Source: Livemint What is the News? The World Trade Organization(WTO) has released a report on the trends in World Agricultural Trade in the past 25 years. Key Findings of the Report: Agricultural Exports: India has entered into the top 10 list of agricultural produce exporters in 2019 with a sizable share in the export of… Continue reading India breaks into the top 10 list of agri produce exporters
Analysis by NGO reveals microplastics in Ganga
Source: The Hindu What is the News? A Study titled ‘Quantitative analysis of Microplastics along River Ganga’ has been released by a Delhi-based environment NGO, Toxics Link. About the Study: The study was carried out in collaboration with the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Goa. It studied the water samples at Haridwar, Kanpur, and… Continue reading Analysis by NGO reveals microplastics in Ganga
EU’s carbon border tax – Explained, pointwise
Introduction In March 2021, the EU Parliament had adopted a resolution to implement a ‘Carbon Border Adjusted Mechanism’ (CBAM), pertaining to which proposed that goods entering the EU would be taxed at the borders. The E.U. proposal still needs to be negotiated among the 27 member countries and the European Parliament before becoming law. If… Continue reading EU’s carbon border tax – Explained, pointwise
Geospatial Technologies for the Water Sector in India
Source: PIB What is the news? The Director-General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga has recently released a report titled ‘Potential of Geospatial Technologies for the Water Sector in India’. Geospatial technology is a term used to describe the range of modern tools contributing to the geographic mapping and analysis of the Earth. The… Continue reading Geospatial Technologies for the Water Sector in India
Indian Economy Quiz: Agriculture | 23 July, 2021
Only 2 Days left for SFG 2021 – Level 3 Entrance Test | Register Now
Dear Friends, SFG 2021 Level 3 – The last SFG for Prelims 2021 – a daily marathon PRELIMS TEST SERIES that ensures complete syllabus coverage. Students will be required to report at 7 AM every day 6 days a week to write an hour-long test based on a pre-planned syllabus, followed by a discussion on the same. SFG is… Continue reading Only 2 Days left for SFG 2021 – Level 3 Entrance Test | Register Now
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – July 23rd 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 – July 23rd 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | July 22 2021
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – July 22nd, 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 – July 22nd, 2021
India must directly engage with Taliban 2.0
Source: The Hindu Relevance: India’s future Afghan policy in the light of American exit from Afghanistan. Synopsis: India must reset its Afghan policy. Engagement with Taliban is a reality which cannot be ignored. Background With the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan in process, New Delhi has decided to ramp down its civilian presence… Continue reading India must directly engage with Taliban 2.0
