What is the News? The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) has released a book titled Indian Agriculture towards 2030: Pathways for Enhancing Farmers’ Income, Nutritional Security and Sustainable Food and Farm Systems. What is the “Indian Agriculture towards 2030” Book? Released by: NITI Aayog and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of… Continue reading NITI Aayog and FAO Launch Book Titled Indian Agriculture towards 2030
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Explained: What are Articulated All-Terrain Vehicles and why does the Indian Army need such vehicles?
What is the News? The Indian Army has issued a Request For Information(RFI) for the supply of Articulated All-Terrain Vehicles to be deployed in Ladakh and Kutch. What are Articulated All Terrain Vehicles? Articulated All-Terrain Vehicle is a twin cabin, tracked, amphibious carrier for off-road mobility. The special design of this vehicle exerts low ground… Continue reading Explained: What are Articulated All-Terrain Vehicles and why does the Indian Army need such vehicles?
Analyse your prelims preparation today with ForumIAS GS Simulator 0
Dear Students, With Prelims examination hardly 68 days away, it is very important to analyse your preparation today and make corrections for final examination on 5th May. ForumIAS is conducting All India Free Open Test (GS Simulator 0) on 3rd April 2022. This year simulators are being conducted offline in over 20 cities. Click Here to register. With ForumIAS Simulator 0… Continue reading Analyse your prelims preparation today with ForumIAS GS Simulator 0
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Mar 28th, 2022
Good Morning Friends, Following are answers to Mains Marathon questions, we posted yesterday. About Mains Marathon – This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help/aid aspirants in their writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination. Every morning, we post 2 questions are based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the… Continue reading [Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Mar 28th, 2022
[Answered] Just as in the defence sector, India needs to reorient its approach to agricultural self-reliance with a great focus on R&D. Elaborate
Self-reliance means specialisation in commodities in which we have a comparative advantage, export them and import those in which we don’t have a significant comparative advantage. To foster innovation and technology development in Defence and Aerospace iDEX is created. It aims to create an ecosystem by engaging Industries including MSMEs, Start-ups, Individual Innovators, R&D institutes… Continue reading [Answered] Just as in the defence sector, India needs to reorient its approach to agricultural self-reliance with a great focus on R&D. Elaborate
[Answered] In spite of having one of the most successful and cost-effective space programs in the world, India accounts for only 2 percent of the global space economy. What steps have been taken by the government for the growth of India’s “space economy? Suggest the steps required for its further growth.
From a modest beginning in the 1960s, India’s space programme has grown steadily, achieving significant milestones such as Chandrayaan-1 in 2008, Mars Orbitter Mission in 2013 and NAVIC in 2018. However, demand for space-based services in India is far greater than what ISRO can supply. Steps taken by the government for the growth of India’s… Continue reading [Answered] In spite of having one of the most successful and cost-effective space programs in the world, India accounts for only 2 percent of the global space economy. What steps have been taken by the government for the growth of India’s “space economy? Suggest the steps required for its further growth.
Scheme/Institutions / Programs Quiz-March 29-2022
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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.
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |March 28,2022
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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 – March 28th, 2022
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… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 28th, 2022
Atmashakti over atmanirbharta: Learn right lessons from Russia sanctions
Context: Following the West’s stringent export controls restricting Russian state’s access to cutting-edge technology, there have been rising clamor on the need for self-sufficiency. However, there are certain points to consider before converting the goal of atmanirbharta into import substitution. What needs to be considered? First, there is no need for decoupling when there is… Continue reading Atmashakti over atmanirbharta: Learn right lessons from Russia sanctions
