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India captures the rare Aurora lights on camera for the first time

Source: The post is based on the article “India captures the rare Aurora lights on camera for the first time” published in Livemint on 5th May 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Auroras?3 What makes Auroras happen?4 Do other planets get auroras? What is the News? The Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bengaluru… Continue reading India captures the rare Aurora lights on camera for the first time

India to launch its own heat index next year to quantify heat hazard

Source: The post is based on the article “India to launch its own heat index next year to quantify heat hazard” published in The Hindu on 5th May 2023 What is the News? India will launch its own composite Heat Index next year to quantify the impact of heat on its population and generate impact-based… Continue reading India to launch its own heat index next year to quantify heat hazard

CORSIA and LTAG: India to join international climate action in civil aviation from 2027

Source: The post is based on the article “India to join international climate action in civil aviation from 2027” published in Business Standard on 5th May 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is CORSIA and LTAG?3 About Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation(CORSIA)4 About Long-Term Aspirational Goals (LTAG) What is the News?… Continue reading CORSIA and LTAG: India to join international climate action in civil aviation from 2027

Findings of PLFS on FLPR: Bitter-Half Of Working Story

Source: The post is based on the article “Bitter-Half Of Working Story” published in The Times of India on 5th May 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.. Relevance: About the findings of PLFS on FLPR. News: According to the recent Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report, female labour force participation rate… Continue reading Findings of PLFS on FLPR: Bitter-Half Of Working Story

What is behind Manipur’s widespread unrest?

Source: The post is based on the following articles “Imphal On Boil – Normalisation in Northeast is key to solving inter-ethnic tensions. India must also talk to Myanmar” published in The Times of India on 5th May 2023. “What is behind Manipur’s widespread unrest?” published in The Hindu on 5th May 2023. Syllabus: GS 1 – communalism,… Continue reading What is behind Manipur’s widespread unrest?

[Answered] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I May 4th, 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 May 4th, 2023

10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | May 4th, 2023

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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.

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – May 4th, 2023

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 – May 4th, 2023

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