News:Microsoft India and NASSCOM Foundation have launched the ‘Innovate for Accessible India’ campaign. Facts: About the campaign: Launched in partnership with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities(DEPwD), Department of Science & Technology(DST) and ERNET (National Research and Education Network under MeitY). Aim: To empower people with disabilities with the technology and tools required for… Continue reading “Innovate for Accessible India” campaign
RBI announces Rs 10,000 crore Open Market Operations(OMO)
News:The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has announced Rs 10,000 crore open market operations in a bid to increase liquidity and enhance confidence in the market amid the coronavirus crisis. Facts: About Open Market Operations(OMO): Open market operations is the sale and purchase of government securities and treasury bills by RBI or the central bank of… Continue reading RBI announces Rs 10,000 crore Open Market Operations(OMO)
RBI releases new guidelines for payment aggregators
News:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released guidelines for regulating activities of Payment Aggregators(PAs) and Payment Gateways(PGs) in the country. Facts: About:Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has defined Payment Gateways and Payment Aggregators as those entities who: provide technology infrastructure to route and / or facilitate processing of an online payment transaction and perform other… Continue reading RBI releases new guidelines for payment aggregators
Potential Fishing Zone(PFZ)
News: INCOIS has said that the Oceansat Satellite data are used to prepare the Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) advisories on the potential rich fishing areas and provide to the sea faring fishermen in all states. Facts: About Potential Fishing Zone(PFZ): Potential fishing zones (PFZ’s) are those regions where the fishes aggregate due to an abundance… Continue reading Potential Fishing Zone(PFZ)
Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Beggars
News:The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has proposed to restructure & formulate a scheme namely Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Beggars. Facts: About the Scheme: Implementation: It will be implemented in the selected cities having large concentrations of Beggar community during the financial year 2020-2021. Coverage: It will cover persons engaged in the act… Continue reading Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Beggars
Greenco Rating System
News:GreenCo Rating has been acknowledged in India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution(INDC) document submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) in 2015. Facts: About GreenCo Rating: GreenCo Rating has been developed by the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII). Aim:To facilitate companies to make a substantial improvement in their environmental performance thereby saving both natural… Continue reading Greenco Rating System
[Downloads] Prelims Marathon Monthly Compilation | March, 2020
Good Evening every one .We are posting The Monthly Compilation of Prelims Marathon for the Month of March, 2020 Click on the following link to download Prelims Marathon Compilation for the month of March, 2020
Must Read News Articles I 19th March 2020
Good Morning, We are posting Today’s Must Read News Articles below. About Must Read News Articles: Must Read News Articles is an initiative by Team ForumIAS to provide links to the most important articles of the day. It covers several newspapers such as the Hindu, IndianExpress, Livemint etc. This saves the time and effort of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 19th March 2020
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I March 19, 2020
Good Morning Friends, We are posting Todays Mains Marathon Questions About Mains Marathon- This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help/aid aspirants in their writing skills, which is crucial to conquer mains examination. Every morning, we post 4 questions for students to practice. 3 questions are based on current affairs [dynamic part] and 1 question… Continue reading [Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I March 19, 2020
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: March 18, 2020
Good Evening Friends, We are posting today’s 10pm Quiz About 10pm Quiz- In this initiative, we post 5 MCQs daily. Questions are based on Current affairs. We at ForumIAS believe that practising quality questions on a daily basis can boost students’ prelims preparation. For old Archives of 10pm Quiz, Click on “Archives” 10pm Quiz Archives →… Continue reading 10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: March 18, 2020
