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• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 16, Nov 2021

Why in News?At least 13 people have been found infected with Norovirus in Kerala’s Wayanad district. The state government has asked people to remain vigilant, and stepped up measures to prevent the spread of the virus.What is Norovirus?Norovirus is a bug similar to the dia

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

After the Supreme Court cautioned the Indian Army of contempt, the Centre has assured the court that it will roll out Permanent Commission (PC) option to all eligible women Army officers.What’s the issue?The Supreme Court in February 2020 directed the government to ensu

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched two customer-centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI):The RBI Retail Direct Scheme.The Reserve Bank-Integrated Ombudsman Scheme.The two schemes will expand the scope of investment in the country and make access to capita

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

The Finance Ministry has permitted seven States to borrow an additional ₹16,691 crore, linked to their having met specified capital expenditure targets in the June to September quarter.Background:States were required to achieve at least 45% of their capex targets for the year

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

The 14th edition of c0c0n, the annual cyber security and hacking conference is being organised by the Kerala Police.At the event, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has stressed the need for a national framework to thwart cyber attacks that have b

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

A Parliamentary panel deliberating on the Personal Data Protection Bill has made the following recommendations:Limit the exemptions available to the government under the current version by placing reasonable restrictions on how the exemption can be availed.The government be exem

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

Two petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court on hate speeches in the recent past.One petition asked the court to issue directions for action in such cases.The second plea sought special provisions, insisting that the IPC wasn’t enough to deal with hate speech and rum

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

If current patterns are not reversed, global temperatures will likely rise by greater than 3°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100—this will be a significant breach of the limit of 1.5°C set by the Paris Climate Agreement. The priority of the COP26 summit is to urge nati

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

Why in News?Scientists have produced electron gas with ultra-high mobility, which can speed up transfer of quantum information and signal from one part of a device to another and increase data storage and memory.2d-electron gas:Scientists have produced el

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

Why in News?Mr. Gadkari launches ‘Khadi Natural Paint’ – India’s first paint made from cow dung, developed by KVIC.The paint is free from heavy metals like lead, mercury, chromium, arsenic, cadmium and others.The eco-friendly, non-toxic