What is the News? V-Dem Institute at the Sweden’s University of Gothenburg has released the ‘Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation Changing Nature?’. What is the Democracy Report 2022? Released by: Varieties of Democracy(V-Dem) Institute at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg Purpose: The report measures hundreds of different attributes of democracy. It enables new ways to study the… Continue reading Democracy Report 2022: Democracies on the slide
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Northern River Terrapin: Endangered turtles play fast and loose with borders
What is the News? Forest officials had installed GPS transmitters on Northern River Terrapin in Indian Sundarbans. After just six weeks, at least three of these turtles have travelled hundreds of kilometres and are now in Bangladesh. What is Northern River Terrapin? Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska) is a species of riverine turtle native to… Continue reading Northern River Terrapin: Endangered turtles play fast and loose with borders
HANSA-NG successfully completes sea level trials at Puducherry
What is the News? HANSA-NG aircraft has successfully completed the sea level trials at Puducherry. What is HANSA-NG? HANSA-NG is India’s first indigenous Flying Trainer aircraft. Developed by: CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories,Bangalore under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Features: The aircraft is powered by Rotax Digital Control Engine with unique features like… Continue reading HANSA-NG successfully completes sea level trials at Puducherry
Geological Survey of India Pledges to Focus on Augmentation of Mineral Wealth
What is the News? Geological Survey of India(GSI) has celebrated its 172nd Foundation Day. What is the Geological Survey of India(GSI)? The Geological Survey of India (GSI) was set up in 1851. Currently, it is an attached office to the Ministry of Mines. Purpose: It was primarily set up to find coal deposits for the… Continue reading Geological Survey of India Pledges to Focus on Augmentation of Mineral Wealth
Sanctions and their Effectiveness – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met with myriad sanctions imposed by many western nations. Imposing economic sanctions is often seen as an alternative to military intervention and escalation of conflict. The idea is that sanctions cause economic damage and coerce the target to change its objectionable course of… Continue reading Sanctions and their Effectiveness – Explained, pointwise
History/Art and Culture Quiz-March 7, 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.
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – March 7, 2022
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 time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – March 7, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | Revision Test | March 6 2022
Hello friends,
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.
[Answered] The work that waste pickers do is of utmost importance to our cities and the environment, however, they still face multiple vulnerabilities. Discuss and suggest remedial measures for the upliftment of waste pickers in India.
Mains: GS-II Introduction: Give brief information about waste pickers in India. Body: Mention the challenges faced by the waste pickers and the remedial measures for their upliftment. Mention the conclusion. It is home to more than 4 million waste pickers who generate their livelihood by facing multiple vulnerabilities. India generates 65 million tonnes of waste each year and waste… Continue reading [Answered] The work that waste pickers do is of utmost importance to our cities and the environment, however, they still face multiple vulnerabilities. Discuss and suggest remedial measures for the upliftment of waste pickers in India.
[Answered] Draft data accessibility policy can pave the way for a radical change in sharing public data for the greater good. Do you agree with the statement? Give arguments in support of your answer.
Mains: GS-II, GS-III Introduction: Give the context of Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy, 2022. Body: Mention changes proposed by the policy that will result in betterment of the present data sharing scenario for the greater good. Write few points criticizing the draft policy Conclusion: Write a sentence in conclusion with a way forward “Draft India… Continue reading [Answered] Draft data accessibility policy can pave the way for a radical change in sharing public data for the greater good. Do you agree with the statement? Give arguments in support of your answer.
