What is the News? NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute(RMI) India jointly releases a new report titled ‘Mobilising Electric Vehicle Financing in India’. Purpose of the Mobilising Electric Vehicle Financing in India report: The report highlights the role of finance in India’s transition to electric vehicles(EVs). Further, the report also identifies solutions for capital and… Continue reading ‘Mobilising Electric Vehicle Financing in India’ – A report of NITI Aayog
Report of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development
What is the News? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development has submitted its report to the Lok Sabha. What did the Parliamentary Panel say in its report? Parliamentary report On Pensions to Senior Citizens, Widows and Disabled: Increase in Pension Amount: The Central Government must increase the small amount of pensions provided for poor… Continue reading Report of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development
“Mission Shakti, Mission Poshan 2.0, and Mission Vatsalya” – 3 Umbrella schemes of Ministry of WCD
What is the news? The Ministry of Women and Child Development has decided to classify all of its major programmes under three Umbrella Schemes- Mission Shakti, Mission POSHAN 2.0, and Mission Vatsalya. This step has been taken to ensure the effective implementation of various programmes and schemes of the Ministry. What are the three umbrella… Continue reading “Mission Shakti, Mission Poshan 2.0, and Mission Vatsalya” – 3 Umbrella schemes of Ministry of WCD
“Cyber Volunteer programme” for Citizens
What is News? The Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) informs the Lok Sabha that a “Cyber Volunteer programme” has been rolled out. The Ministry also informed that the services of Cyber volunteers will be utilized by the State police as per requirement. About Cyber Crime Volunteers Program: Launched by: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) Aim… Continue reading “Cyber Volunteer programme” for Citizens
Status of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA) in 2019
What is the News? The Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) informed Lok Sabha about the number of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act(UAPA) in 2019. Key Data Provided by MHA on cases under UAPA: Persons arrested under UAPA: In 1226 cases around 1948 persons were arrested under UAPA across the country in 2019. This… Continue reading Status of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA) in 2019
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – March 11th, 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… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – March 11th, 2021
[UPSC Interview Transcript #58] : BS Bassi Board, Maharashtra Home State, Geography Optional, Rapping, Basketball Hobbies
Interview Date: 21/02/2020 Board: BS Bassi Background: Mechanical Engineering Current Employee: IRAS (Indian Railway Accounts Service) Previous Employee: Mechanical maintenance engineer in Steel Authority of India limited; enforcement officer in EPFO. Home State: Maharashtra Hobbies: Rapping, Basketball Optional: Geography Chairman So you have left EPFO to be an IRAS. You were in my board last year.… Continue reading [UPSC Interview Transcript #58] : BS Bassi Board, Maharashtra Home State, Geography Optional, Rapping, Basketball Hobbies
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | March 10 2021
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 10, 2021
Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today Contents1 Why India Should limit its Involvement With QUAD?2 Cyber attacks on critical Infrastructure3 Absence of Regular Chiefs in Central Security Forces4 Need for Fire Safety training and technologies Why India Should limit its Involvement With QUAD? Source: The Hindu Gs2:… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 10, 2021
Issue of Pension System in India – Explained, Pointwise
Contents1 Introduction2 Current Scenario3 Pension system in India4 Issues in the Pension system5 Need of pension system in India6 Step taken for improvement in Pension System7 Suggestions to improve Pension System8 Conclusion Introduction As per a United Nation’s report, the Population Share of the 60+ age group in India will increase to 20% by 2050… Continue reading Issue of Pension System in India – Explained, Pointwise
