CURRENT AFFAIRS

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Apr 2022

Context:Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma have decided to form district-level committees for settling their inter-state boundary disputes.Recently, the Union government gave the seal of approval to an agreement to par

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Apr 2022

Reference News:- “The Commission for Dialogue” with the United Kingdom on the Falkland Islands was recently inaugurated by India and Argentina.The commission seeks to settle the territorial dispute over the Islas Malvinas that are known as th

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 25, Apr 2022

Reference news:-Lyric Meteor showers peaked in Indian skies on April 22nd and will continuously pass through till April 29 at nearly 10-15 meteors every hour.Lyrids are debris of Comet Thatcher, which is currently traveling at a distance of 1,60,00,00,000 kil

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 23, Apr 2022

Why in News?The Centre has said it will stop the purchase of excess parboiled rice, of which Telangana is a major producer.The demand for parboiled rice has come down in recent years.What is parboiled rice?It is rice that has been partially boiled at the padd

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Apr 2022

Reference News:-The country is likely to receive a normal monsoon for the fourth consecutive year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its first Long Range Forecast (LRF) for this year.How is it predicted?The IMD predicts a “normal&r

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Apr 2022

Reference News:-The southwest monsoon is likely to be “normal” in 2022, though rainfall in August, the second rainiest month, will likely be subdued, according to the private weather company Skymet. Key findings:Rajasthan, Gujarat, Nagaland, M

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Apr 2022

Reference News:-Valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan are resonating with loud protests by local communities against Pakistan for forcibly usurping village lands and plundering their natural wealth.Recently, a large number of people came out into the streets protesting agai

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 31, Mar 2022

Reference News:-The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) declared the season’s first heat wave and severe heat wave March 11 and the first depression March 3.Experts say this is early compared to previous years and may be because of an unexp

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 29, Mar 2022

Reference News:-Every year, Earth Hour is observed on the last Saturday of March at 8:30 pm. And while previously it brought the public out onto the roads to mark the hour, this year the famous environmental initiative went digital as many countries are in lockdown.T

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Mar 2022

What are solar storms?  Just as the sun keeps sending us light and heat, it also throws out a lot of other material in all directions, including towards Earth. In fact, there is a constant stream of charged particles — electrons and protons — that