CURRENT AFFAIRS

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 29, Nov 2021

What is the issue?Several countries, including India, have so far stayed out of the JI negotiations that these initiatives lack a multilateral negotiating mandate and are an attack on the fabric of multilateralism underlying WTO.What is WTO?The World Trade Organization (W

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Nov 2021

Reference News:The Finance Ministry has allocated additional funds of ₹10,000 crore as an interim measure for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) after it ran out of funds allocated in the budget.Need for:According to its own financial

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Nov 2021

State Bank of India, the country’s largest commercial bank, has dual listed its $650 million green bonds simultaneously on the India International Exchange (India INX) and Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE). This dual listing is in line with this year’s topic of World Inves

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Nov 2021

Reference news:The pointers are indicating that India is witnessing a K shaped recovery more than V-shaped with various groups and industries recovering much more rapidly than their counterparts.What shapes of economic theory are in debate?V-shaped recovery – A V-sh

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 25, Nov 2021

What is the issue?In the process of recovery of pandemic-induced economic crisis, there’s a gap between rich and poor States due to vaccination levels and between the unemployed and the well-heeled.What is the status of economic recovery in India?The RBI projected real G

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Nov 2021

On the final day of the UN Climate Change Conference held in Glasgow, India’s Minister for Environment read out a statement promising to “phase down” rather than “phase out” the use of coal. This caused many to raise questions about India’s

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Nov 2021

Since 1991, when economic reforms began in India, several attempts have been made to reform the fertilizer sector to Keep a check on the rising fertilizer subsidy billPromote the efficient use of fertilizersAchieve balanced use of N, P and K (nitrogen, phosphorus and pota

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Nov 2021

Farmers are demanding a law for guaranteed minimum support price (MSP).What is MSP?MSP is the rate at which the government buys grains from farmers. Currently, it fixes MSPs for 23 crops grown in both Kharif and Rabi seasons.How is it calculated?The MSP is the rate at whi

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Nov 2021

The first All-India Survey on Domestic Workers was recently flagged off.About the Survey:The survey is being carried out by the Labour Bureau.It is aimed at estimating the number of domestic workers at the national and State levels, those engaged ininformal employ

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 23, Nov 2021

Topics Covered: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices.Context:Farmers are demanding a law for guaranteed minimum support price (MSP).What is MSP?MSP is the rate at which the government buys grains from farmers. Currently, it