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• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 21, Aug 2021

Why in News?The IPCC has issued arguably its strongest warning yet on impending catastrophe from unmitigated global warming caused by human activity, lending scientific credence to the argument that rising wildfires, heatwaves, extreme rainfall and floods witness

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Aug 2021

Reference news:In recent days, the Supreme Court has voiced concern over the Government’s lackadaisical attitudetowards the large number of vacancies in High Courts and tribunals.The vacancies in High Courts are at a staggering 455, as on August 1.Concern:The court h

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 19, Aug 2021

Why in News?The government  has recently notified the rates and norms for the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme.About the scheme:The RoDTEP Scheme allows exporters to receive refunds on taxes and duties that are not exempted or r

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 19, Aug 2021

Why in news?The Odisha Forest and Environment Department decided to begin ‘Island Odyssey’ and ‘Hirakud Cruise’ ecotourism packages to islands inside the reservoir after the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions.Cattle island‘Cattle island&rs

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 18, Aug 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
• 18, Aug 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
• 18, Aug 2021

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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Aug 2021

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• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 16, Aug 2021

Why in News?Who conducts the Livestock Census?The Livestock Census has been conducted in the country periodically since 1919-20. Since then it has been conducted once every 5 years.It is released by Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.It covers all

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 16, Aug 2021

Why in news?The Delhi High Court on Thursday extended the deadline given to the Centre to nominate persons to all the vacant positions in the National Commission for Minorities by two months.The High Court had earlier directed that the nomination of all the vacant posi