The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) has been formed under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to develop an internationally legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution worldwide. Under the UN Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14, the INC is responsible for delivering a global plastics treaty by 2025. The INC met in Nairobi from November 13 to… Continue reading The UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution – Explained Pointwise+ Infographic
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NCRB Report 2022
Source- This post is based on the article “One-third of all 2022 suicides were of daily wage earners, farmers, says NCRB report” published in “The Hindu” on 4th December 2023 Why in the News? Recently, NCRB has released the annual Crime in India report and the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) report for… Continue reading NCRB Report 2022
Population-level genome sequencing
Source– This post is based on the article “The transformative benefits of population-level genome sequencing | Explained” published in “The Hindu” on 3rd December 2023. Why in the News? The UK has announced the completion of half a million whole-genome sequences, almost 0.7% of its population, under its ‘100K Genome Project’ What is Population-level Genome… Continue reading Population-level genome sequencing
ALTÉRRA Fund: UAE announces $30-bn fund to boost climate investments
Source: The post is based on the article “ALTÉRRA Fund: UAE announces $30-bn fund to boost climate investments” published in “The Hindu” on 2nd December 2023 Why in the News? At COP-28, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a new USD 30 billion fund called ALTÉRRA for climate investments and transforming emerging markets and… Continue reading ALTÉRRA Fund: UAE announces $30-bn fund to boost climate investments
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Nov 25th 2023
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 The Hindu newspaper. This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites requiring a paid subscription beyond a… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Nov 25th 2023
Summary of Punchhi Commission Report
Background The Punchhi Commission was formed by the Government of India in 2007. It was chaired by Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi. The Commission was focused on Centre-State relations. This revisit on Centre-State relations was aimed to address problems previously investigated by the Sarkaria Commission, which had presented its report in 1988. The Commission examined and reviewed… Continue reading Summary of Punchhi Commission Report
Summary of Sarkaria Commission Report on Center State Relations
Background Federal theorist K.C. Wheare has argued that the nature of the Indian Constitution is quasi-federal in nature. Due to such nature, few tensions in Center and State relations are bound to arise. The Sarkaria Commission was constituted in 1983 to investigate and give recommendations for a healthy relationship between the Union and the States. It was a three-member commission presided… Continue reading Summary of Sarkaria Commission Report on Center State Relations
Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023: Legal experts divided on self-regulation provisions in draft broadcasting Bill
Source: The post is based on the article “Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023: Legal experts divided on self-regulation provisions in draft broadcasting Bill” published in “The Hindu” on 20th November 2023 Why in the News? Experts have raised concerns over the self-regulatory provisions of the Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023. What is the… Continue reading Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023: Legal experts divided on self-regulation provisions in draft broadcasting Bill
UPSC Mains PYQs Subjectwise Pages | 2013 – Present
Dear Friends, We have created subjectwise pages of UPSC CSE Mains Previous Year Questions (PYQs). All the pages are updated will the 2023 questions. You can use these pages in preparation of a particular subject. Click on the following link and bookmark these pages for your future reference. You can also access these pages from… Continue reading UPSC Mains PYQs Subjectwise Pages | 2013 – Present
Difference between Ethics and Values
Introduction: Ethics and values are two fundamental aspects of the life of humans. The determination of what is important is done by values, while ethics determine the fine line between right and wrong. What are Ethics? The set of rules which govern a person’s behaviour is known as ethics. It is a branch of philosophy… Continue reading Difference between Ethics and Values
