What is the contention between Coal India and CCI?

Source: The post is based on the article “What is the contention between Coal India and CCI?” published in The Hindu on 21st June 2023 What is the News? The Supreme Court has ruled that Coal India Ltd (CIL), a public sector undertaking, cannot be exempted from the Competition Act as it found no valid… Continue reading What is the contention between Coal India and CCI?

Heatwave deaths: Why a heat stroke kills, and how to stay safe

Source: The post is based on the article “Heatwave deaths: Why a heat stroke kills, and how to stay safe” published in the Indian Express on 21st June 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is heat exhaustion?3 What are heat strokes and how do they cause death?4 What is the impact of humidity and night-time temperatures on heat… Continue reading Heatwave deaths: Why a heat stroke kills, and how to stay safe

Dead Wrong – Telangana charging the deceased with UAPA brings to life how the most severe laws are casually misused by govts

Source: The post is based on the article “Dead Wrong – Telangana charging the deceased with UAPA brings to life how the most severe laws are casually misused by govts” published in The Times of India on 21st June 2023 Syllabus: GS 3 – Security Issues. Relevance: About misuse of stricter laws. News: In Telangana, police charged the two dead… Continue reading Dead Wrong – Telangana charging the deceased with UAPA brings to life how the most severe laws are casually misused by govts

Poor productivity – Cotton farmers need genetically modified seeds

Source: The post is based on the article “Poor productivity – Cotton farmers need genetically modified seeds” published in the Business Standard on 21st June 2023 Syllabus: GS 3 – Awareness in the field of biotechnology. Relevance: About the need for GM cotton crops. News: For the past several years, India’s cotton production has been stagnating at 34-36 million bales (one bale is… Continue reading Poor productivity – Cotton farmers need genetically modified seeds

A national innovation system for pharma

Source: The post is based on the article “A national innovation system for pharma” published in the Business Standard on 21st June 2023 Syllabus: GS 3 – Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Relevance: About making the Indian pharmaceutical industry a world leader in innovation. News: Recently a closed-door roundtable on innovation in the pharmaceutical industry was jointly hosted… Continue reading A national innovation system for pharma

Precision fermentation: advantages and challenges – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is precision fermentation?3 What are the potential applications of precision fermentation?4 What are the needs for precision fermentation?5 What are the advantages of precision fermentation?6 What are the concerns surrounding precision fermentation?7 What should be done? Introduction Precision fermentation is an innovative technology that holds great promise for… Continue reading Precision fermentation: advantages and challenges – Explained, pointwise

[Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – June, 2023 – 2nd week

Hello everyone, We are posting a Compilation of the 9 PM current affairs brief for the 2nd week of the Month of June. Click on the following link to download Download About 9 PM Current Affairs Brief: The idea behind the 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief is to make aspirants aware of the important news from… Continue reading [Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – June, 2023 – 2nd week

[Download] Factly Weekly Compilation – June, 2023 – 2nd week

Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Factly articles for the month of June 2023 – Second week. Click on the following link to download Download About Factly Initiative Daily Factly is focused on the current affairs for UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2024. Under this initiative, we post, daily 7-8 articles, based on the… Continue reading [Download] Factly Weekly Compilation – June, 2023 – 2nd week

[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I June 20th, 2023

Dear 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 exam.… Continue reading [Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I June 20th, 2023

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