CURRENT AFFAIRS

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The Election Commission of India has raised the expenditure limit for candidates contesting elections.The following changes have been made:The expenditure limit for candidates for Lok Sabha constituencies was increased from Rs 54 lakh-Rs 70 lakh (depending on s

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 08, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The Centre is considering action under the Special Protection Group (SPG) Act against Punjab Police officers following the alleged breach in security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Punjab recently.What next?The Centre is p

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 07, Jan 2022

Reference News:-An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking appropriate direction to Government of Tamil Nadu to construct a new dam as also augment the storage capacity of the Vaigai dam downstream or to take such steps to strengthen the Mullaperiyar dam ti

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 07, Jan 2022

Reference News:-A DMK MO from Lok Sabha has moved the Madras High Court challenging the constitutional validity of Dam Safety Act, 2021 on the grounds that it goes against federalism and is beyond the legislative competence of the Centre.The Dam Safety Bill was pass

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 07, Jan 2022

Reference News:-GitHub is the world’s largest open-source developer community platform where users upload their projects and code for others to view, edit, and tweak.            It is in the news after it was u

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 06, Jan 2022

Reference News:-Permanent UN Security Council members China, France, Russia, the U.K. and U.S. have pledged to prevent atomic weapons spreading and to avoid nuclear conflict.The statement was issued after the latest review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 05, Jan 2022

Context:The lack of representation of women in a parliamentary panel examining a bill to increase the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years has come under scrutiny following the comments of Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi. This shows how prejudice

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 31, Dec 2021

Context:A defamation case has been filed against Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for his speeches praising two party members for “being capable of making policemen wet their pants”.However, after the controversy, Sidhu said that the comment should

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 28, Dec 2021

Reference News:-Last week, the Centre told the Delhi High Court that the “right to be forgotten” is part of the fundamental right to privacy, but added it has no significant role to play in the matter.Petitions across courts have been seeking enforceme

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Reference News:-The government has informed the Lok Sabha that it has extended a special package in lieu of the Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh.Assistance provided:An amount of ₹19,846.199 crore under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act,