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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Nov 2021

Reference News:  Project Sampoorna which was successfully implemented in Bongaigaon district of Assam is a model that can be easily implemented anywhere in reducing child malnutritionThe project has resulted in the reduction of malnutrition in children using near zero

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Nov 2021

Reference News:Impact of agricultural expansion on global deforestation almost 90%, says FRA remote-sensing survey.More than half of global forests (52.3 per cent) has been converted to croplandAnother 37.5 per cent was lost to livestock grazing between 2000 and 2018Around 5

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Nov 2021

Reference News:Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that it is working on a plan to reach a services export target of USD 1 trillion by 2030. This target is nearly five times of what India exported last fiscal (FY 2020).Key PointsServic

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 10, Nov 2021

‘SonChiraiya’ brand and logo has been launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for marketing of urban Self Help Group (SHG) products.This initiative will prove to be a right step towards increased visibility and global reach for the products made

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 10, Nov 2021

After reviewing over 8,000 suggestions from the public, the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission has submitted a report and draft Bill of a new population control law (The Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill, 2021) proposing two-child policy to t

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 10, Nov 2021

Why in News?More than a year after the Union Cabinet approved a proposal to amend the list of Scheduled Tribes in Arunachal Pradesh, Parliament last week passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2021.Background:The Bill seeks to amend the nom

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 10, Nov 2021

Why in news?In order to boost domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing, Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) with an outlay of Rs 400 crore for creating state-of-the-art testing infrastructure in partnership with the private indus

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Nov 2021

Reference News:The Cabinet Committee on Parliament Affairs (CCPA) has recommended that the Winter session of Parliament be held from November 29 to December 23.Last year, the winter session could not be held due to the onslaught of the pandemic, which had wit

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Nov 2021

Reference News:Fair trade regulator CCI will identify measures to enhance competition in the country’s pharmaceutical sector for ensuring affordability of drugs after analysing findings of its market study.Need for: The study has been initiated after obse

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Nov 2021

Reference News:The rate of spread of dengue in Delhi is rampant, with the total number of cases reported in just the first week of November being 1,171. The number of dengue cases reported in the national capital in the month of October was 1,196.Measures undertaken:The spike in