Weekly Current Affairs Highlights – 7th to 12th June

On this page, you can read all the major news/Current Affairs of the week. On a daily basis, we are covering all relevant Current Affairs under our various initiatives. For further reading, you can refer to our following initiatives: 9 PM: Daily Current Affairs Summaries For UPSC  Daily Editorials: Daily Current Affairs Editorials For UPSC … Continue reading Weekly Current Affairs Highlights – 7th to 12th June

Places in news – Part 6 | Prelims Capsules 2021

‘Places in news series‘ is a weekly initiative by Forumias. In this series we bring you highly detailed & visually rich maps of the places that have been in news recently. Go through these maps and prepare yourself for the high scoring mapping section of UPSC Prelims. Lakshadweep Islands Why in news? New Lakshadweep regulations… Continue reading Places in news – Part 6 | Prelims Capsules 2021

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – June 12, 2021

Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today Supreme Court Directions on Migrants Without Ration Cards What is the News? The Supreme Court of India has given directions to the Centre to provide benefits to crores of migrant labourers without ration cards. What is the issue? During a hearing of… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – June 12, 2021

G7 countries (Group of 7)- Issues and Prospects – Explained, Pointwise

Introduction The meeting of G7 countries is going on in Cornwall, England. The expectation from this meeting is to draw out a framework that is inclusive and resilient in nature. The new Cornwall Consensus should be able to overcome the lacunas of the current Washington consensus. The Washington consensus supports the notion of free market… Continue reading G7 countries (Group of 7)- Issues and Prospects – Explained, Pointwise

PRAGATI (Proactive Governance And Timely Implementation) Portal

What is the News? The Prime Minister is monitoring several railway projects through the (Proactive Governance And Timely Implementation) PRAGATI portal. He has observed a lack of progress in key railway projects across the country. About PRAGATI Portal: PRAGATI is a multi-purpose and multi-modal governance platform launched in 2015. Nodal Body: The portal has been… Continue reading PRAGATI (Proactive Governance And Timely Implementation) Portal

Supreme Court Directions on Migrants Without Ration Cards

What is the News? The Supreme Court of India has given directions to the Centre to provide benefits to crores of migrant labourers without ration cards. What is the issue? During a hearing of PIL for schemes on migrant workers, SC raised the following concerns regarding benefits to migrant workers. Read Also :-Child Labour in India… Continue reading Supreme Court Directions on Migrants Without Ration Cards

El Salvador is planning to make “Bitcoin a legal currency”

What is the News? El Salvador is planning to make Bitcoin a legal currency. If made, then El Salvador will be the first country in the world to officially classify Bitcoin as a legal currency. What did El Salvador do? El Salvador is planning to make Bitcoin a legal currency. This means that the bitcoin… Continue reading El Salvador is planning to make “Bitcoin a legal currency”

Pakistan Passes Bill to let Jadhav Appeal

What is the News? Pakistan’s Parliament has passed the International Court of Justice (Review and Reconsideration) Bill of 2020. About the International Court of Justice (Review and Reconsideration) Bill of 2020: The bill provides the right of appeal to death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav against the death sentence. The bill was passed after the International Court… Continue reading Pakistan Passes Bill to let Jadhav Appeal

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