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• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 05, Nov 2020

Why in News?Enhanced PINAKA rocket, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been successfully flight tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha today, 04 November 2020.About Pinaka MissileThe Pinaka MK-II Rocket is modi

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 02, Nov 2020

Topic: For Prelims and MainsThe Future of Earth Report 2020Why in News?Recently the South Asia Future Earth Regional Office, Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science released “The Future of Earth, 2020” reportAim: The report was prepared wi

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 30, Oct 2020

Topics: GS II (Constitutional Bodies) /Pre & MainWhy in News? The Chairman Shri N.K Singh and Members of the 15th Finance Commission had recently held a virtual meeting with the Chairmen of previous Finance Commissions.They discussed the roles of Finance Commission in the pa

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 29, Oct 2020

Topic: For Prelims & MainsGS IIIHow has China recovered?While much of the global economies are impacted by the Covid-19, China’s GDP growth has recovered sharply.This is a result of a bounceback in manufacturing output and a public spending boost.China’s re

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 28, Oct 2020

Why in News?A meeting of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) was held recently.The Board, after detailed deliberations, approved the following regulations:International Financial Services Centres Authority (Bullion Exchange) Regulations, 2020Inte

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 27, Oct 2020

Why in News?Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh addresses the 1st ever Ministerial Meeting of G-20 Anti-Corruption Working Group Dr Jitendra Singh referred to the India’s Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, which the Modi government amended after 30 years in 2018 to introduc

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 26, Oct 2020

Why in News?The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for issuing a notification last month that asked for no coercive action against telecom companies even though they had not paid the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues by the stipulated

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 21, Oct 2020

Why in news?In line with Government’s objective of bringing Good Governance through Transparency, Participation and Accountability in all Government Schemes, Ministry of Rural Development has decided to institutionalize social audits in its major schemes.What is social aud

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 22, Oct 0221

Why in News?The Health Ministry has categorised Delta Plus variant of coronavirus as a ‘variant of concern’. It has been detected in many states.What is a ‘variant of concern’?It is one for which there is evidence of:An increase in transmiss