What is the News? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has recently recommended that the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse be used to carry out de-addiction programmes, rather than just policing activities. What is the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse? The National Fund to Control Drug Abuse was created in accordance with… Continue reading Use anti-drug fund for de-addiction services, not just policing: Social Justice Ministry
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Explained: What astronomers learnt, and didn’t, from seeing a white dwarf ‘switch on and off’
What is the News? An international team has reported a unique phenomenon where they saw the white dwarf losing its brightness in 30 minutes. These gaps in brightness have been previously reported, but the process usually takes place over a period of several days to months. What is a White Dwarf? White dwarfs are stars… Continue reading Explained: What astronomers learnt, and didn’t, from seeing a white dwarf ‘switch on and off’
Union Minister of Power & New and Renewable Energy launches the Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM)
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Green Day Ahead Market(GDAM)?3 How will GDAM operate?4 What are the advantages of the Green Day Ahead Market(GDAM)? What is the News? The Union Minister of Power & New and Renewable Energy has launched the Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM). What is Green Day Ahead Market(GDAM)? GDAM is… Continue reading Union Minister of Power & New and Renewable Energy launches the Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM)
PM launches PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission
Contents1 What is the News?2 About Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission3 What are the key components of the Scheme?3.1 First Aspect: Comprehensive surveillance of infectious diseases3.2 Second Aspect: Comprehensive diagnostics and treatment facilities3.3 Third Aspect: Comprehensive pandemic research 4 What is the need for this scheme? What is the News? The Prime Minister has… Continue reading PM launches PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission
Government sets up National Steering Committee for implementation of the NIPUN Bharat Mission
What is the News? The Government of India has set up a National Steering Committee (NSC) for the implementation of NIPUN Bharat Mission. What is NIPUN Bharat Mission? Launched by: Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education Full Form: National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy, (NIPUN) Bharat Mission. Aim:… Continue reading Government sets up National Steering Committee for implementation of the NIPUN Bharat Mission
‘CO2 emissions in 2020 above decadal average’
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings of the Report?3 Absorption of CO24 Methane5 Nitrous Oxide What is the News? The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its Greenhouse Gas Bulletin Report ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, UK. What are the key findings of the Report? Carbon Dioxide(CO2) Carbon dioxide (CO2) is… Continue reading ‘CO2 emissions in 2020 above decadal average’
Current Affairs by ForumIAS for Mains 2021
Dear Friends, This is to inform you that Current Affairs Program by ForumIAS has been commenced on 22nd October in both Online and Offline Mode. In case you missed the notification and want to enroll in the program, you can do so by visiting https://go.forumias.com/ca21. This Crash Course batch will have about 25 classes. No other classes need to be done… Continue reading Current Affairs by ForumIAS for Mains 2021
History Quiz: History – Consolidation of India after Independence – 26th October 2021
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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 – Oct 26th 2021
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 – Oct 26th 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | October 25th 2021
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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.
