What is the News? Union minister for Jal Shakti has launched several initiatives during the 5th edition of Ganga Utsav. What are the initiatives launched? Continuous Learning and Activity Portal (CLAP) Developed by: National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG) in association with Tree Craze Foundation. Purpose of the Portal: It is an interactive portal that is… Continue reading Union Minister for Jal Shakti inaugurates ‘Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival’
Set up Police Complaints Authorities, NHRC tells Union Home Ministry, States
What is the News? The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) core advisory group on criminal justice system reforms has issued several directives to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the State Governments on the reforms in the Criminal Justice System. What are the recommendations given by NHRC? Police Complaint Authorities: State and Central Governments should… Continue reading Set up Police Complaints Authorities, NHRC tells Union Home Ministry, States
India and UK join hands to help small island nations build climate resilient infrastructure
What is the News? India and the UK have launched the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States(IRIS) Initiative. What is Infrastructure for Resilient Island States(IRIS) Initiative? IRIS is the first major initiative under the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). Aim: To make critical infrastructure in the SIDS (Small Island Developing States) resilient against all kinds… Continue reading India and UK join hands to help small island nations build climate resilient infrastructure
Forests declaration: India reads fine print, chooses to stay away
What is the News? India has not signed the Glasgow Leaders Declaration on Forests and Land Use. What is Glasgow Leaders Declaration on Forests and Land Use? It is an ambitious declaration initiated by the United Kingdom to “halt deforestation” and land degradation by 2030. The declaration has been signed by over 105 countries including… Continue reading Forests declaration: India reads fine print, chooses to stay away
Last seven years warmest on record, says WMO report
What is the News? The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has released the State of the Climate report 2021. What is the purpose of the State of the Climate report 2021? The State of the Climate report provides a snapshot of climate indicators including temperatures, extreme weather events, sea level rises and ocean conditions. What are… Continue reading Last seven years warmest on record, says WMO report
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
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
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | November 2nd 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.
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
