Source: Down to Earth Syllabus: GS3 – Major Crops – Cropping Patterns in various parts of the country, – Different Types of Irrigation and Irrigation Systems Relevance: Preservation of groundwater Synopsis: This Kharif season, in order to reduce groundwater depletion, both Punjab and Haryana are using Direct-Seeded Rice (DSR) method and crop diversification, to sow… Continue reading How Punjab and Haryana are switching to sustainable cropping techniques to preserve groundwater?
Miscellaneous Quiz: Disaster Management | 19 August, 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 – Aug 19th 2021
Good Morning dear reader We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: 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… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Aug 19th 2021
[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #09 : Air Marshall Ajit Bhonsle Board, Political Science Optional
Board: Air Marshall Ajit Bhonsle Sir Academics: B Tech in Computer Science from IIT Hyderabad Optional: Political Science Work Experience: Worked for 2 years as Software Engineer at Flipkart Chairman Read my DAF out loud – IIT, Flipkart, Hobbies, etc “You must be very popular in college” Who was your best friend in college? If… Continue reading [UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #09 : Air Marshall Ajit Bhonsle Board, Political Science Optional
[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #08 : Manoj Soni Board, Kerala State, Football Hobby
Board:– Manoj Soni Education: Electronics Engg. State: Kerala Hobby: football Chairman Meaning of my name Have you heard of Azeem o shan Shahansha song? Seen film jodha akbar? You studied in Mahatma Gandhi University. Tell me why Mahatma Gandhi is great? Is Gandhian Economic model practical? Why, why not? Tell me three things that u… Continue reading [UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #08 : Manoj Soni Board, Kerala State, Football Hobby
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | August 18 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 – August 18th, 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 – August 18th, 2021
Celebrating Einstein’s century (On 100th year of Einstein receiving Nobel prize)
Source: The Hindu What is the news? 2021 will mark the 100th year of Einstein receiving the Nobel Prize in physics for “his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect” Law of photoelectric effect It argues that light is made of photons and when light shines… Continue reading Celebrating Einstein’s century (On 100th year of Einstein receiving Nobel prize)
Second-generation bioethanol: It is time to launch it headlong
Source: Down to Earth Relevance: Going from waste to wealth for producing clean energy Synopsis: Second generation bioethanol can help us reduce our oil import dependency. A brief look at its advantages. Context On the eve of 75th Independence Day, Indian PM announced a new goal of transforming India into an ‘energy-independent’ nation by 2047.… Continue reading Second-generation bioethanol: It is time to launch it headlong
Finding work is work in progress (COVID’s impact on jobs)
Source: Times of India Relevance: Dealing with economic implications of COVID Synopsis: Reversing the pandemic hit to the job market is only a first step. The real jobs challenge still lies ahead. A brief look at the impact of COVID on the job market and the future challenges. Contents1 Context2 Impact of pandemic on jobs3… Continue reading Finding work is work in progress (COVID’s impact on jobs)
