What are Millets and its benefits? Millet is a common term to categorize small-seeded grasses that are often termed nutri-cereals or dryland-cereals. It includes jowar (sorghum), bajra (pearl millet) and ragi (finger millet), small millet, foxtail millet, proso millet, barnyard millet, kodo millet and other millets. Benefits of millets- Nutrition- High in dietary fibre, nutri-cereals… Continue reading Importance of Nutri-cereals
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UNSC Reforms
How UN performed all these years? During cold war years: The UN had little room to implement noble visions of peace, development and human rights. Post-Cold War years: Regarded as the golden age of the UN. It was actively involved in peacekeeping missions, nation-building interventions and promotion of universal human rights. New Cold War years:… Continue reading UNSC Reforms
2+2 dialogue amid U.S. presidential election
What is 2+2 Dialogue? It is a format of dialogue where the defense and foreign ministers or secretaries meet with their counterparts from another country. 2+2 Ministerial is the highest-level institutional mechanism between the two countries. India holds such talks with Australia, at the foreign secretary and defense secretary level but with Japan and the US at the ministerial level. First was held in… Continue reading 2+2 dialogue amid U.S. presidential election
Session on “Answer Writing for Mains 2020” | 25th October at 11 AM
Dear Friends, ForumIAS held 3 sessions earlier this month setting the Post Prelims Agenda. We will be holding LIVE Session on Answer Writing for Mains 2020 on 25th August 2020 at 11:00 AM In this session, we will discuss answer writing from the basics. So this one will be helpful for beginners as well. But more… Continue reading Session on “Answer Writing for Mains 2020” | 25th October at 11 AM
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon (Geography)| October 23rd 2020
Good Morning Friends, We are Posting Today’s Prelims Marathon [WpProQuiz 1834]
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: October 22nd,2020
Good Evening Friends, We are posting today’s 10pm Current Affairs Quiz [WpProQuiz 1833]
9 PM Daily Brief – October 22nd, 2020
Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS-1 The plight of Sanitation workers GS-2 NEP: Computational Thinking Precautions during festive season GS-3 Digital payment system in India Durga Puja and Economy 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLY 1.The plight of Sanitation workers Source: The Hindu Syllabus: GS-1- Society… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – October 22nd, 2020
COVID/Corona Vaccine development in India: Progress and challenges
News: At present development of 34 COVID/Corona Vaccine candidates, is at Clinical Trials Level. 8 COVID/Corona Vaccines are on the 3rd stage of Clinical Trials. News developments In India at least 8 COVID/Corona Vaccine candidates are being developed, of there almost 3 vaccine candidates at advanced stages of development. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine or ChAdOx1 is… Continue reading COVID/Corona Vaccine development in India: Progress and challenges
Durga Puja and Economy
How important are festivals for the economy? In 2020, the projected size of the Durga Puja economy could be about 2 lakh crores (13-14% of West Bengal’s GDP). Puja shopping for apparel, shoes, electronic gadgets, spending over idols, pandals, and tourism, all contribute to the economy. Contribution of Durga puja festival to the economy is… Continue reading Durga Puja and Economy
Digital payment system in India
What is the role of RBI in the evolution of digital payment in India? RTGS- This system enables the transfer of money from one bank account to another on a “real-time” and on “gross” basis. Settlement happens in real-time. The large value payments on stock trading, government bond trading and other customer payments were covered… Continue reading Digital payment system in India
