What is the News? Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has inaugurated the Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS) technology for the culture of rainbow trout in the private sector under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana(PMMSY) What is Recirculatory Aquaculture System(RAS) Technology? This method is used for high- density culture of various species of fish,… Continue reading Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan inaugurates RAS established under PMMSY at Awantipor
MULTILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE MALABAR 2021 – PHASE II IN BAY OF BENGAL 12 – 15 OCT 21
What is the News? The Indian Navy(IN) would be participating in the Second Phase of the 25th edition of the Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar to be conducted in the Bay of Bengal. What is Exercise Malabar? Exercise Malabar is a multilateral war-gaming naval exercise that was started in 1992. The exercise began as a bilateral… Continue reading MULTILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE MALABAR 2021 – PHASE II IN BAY OF BENGAL 12 – 15 OCT 21
Gati Shakti master plan: DPIIT to monitor, implement infra projects
What is the news? The government has recently said that the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) would become the nodal agency for monitoring and implementation of all infrastructure projects under PM GATI SHAKTI PLAN. In line with the Gati Shakti plan, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has finalised a blueprint for setting up multi-modal logistics… Continue reading Gati Shakti master plan: DPIIT to monitor, implement infra projects
Heatwave occurrences increasing in India, occurring in new regions: study
What is the news? A recent analysis by the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology(DST) and the Ministry of Earth Sciences(MoES), has found a spatial shift of heatwaves in India. With this shift weather events are now occurring in new regions in the country. About the study The study has looked at… Continue reading Heatwave occurrences increasing in India, occurring in new regions: study
Score Calculator for UPSC Prelims 2021: Calculate Your Score Now
Dear Friends, The score Calculator for UPSC CSE Prelims 2021 has been released. You can calculate your score by marking your answers in it after selecting your paper set. UPSC Prelims 2021 Score Calculator by ForumIAS UPSC CSE Prelims 2021 exam was conducted on 10th October in 2 sessions. We have releases Question Papers and… Continue reading Score Calculator for UPSC Prelims 2021: Calculate Your Score Now
Privatisation of Air India – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Government has approved Tata Group’s Rs 18,000-crore bid for the state-owned carrier, Air India. The deal, which is expected to be completed by December-end, also includes sale of Air India Express and ground handling arm AISATS. Air India had a total debt of ₹61,562 crore as on August 31. Of this, Tata… Continue reading Privatisation of Air India – Explained, pointwise
Throttling the press in J&K
Source: This post is based on the article “Throttling the press in J&K” published in The Hindu on 11th October 2021. Syllabus: GS 2 Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. Relevance: Understanding the importance of providing freedom of media in J&K. Synopsis: By denying the media freedom, the government is… Continue reading Throttling the press in J&K
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History Quiz: Medieval History – The Bhakti and Sufi Movement and Marathas – 11th October 2021
Hello friends,
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 – Oct 11th 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 – Oct 11th 2021
