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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 03, Mar 2022

Reference News:-Russia and Ukraine are important centres of the global semiconductor supply chain, providing rare metals like palladium, and gases like neon, that are needed in the production of the silicon wafers present in almost all modern devices and equipment.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Mar 2022

Reference news:-The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has come out with a draft Data Accessibility and Use policy.Highlights of the policy:The policy proposes to improve data availability, quality and use in line with the decade&r

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 02, Mar 2022

Why in News?Ministry of Education, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), and World Bank have signed an agreement for the financial support towards the implementation of the STARS project.[STARS – Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States.]

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 02, Mar 2022

Why in News?India ranked 10th  out of 11 in this newly-launched health index, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).It measures the progress of 11 Asia Pacific countries across the region towards personalised healthcare.[Countries &

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Mar 2022

Reference News:-India runs the risk of being excluded from a proposal it co-authored at  negotiations, in 2020, to “temporarily waive” IPR held, by primarily Western countries, on vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics for covid-19.What are

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Mar 2022

says plea in Supreme Court:Reference news:-A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the enforcement of Fundamental Duties under the Indian constitution through comprehensive and well-defined laws.The court has asked the centre and states to

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Mar 2022

Reference newsThe Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is preparing to launch a guaranteed return scheme called Minimum Assured Return Scheme (MARS).What is PFRDA?PFRDA is the authority that operates the National Pension System (NPS), subs

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Mar 2022

Reference news:-TheRamanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians was awarded to Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, in a virtual ceremony on 22nd February 2022.She received the award for the year 2021 for her outs

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Mar 2022

Reference NewsPharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), under the aegis of Department of Pharmaceuticals is going to celebrate their 4th Jan Aushadhi Diwas.All the activities will be organised within the spirit of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mah

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Mar 2022

Reference NewsRecently, the Union Cabinet has approved the countrywide implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) with the budgetary allocation of Rs 1,600 crore for five years.Under the mission, citizens will be able to create their Ayushma