CURRENT AFFAIRS

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Oct 2021

The Global TB report has been released by the World Healthy Organization (WHO).Key findings:The world suffered huge reverses in progress towards tuberculosis (TB)elimination in 2020, thanks to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.The biggest impact was felt i

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Oct 2021

The Department of Biotechnology has launched a ‘One Health’ consortium. This is the First ‘One Health’ project of the DBT.About the project:It envisages carrying out surveillance of important bacterial, viral and parasitic infecti

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 18, Oct 2021

About It :Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of compounds consisting of metal ions or clusters coordinated to organic ligandsto form one-, two-, or three-dimensional structures.They are a subclass of coordination p

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Oct 2021

Iran has produced more than 120 kilograms (265 pounds) of 20% enriched uranium,  far more than what the U.N. nuclear watchdog reported last month.Background:In September, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran’s stockpile of uranium en

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Oct 2021

Punjab Government has proposed to use the paddy crop residue as fodder for animals, especially cattle.Potential benefits of this move:Punjab produces over 20 million tonnes of paddy straw every year. Most of it is burnt in fields by farmers, leading to widespread air pol

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Oct 2021

The Supreme Court has flagged the consequences of growing digital divide.It observed, the digital divide caused by online classes will defeat the fundamental right of every child to education.How have online classes impacted children?Little children whose parents

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Oct 2021

A report on terrestrial water storage (TWS) loss- 2021 State of Climate Services- was recently released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).What is terrestrial water storage (TWS)?TWS is the sum of all water on the land surface and in the subsurface,

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Oct 2021

NASA has announced the launch of ‘Lucy’ mission. It will be launched next week.The spacecraft will fly by the Earth twice in order to use the planet’s gravitational field to assist it on its journey to the asteroids. About ‘Lucy&rsq

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 08, Oct 2021

Context:The Interpol has launched an online campaign to apprise people of major cyberthreats to help them protect their computer systems, networks and personal information from cybercriminals.The three-week campaign, from October 4 to 22, would be run pr

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 08, Oct 2021

Context:RTS,S/ASO1 (RTS.S), trade name Mosquirix was recently endorsed by World Health Organisation (WHO).It is the first and, to date only, vaccine shown to have the capability of significantly reducing malaria, and life-threatening severe malaria, in t