was conceptualised and developed by the Climate Change Group at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai, and the Natural Sciences… Continue reading Ahead of COP26, Indian site highlights emissions gap
In the wake of China-US rivalry, India needs to reboot its ASEAN strategy
Synopsis: India needs a comprehensive effort to promote a better India-ASEAN relations. Introduction Indian PM in the recent ASEAN Summit extended his support for the centrality of ASEAN and also to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. Read more: Prime Minister co-chairs the 18th India-ASEAN Summit India and ASEAN relations Read here: India-ASEAN What are the challenges… Continue reading In the wake of China-US rivalry, India needs to reboot its ASEAN strategy
Indian students are interesting keen on overseas opportunities
Synopsis: Indian students use many methods to obtain visas to study abroad. Introduction With the international borders began opening up, Indian students are now preparing themselves to get their visas approved for study in foreign countries. How do Indian students use various opportunities to study abroad? Apart from Conventional routes, Indians also use invest-and-immigrate options for… Continue reading Indian students are interesting keen on overseas opportunities
