CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 24, Mar 2022

Why in News?Recently, Tribals protested against the Centre’s Tapi-Par-Narmada link Project.Tapi-Par-Narmada Link ProjectIt was envisioned under the 1980 National Perspective Plan under the former Union Ministry of Irrigation and the Central Wat

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 23, Mar 2022

Reference News:-The tribals in Gujarat are protesting against the Centre’s Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project.About the Project:Envisioned under the 1980 National Perspective Plan.It proposes to link three rivers:Par, originati

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Mar 2022

Reference News:-The government has unveiled India’s Arctic Policy with an aim to combat climate change and protect the environment.India holds one of the 13 positions as the Observer in the Arctic Council.Policy:The Indian Arctic policy is bui

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 21, Mar 2022

Why in News?The National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC) is being set up with the Recently, the Ministry of Earth Science has unveiled India’s Arctic Policy, titled ‘India and the Arctic: building a partnership for sustainable development’.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a bench to hear a plea relating to the dispute over the allocation of water of Krishna river, flowing in states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Last month, the Supreme Court upheld the 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the All-India Quota seats for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and reiterated that reservations for backward classes were not an exception but an ex

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 14, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Tamil Nadu has rejected the idea for an exclusive discussion by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on the Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project proposed by Karnataka.Tamil Nadu reiterated its po

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The United States has said that it remains focused long-term on the Indo-Pacific region despite concerns over Russian aggression toward Ukraine. This highlights the importance of the region and the role that India has to play with regard to ensu

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 31, Jan 2022

Reference News:-In the post-COVID world, there will be new challenges- failure of climate action, re-emergence of infectious diseases, debt crises and inadequate tech regulation, erosion of social cohesion – which requires different governance model.When the instituti

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 25, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The governments of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have entered into an agreement to build a dam at Adi Badri in Yamunanagar district, which, among others, will rejuvenate the mythical Saraswati river.Adi Badri, situated in Haryana near