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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Mar 2022

Context: The present installed nuclear power capacity in the country is 6780 MW comprising of 22 operational nuclear power reactors. In addition, one reactor, KAPP-3 (700 MW) has also been connected to the grid in January- 2021.BackgroundIndia is not very rich in f

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 26, Mar 2022

Why in News?Recently, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Artemis I rolled out from Kennedy Space Centre.Artemis MissionAim:To land humans on the moon by 2024, and it also plans to land the first woman and first person of colour on the moon.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Mar 2022

Reference News:-Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu is planning to lead an all-party delegation to New Delhi soon to seek amendment of Article 371 (H) which has special provisions pertaining to the state in order to place it at par with special provisions meant

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Mar 2022

Context:Since March 24, 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been issuing orders and inguidelines for the containment of Covid-19 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.Under what section of The Disaster Management Act has the MHA been issuing orde

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Mar 2022

Context:Members of the Ahir community have been demanding an Ahir Regiment in the Indian Army.Legacy:The Ahirwal region includes the southern Haryana districts of Rewari, Mahendragarh, and Gurgaon, and is associated with Rao Tula Ram, the Ahir h

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Mar 2022

The 2021 World Air Quality Report was released, the report presented an overview of the state of global air quality in 2021.Released by IQAir, a Swiss group that measures air quality levels based on the concentration of Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5.Key findi

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 26, Mar 2022

Why in News?Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are heading for a political confrontation over the Mekedatu drinking water project across river Cauvery.Mekedatu ProjectOriginally mooted in 1948: Mekedatu is a drinking water cum power generation project across river Cauvery.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Mar 2022

What are solar storms?  Just as the sun keeps sending us light and heat, it also throws out a lot of other material in all directions, including towards Earth. In fact, there is a constant stream of charged particles — electrons and protons — that

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 25, Mar 2022

Reference News:-Pushkar Singh Dhami recently took took oath as the 12th chief minister of Uttarakhand.Since, according to the constitution, the chief minister is appointed by the governor, the swearing in is done before the governor of the state.Appointment of CM:

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 25, Mar 2022

Reference News:-Congress party in West Bengal has demanded that the law and order situation in West Bengal is completely broken and Article 355 should be invoked to ensure the State is governed as per the provisions of the Constitution.What’s the issue?On 2