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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Feb 2022

Reference News-Launched by the Ministry of Power, it is a hackathon competition under RDSS (Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme) to find technology driven solutions to solve the complex problems in power distribution.The nine themes for the hackathon are:

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The early 2022 edition of the Agency’s bi-annual Electricity Market Report has been published.Highlights of the report:Nations are largely turning to fossil fuels to meet the increase in electricity demand as Covid-19 lockdown restriction

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Jan 2022

A net-zero energy building is one that relies on renewable sources to produce as much energy as it uses, usually as measured over the course of a year.Homes and other structures that create almost as much energy as they use are sometimes called near-zero energy buildi

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the scheme on Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II for Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS). What is the Green Energy Corridor Project for Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS)?The Gr

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 05, Jan 2022

Why in news?Recently the government has revised the definition of MSME making it as engines of growth for ‘new India’.Why MSME is important for Indian Economy?Contributes ~ 30% to India’s GDPEmploys ~ 11 crore peopleConstitutes ~ 40% of tot

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 03, Jan 2022

Reference News:Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021 was released recently.Atal Innovation Rankings 2021:ARIIA 2021 classifies participating institutions into two major categories; technical and non-technical. Further, these rankings have

• RAOS, Jaipur
• 28, Dec 2021

Why in the news?The Union Minister of Cooperation has announced that the Centre has decided to amend the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002. This will be done to plug the loopholes in the Act.What are Cooperatives?Cooperatives are people-centered enterprises ow

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 25, Dec 2021

What is the issue?In a country perennially thirsty for reliable health data, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is like an oasis, prompting for a few comprehensive national surveys than being over-dependent on the omnibus NFHS.What is the range and scope of NFHS?

• RAOS, Jaipur
• 22, Dec 2021

Why in News: Minister of State for Jal Shakti informed Rajya Sabha about the Rain Water Harvesting.Though Water is a State subject, Central Government has taken a number of important measures for implementation of rain water harvesting through scientific manner including watershed p

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 16, Dec 2021

Why in news?NTPC Limited announced that India’s first Green Hydrogen Microgrid Projects will be set up at Simhadri near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.The projects will be a precursor to large-scale hydrogen energy storage projects and would be useful for studying an