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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 01, Mar 2022
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Russian space agency’s threat on International Space Station

Reference News:-Amid the ongoing war, the Russian space agency has threatened that Russia could respond to the US sanctions by letting the ISS fall from space.How is the Space Station protected from such acts?It is governed by the International Space Station

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 01, Mar 2022
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The ‘Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers

Reference News:-The Himachal Pradesh government has said that it settled 164 claims filed under Section 3(1) and 1,811 cases filed under Section 3(2) of the Forests Rights Act (FRA), 2006.About the Forest Rights Act:The Act passed in 2006 grants legal recognition

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 01, Mar 2022
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Digital lending and issues associated

Reference News:-Last week, the Reserve Bank cancelled the Certificate of Registration (CoR) issued to P C Financial Services Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, which was primarily engaged in mobile app-based lending operations through an app called ‘Cashbean&r

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 01, Mar 2022
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SWIFT

Reference News:-  U.S., Europe and several other western nations are moving to exclude Russia from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), an international network for banks to facilitate smooth money transactions globally. Th

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 01, Mar 2022
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Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)

Reference News:-The Union Power Ministry has made an amendment to the rules governing the appointment of Member Power and Member Irrigation on Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) from Punjab and Haryana, respectively, thereby removing the stipulation that

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 01, Mar 2022
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Urban Employment Guarantee Schemes

Why in news?The Rajasthan government announced the start of the Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana, an employment guarantee scheme on the lines of the MGNREGA for the urban areas.What is the history of urban employment schemes in India?India has had

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 01, Mar 2022
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IVFRT Scheme

Why in News?Recently, the Government has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme for a period till 31st March 2026 with a financial outlay of Rs.1,364.88 crore.What is the IVFRT Scheme?

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 01, Mar 2022
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Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership

Reference News:-Finland and Sweden have dismissed Russia’s warnings that their potential NATO membership would have “serious military-political consequences” for the two countries.However, Russia has voiced concern about what it describ

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 28, Feb 2022
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SC asks Centre to clarify on legality of cryptocurrency

Reference News:-The Supreme Court has asked the Centre whether dealing with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin is legal in India.The Court posed the query while hearing a plea by one of the accused in the GainBitcoin scam, seeking quashing of the charges agai

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  • 28, Feb 2022
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Reference News:-Amid growing economic woes and international isolation forcing over-reliance on China, Pakistani officials have said that they are ready to scrap the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) if the US could offer a similar deal.What’s the is

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