What is the News? In Budget 2022, the Finance Minister has announced that 400 Vande Bharat trains will be manufactured in the next three years. What are Vande Bharat Trains? Vande Bharat is a semi-high speed train. Currently, two Vande Bharat trains are currently in operation, Delhi-Varanasi and Delhi-Katra. They are self-propelled trains that do… Continue reading Explained: Fast-tracking Vande Bharat
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Explained: What are Ramsar Sites, and what is the significance of this listing?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Wetland?3 Wetlands in India4 Ramsar Sites globally and in India5 India’s Wetlands importance in the Central Asian Flyway (CAF)6 What is the significance of Ramsar Listing? What is the News? On World Wetlands Day, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands designated Khijadia Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife… Continue reading Explained: What are Ramsar Sites, and what is the significance of this listing?
Lok Adalats not courts, no precedent value of settlement decrees, says SC
What is the News? In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court has ruled that Lok Adalat are not courts and their settlement decrees cannot be cited as a precedent before a court of law. What was the issue? In 1984, Noida Authority had acquired the land by giving compensation for lower rate. All the landowners… Continue reading Lok Adalats not courts, no precedent value of settlement decrees, says SC
[Kurukshetra January Summary] Smart Farming: Towards Sustainable Agriculture – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is defined as climate-smart agriculture?3 What are the smart agriculture technologies available at present?4 Why is there a need for climate-smart agriculture?5 How is the Government of India promoting smart farming?5.1 “Grain Bank Model”6 What are the advantages of smart agriculture?7 What are the challenges in developing smart… Continue reading [Kurukshetra January Summary] Smart Farming: Towards Sustainable Agriculture – Explained, pointwise
Schemes/Programs/Institutions Quiz: – Feb 5th 2022
Hello friends,
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 – Feb 5th, 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 – Feb 5th, 2022
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Feb 5, 2022
Good Morning Friends, Following are today’s Mains Marathon Questions. 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 3 questions are based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam. Write your… Continue reading [Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Feb 5, 2022
[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I Feb 04, 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 3 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 Feb 04, 2022
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |February 4th, 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.
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – February 4th, 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 – February 4th, 2022
