Author: ForumIAS
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OBOR challenge
GS2 – Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate GS2 – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests GS2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora Context China is organising ‘Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation’ which…
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Israel Palestine developments
GS2 – History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc. – their forms and effect on the society. Context On May 1, 2017, Hamas published a policy document approved by all the movement leaders.…
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Must Read News Articles – May 16
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Jadhav’s trial farcical, says India: At urgent ICJ hearing, Pakistan says Vienna Convention provisions were not intended for spies. ‘Will enact divorce law for Muslims’: The Centre promised to enact a divorce law for Muslim men if the Supreme Court, as the “guardian of the Constitution”, strikes down all three forms…
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UPSC Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – Mains Marathon – May 16
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers. 1. What are malware? Discuss the problems crated by ‘WannaCry’ ransomware in the digital payments ecosystem and the ways to tackle the same. (GS 3) मैलवेयर क्या हैं? डिजिटल भुगतान पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र में…
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Essay Test – May 13, 2017
Instructions: Write an essay on any one of the following in about 1000-1200 words. Time : 90 minutes Marks : 125 1. .The primary goal of technological advancement should be to increase people’s efficiency so that they have more leisure time. तकनीकी उन्नति का प्राथमिक लक्ष्य लोगों की दक्षता बढ़ाने के लिए होना चाहिए ताकि…
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UPSC Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – Mains Marathon – May 15
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers. 1. What is Augmented reality? Discuss its applications in the real world. (GS 3) संवर्धित वास्तविकता क्या है? वास्तविक दुनिया में अपने आवेदनों की चर्चा करें। The Hindu 2. What are…
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Must Read News Articles – May 15
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL India, Pak. to fight it out in The Hague for Jadhav today: Pakistan will be presenting its case using past precedent where India has refused the ICJ jurisdiction. Xi evokes Panchsheel as India skips meet: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday proposed five principles of peaceful co-existence or Panchsheel — the…
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – May 15, 2017
Front Page / NATIONAL [1]. India, Pak. to fight it out in The Hague for Jadhav today [2]. Xi evokes Panchsheel as India skips meet: [3]. Rs. 11,000 cr. to be spent on roads in Naxal-hit areas [4]. Alert sounded on malware: [5]. Minority status only if trusts enrol on NITI site [6]. Policy tweak to speed up defence purchases…
