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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Nov 2021

Reference News:The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has extended the ongoing public hearing regarding the draft Master Plan for Delhi 2041 till November 24.The Master Plan was put up for public scrutiny in June this year.It will take the land-owning agency two

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Nov 2021

Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh has moved a privilege motion against Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy over the appointment of former MP Tarun Vijay as the Chairperson of the National Monuments Authority, a post for which, Mr. Ramesh said, Mr. V

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Nov 2021

New Zealand is hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Coperation (APEC) forum.Continued outbreaks of the coronavirus and related travel restrictions have confined the meeting to the virtual realm for a second straight year.As usual, the 21 APEC members wi

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Nov 2021

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das has sounded alarm on cryptocurrencies, cautioning investors on the potential pitfalls of the digital currency.Concerns raised: Cryptocurrencies are a very serious concern from a macro economic and financial stability point of view.B

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Nov 2021

Cord Blood Banking Services Market was valued at $1,126 mn in 2016, & is estimated to reach at $2,772 mn by 2023, registering a CAGR of 13.8% from 2017 to 2023.The rise in awareness related to the benefits of using cord blood stem cells for the treatment of chronic diseas

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 13, Nov 2021

Why in News?       A lot of factors were held responsible for bringing around green crackers.In the last couple of years, major legal battles have been fought for complete ban on the traditional firecrackers which have intensely polluted the en

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 13, Nov 2021

Why in News?This was done in exercise of its powers conferred by Section 26B of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940).The move is aimed at stopping misuse of the drug which has now been allowed by the government for prophylactic use in high risk contacts of Covid-1

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Nov 2021

Reference News:Daylight saving time was in the news this week as standard time hit the United States this past weekend, forcing people to turn their clocks back and gain an hour of sleep.What is Daylight Saving Time?Also called summer time, it is the system f

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Nov 2021

Reference News:U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Robert Spalding has announced the Digital Atlantic Charter initiative, a public-private effort focused on safeguarding democracies worldwide.About the initiative:It is created in the spirit of the Atlantic Cha

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Nov 2021

Reference News:From this year, the Karnataka government has decided to celebrate ‘Onake Obavva Jayanti’ on November 11 throughout the state.Who is Onake Obavva?Onake Obavva is a woman warrior who fought the forces of Hyder Ali single-h