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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Nov 2021

Reference News:The annual Leonids Meteor Shower has begun. This year’s shower is active between November 6 and 30, with peak activity expected on November 17.What is Leonids Meteor Shower?The debris that forms this meteor shower originates from a small comet ca

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Nov 2021

Reference News:Citing economic recovery, the Union Cabinet has restored the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) that was suspended in April 2020 subsuming the funds for the scheme in the consolidated fund of India. However, the MPs will get ₹2 crore instea

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Nov 2021

Reference News:The Supreme Court has expressed concern over a submission by the CBI that since 2018, around 150 requests for sanction to investigate have been pending with eight state governments that have withdrawn general consent to the agency.Next Analysis-The CBI had filed t

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Nov 2021

Reference News:The 17th edition of the Climate Change Performance Index was released recently.About CCPI:It is compiled by Germanwatch, the New Climate Institute, and the Climate Action Network.It monitors climate mitigation progress of 60 countries and t

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Nov 2021

Reference News:In what has become a repeat occurrence in the city, a layer of froth was seen floating over parts of the Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj recently, with Chhath devotees standing in toxic foam-laden water to offer prayers.The froth is a sign

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Nov 2021

Reference News:Flagging “critical” levels of malnutrition and anaemia among children, the Union Government has urged the states to explore the possibility of introducing millets in the mid-day meal scheme, now known as PM Poshan.Need for and significance

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• 11, Nov 2021

About the scheme:“SMILE stands for Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”.Focus of the scheme is on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counseling, basic documentation, education, skill development, economic linkages etc

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Nov 2021

Reference News:The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) recently held a meeting with the women activists and applauded their courage and affirmed that the UN will continue to stand by the people of Afghanistan.What is UNAMA?UNAMA was established o

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Nov 2021

Reference News:The CPEC or the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is getting increasingly unmanageable with local Pakistanis unhappy with the Chinese soldiers and civilians working on the project. Therefore, Pakistan has been forced to deploy more soldiers in the area.Fo

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Nov 2021

Reference News:In a fresh push towards the creation of theatre commands to fight the next wars in an integrated manner, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) under the Defence Ministry has asked the three services to conduct studies on the structures of the new for