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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Oct 2021

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has recently released a report on CO2 emissions.Key findings:The increase in CO2 from 2019 to 2020 was slightly lower than that observed from 2018 to 2019 but higher than the average annual growth rate over the past decade.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Oct 2021

Israel government has approved more than 1,300 new settlement housing units in the occupied West Bank (A territory the Palestinians seek as part of a future state).The move appears to run contrary to the new government’s pledge to put ideological considerations aside an

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Oct 2021

Executive director of the World Food Programme has said that Afghanistan is on the brink of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises with more than half the country facing “acute” food shortages.What’s the issue?Taliban has taken full control of Af

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Oct 2021

Bharti Airtel has decided to opt for the four-year moratorium on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) and spectrum payments, making it the second telco after Vodafone Idea to accept the offer, which was part of the recently announced telecom relief package.Background:The Un

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Oct 2021

The Supreme Court has directed the Supervisory Committee to take an immediate and firm decision on the maximum water level that can be maintained at Mullaperiyar dam, amid torrential rain in Kerala.Background:The SC constituted a permanent Supervisory Committ

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 26, Oct 2021

Why in News?The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is organising an online event on 25th June, 2021 to commemorate 6 years of the launch of three transformative Urban Missions vis. Smart Cities Mission (SCM), AMRUT and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U),

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 26, Oct 2021

Why in News?After the pandemic, access to technology has become crucial in ensuring public health and safety, as information and access to health care have moved online.Key points:According to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA), over 390 million women 

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Oct 2021

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has moved Mauritius out of its grey list.Why is Mauritius no longer subject to FATF’s increased monitoring process?Mauritius has strengthened the effectiveness of its anti-money laundering and terror financing process, an

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Oct 2021

The Assam Government has overshot a 45-day deadline set by the Gauhati High Court for the completion of a standalone detention centre for declared foreigners.What’s the issue?The court had on August 11 asked the State Government to complete the construction of the deten

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Oct 2021

The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has recently recommended that the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse be used to carry out de-addiction programmes, rather than just policing activities.About the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse:It was created in a