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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Nov 2021

Ministry of Rural Development reaches an important milestone with the completion of GIS plans for 2 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) out of 2.69 lakh GPs under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. GIS-based planning under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is an initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development wh

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Nov 2021

Organic Farming is poised to become 75000 cr rupee market by 2025. The Indian organic market is expected to grow at an annual rate of more than 20%. However India’s share in the global organic market is just 1%. In organic food production synthetic inputs (such as fertili

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Nov 2021

One Day National Conference was organized on the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) to celebrate 25th year of PESA Act, as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.About the PESA Act, 1996:The Panchayats (Extension to Schedu

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Nov 2021

Puri heritage corridor is being developed at a cost of Rs 800 crore in Odisha.What is the Puri heritage corridor project?Conceived in 2016, the Project aims to transform the holy town of Puri into an international place of heritage.A total of 22 different projects wi

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Nov 2021

Reference News:Only little over a thousand doubtful cases in the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Assam have been referred to the concerned district commissioners for necessary action.Background:More than 19 lakh of the 3.29 crore appli

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Nov 2021

Reference News:Performance of World Bank aided project STARS was reviewed recently.What is it?STARS stands for Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program (STARS).STARS project would be implemented as a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme 

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Nov 2021

Reference News:‘Bhumi Samvaad’ – a National Workshop on Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) was held recently at India Habitat Centre here in the national capital.Talking about the importance of Unique Land Parcel Identification Numb

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 17, Nov 2021

G.S. ITopics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.Context:The government is considering reopening the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara corridor to Pakistan this week to allow Sikh pi

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Nov 2021

Reference News:The United States has agreed to provide automatic work authorisation permits to the spouses of H-1B visa holders — a move that is likely to benefit thousands of Indian professionals based in the US.As per the latest amendments, while 

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Nov 2021

Reference News:A review meeting on the performance of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission was held recently.What is the Rashtriya Gokul Mission?‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ was launched in 2014 to conserve and develop indigenous bovine breeds, unde