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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 14, Apr 2022
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India’s learning poverty has shot up’: World Bank’s Global Director for Education

World Bank’s Global Director for Education was recently in India to discuss concerns over learning losses for children due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Key Facts:India needs to do a lot to bridge the learning losses due to the impact of the pandemic.Globally, Each coun

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 14, Apr 2022
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Midday meal and supplements

Reference News:-From the next academic session, Karnataka is likely to become the 13th state to provide eggs under the midday meal scheme.The proposal comes on the back of successive surveys pointing out high prevalence of malnutrition, anemia and low im

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 13, Apr 2022
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Carbon capture and utilization

Reference News:-A group of scientists from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, IICT, Hyderabad have designed a hybrid material which can absorb greenhouse gas methane and convert it to clean hydrogen.Key takeaways They have simulated a process of capturin

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 13, Apr 2022
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Naga peace process

Reference News:-The chief of the Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, or NSCN (K), has said a solution to the “Indo-Naga political issue” would be possible if all the Naga political groups come together with a common draft

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 13, Apr 2022
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BSF team comes in 15 km to seize cattle

Reference News:-Months after the Union government enhanced the operational limits of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam, the border guarding force carried out its first operation under the increased powers to catch cattle bein

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 13, Apr 2022
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Bengal Coast faces most Erosion

Reference News:-According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences:Of the 6,907.18 km long Indian coastline of the mainland:About 34% is under varying degrees of erosion.26% of the coastline is of an accreting nature, and the remaining 40% is in a stable state.West Benga

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 13, Apr 2022
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What is MPLAD Scheme?

Reference News:-With the Covid-19 pandemic leading to the suspension of the release of funds under MPLADS and impacting projects, the Parliamentary Committee on Estimates has asked the government to release Rs five crore meant for 2023-24 in this fiscal itself so as to c

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 13, Apr 2022
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Telangana’s Dalit Bandhu scheme

Reference News:-Dalit activists from across India have appreciated Dalit Bandhu scheme.It is a scheme to uplift Dalits on all fronts and therefore activists have demanded the scheme be extended at the national level. What is the Telangana Dali

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 13, Apr 2022
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Gilgit-Baltistan

Reference News:-Valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan are resonating with loud protests by local communities against Pakistan for forcibly usurping village lands and plundering their natural wealth.Recently, a large number of people came out into the streets protesting agai

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 12, Apr 2022
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UN Reforms Security Council

Reference News:-The long-simmering debate over UN reform — and particularly over the role of the Security Council, which does not represent today’s world and which failed to prevent Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — has suddenly become

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