Source: Down to Earth Relevance: Bioremediation using bacteria to address oil spills in the ocean What is the news? A new study has confirmed that bacteria with nutrients in the cold seawaters of the Canadian Arctic can help decompose diesel and other petroleum oil after oil spills. These accidents deteriorate the coastal water quality and… Continue reading Bacteria in Canadian Arctic seawater can help clear up oil spills: Study
Why ISRO’s launch of Earth-watching satellite failed?
Source: Mint, India Express, The Hindu What is the news? Recently, ISRO’s attempt to put EOS-03 satellite using GSLV-F10 into the orbit failed. What went wrong? The upper stage, powered by a cryogenic engine fuelled by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen at very low temperatures, failed to ignite. The rocket lost the power to carry… Continue reading Why ISRO’s launch of Earth-watching satellite failed?
Science & Technology Quiz: Other Technological Developments | 13 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 13th 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 13th 2021
[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – August, 2021 – 1st week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of August 2021 – First week. Click on the following link to download Prelims Compilation for the month of August 2021 (First Week) About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – August, 2021 – 1st week
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | August 12 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 12th, 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 12th, 2021
Our e-com opportunity to raise export earnings
Source: Livemint What is the news? The finance ministry’s report on Indian economy for July indicates that Indian economy is witnessing a revival. Recent rise in consumer demand among the rich nations is providing an opportunity to Indian exporters to expand their market. Parameters indicating economic revival Increase in Purchasing Manager’s Index for manufacturing sector… Continue reading Our e-com opportunity to raise export earnings
Why Indian Railways failed to attract private players to run trains?
Source: Indian Express Relevance: Issues related to Privatization of Railways Synopsis: Private sector’s interest should be taken care of if Indian railways (IR) wants to attract private capital. Background On July 1, 2020, the Indian Railways launched the formal process of inviting private parties to run trains on the Indian railway system. However, hopes of… Continue reading Why Indian Railways failed to attract private players to run trains?
Bankruptcy code reforms must be handled with special caution
Source: Live Mint Relevance: Improving the Insolvency and bankruptcy law. Synopsis: Rather than focussing too much on haircuts and debt recovery, IBC should focus on maximization of value, as intended originally. Few suggestions for reforming the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016. Background A parliamentary standing committee has called for an overhaul of the Insolvency… Continue reading Bankruptcy code reforms must be handled with special caution
