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• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 26, Jul 2021

Why in News?The Union Home Minister has recently  launched the Green Sohra Afforestation Campaign at Sohra (Cherrapunji).He also inaugurated the Greater Sohra Water Supply Scheme.Key Facts:The entire area of ​​Cherrapunji is going to be adopted by Assam Ri

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 22, Jul 2021

Why in News?The Union Budget for 2021-22 has announced a National Hydrogen Energy Mission (NHM) that will draw up a road map for using hydrogen as an energy source.The initiative has the potential of transforming transportation.NHMinitiative will capitalise o

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 22, Jul 2021

Why in News?Recently on the occasion of the World Youth Skills Day, PM Narendra Modi argued that India had laid the foundation for improving the level of skill among the youth.Key Points:According to most estimates India continues to be a country that faces one of

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 13, Jul 2021

Why in News?In the Union Budget 2021, a universal water supply scheme for urban areas – Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) has been announcedKey Facts:Period of five years from 2021 to 2026.Under this, a provision of budget of 2,87,000 crore has been made.The obj

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 12, Jul 2021

Why in News? The government is all set to establish a Central Consumer Protection Authority.What is the Central Consumer Protection Authority?The authority is being constituted under Section 10(1) of The Consumer Protection Act, 2019. Aim: To protect the

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 02, Jul 2021

Gender Self-IdentificationWhy in News? Recently, the Spanish government has approved the first draft of a bill that would allow anyone over the age of 14 to legally change gender without a medical diagnosis or hormone therapy.What is Gender Self-Identification or ‘

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 30, Mar 2021

Download the important notes on Census for Civil Services & other Govt Competitive Examinations These notes cover all the important topics on Census and are written in a very easy, short and crisp manner. These notes will help the students to revise all th

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 13, Mar 2021

For : GS-3: Economy, Infrastructure-Telecom SectorCONTEXT:The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the production-linked incentive scheme for the telecom sector with an outlay of ₹12,195 crore over five years.ABOUT THE SCHEME:The scheme aims to make India a global hub for

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 26, Feb 2021

For : GS-3: Economy, Labour ReformsCONTEXT:The Ministry of Labour and Employment is likely to complete the process to finalise the rules for four labour codes soon.The proposed labour codes could provide companies with the flexibility of four working days in a week.PROPOSED

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 25, Feb 2021

For : GS-3-ECONOMYCONTEXT:One of the major initiatives for the clean energy sector that the government announced in the Union Budget 2021, was the plan to launch a National Hydrogen Mission.NEWS IN DETAILS:Though the plan was lined up, the Budget did not specify the details