Source: The Hindu Contents1 What is the news?2 Major issues3 Global commitments on net-zero4 India’s stand on net-zero What is the news? Alok Sharma, president-designate of United Nations Conference of Parties (COP26), said he hoped India would consider more ambitious emissions targets. He is visiting India as part of a larger international tour, building consensus… Continue reading India can do more, hints climate official (On upcoming COP26)
Adding micronutrients to rice: how, why, and how much (On fortification)
Source: Indian Express What is the news? In his Independence Day speech, Indian PM announced the fortification of rice distributed under various government schemes, including the public distribution system (PDS) and midday meals in schools, by 2024. Contents1 Background2 How rice fortification is done in India?3 Extrusion technology4 Cost of fortification Background Read here: PM announces… Continue reading Adding micronutrients to rice: how, why, and how much (On fortification)
India ranks second in terms of crypto adoption in the world
Source: Livemint What is the news? India ranks second in terms of crypto adoption worldwide behind Vietnam, but ahead of countries such as the US, UK, and China, according to the 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index by blockchain data platform Chainalysis. Findings India was followed by Pakistan and Ukraine at rank three and four respectively.… Continue reading India ranks second in terms of crypto adoption in the world
How Punjab and Haryana are switching to sustainable cropping techniques to preserve groundwater?
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
