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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Astronomical observations suggest that a significant part of the universe is made up of dark matter which interacts with the rest of the universe only through the gravitational pull.Many large lab experiments have tried to detect elementary particl

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 24, Feb 2022

What is Spirulina?Spirulina is an organism that grows in both fresh and salt water.It is a type of cyanobacteria, which is a family of single-celled microbes that are often referred to as blue-green algae.Just like plants, cyanobacteria can produce energy from s

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Feb 2022

Reference News:-BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed its inspection of Union Minister Narayan Rane’s bungalow in Juhu following the complaint of illegal construction and flouting of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules.What’s the issue?The

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Feb 2022

Reference News:-A 10-member Indian delegation will visit Pakistan for the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission from March 1-3.Under the Indus Water Treaty, it is mandatory to hold a meeting at least once every year ending March

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a bench to hear a plea relating to the dispute over the allocation of water of Krishna river, flowing in states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Eurybates is one of a handful of asteroids that Lucy will visit over the next 12 years.Recently, astronomers at Las Vegas were observing a star which appeared to briefly blink out because the asteroid Eurybates had passed in front of it.As Eurybates

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 24, Feb 2022

Why in News?On the occasion of World Toilet Day, Union minister launched the Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge, aimed to ensure that no person needs to enter a sewer or septic tank, unless absolutely unavoidable in the interest of greater public hygiene.OBJECTIVES:It a

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while addressing an election rally on February 14 in Imphal West, called upon insurgency groups operating in Manipur to shun violence and come to the negotiating table. He said that the menace of insurgency had been wanin

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) is expected to be implemented from this academic year.However, this scheme has many pros and cons and there are issues which still need to be addressed before it gets implemented.Concerns and challenges associate

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The central government has approved the implementation of Phase II of the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project by the Ministry of Home Affairs.It has been approved at a total cost of Rs 3,375 crore during the period