CURRENT AFFAIRS

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Oct 2021

China in August tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle that circled the globe before speeding towards its target.What are hypersonic speeds?Hypersonic speeds are 5 or more times the speed of sound.Concerns and implications for India and the wo

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Oct 2021

IFC stake in Federal Bank Ltd has resulted in no new coal commitment.What’s the issue?The international body had demanded in July 2021 that India’s 7th largest commercial bank should put a stop to coal financing.The bank is a key lender to firms

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Oct 2021

Ebola resurfaces in Democratic Republic of Congo 4 months after outbreak contained.Background:The Ebola outbreak in 2014-2016 killed 11,300 people, mostly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.In May 2021, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially decl

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Oct 2021

The Global TB report has been released by the World Healthy Organization (WHO).Key findings:The world suffered huge reverses in progress towards tuberculosis (TB)elimination in 2020, thanks to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.The biggest impact was felt i

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Oct 2021

Global Hunger Index 2021 has been released.Performance of India:India has slipped seven places to rank 101 among 116 countries. The level of hunger in India was ‘serious’ according to the report.It ranked fourth among South Asian countries.Only 15 other

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 19, Oct 2021

Wildlife populations have fallen by more than two-thirds over the last 50 years, according to a Living Planet Report 2020 of the World Wildlife Fund.Some facts related to Biodiversity:There has been a reduction of 68% in the glob

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 19, Oct 2021

Recently, the World Bank released the Human Capital Index (HCI) report for 2020. The index benchmarks key components of human capital across countries.India has been ranked at the 116thposition in the HCI 2020.Important FactsHuman Capit

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 19, Oct 2021

Why in News?India and ADB sign pact for development of infrastructure projects in Tripura.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $ 42 million project financing agreement for the development of basic projects in Tripura.Through this ag

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Oct 2021

India gets re-elected to UN Human Rights Council for 6th term with overwhelming majority.Besides, the US has also joined more than three years after the Trump administration quit the UNHRC over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform.Background

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Oct 2021

The Department of Biotechnology has launched a ‘One Health’ consortium. This is the First ‘One Health’ project of the DBT.About the project:It envisages carrying out surveillance of important bacterial, viral and parasitic infecti