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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Details of the conviction of cases involving human trafficking were recently shared in Parliament.Key findings:The conviction rate in human trafficking cases has been declining over the past four years. It has dropped from 27.8% in 2016 to 10.6% in 2020.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Feb 2022

Reference NewsThe NHRC recently held a discussion on “protection of the basic human rights of refugees and asylum seekers in India”.During the meet, the participants expressed concern over the issue of India not having a specific law for refugees and a

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Tamil Nadu has made clear to the Supreme Court that it does not want the Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) to be set up in a sensitive ecological zone in the Western Ghats at great cost to wildlife, biodiversity, and by ignoring the local opposition and p

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Feb 2022

Context:The Supreme Court has set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying a controversial State law which provides 75% reservation for local youths in private sector jobs earning less than ₹30,000 a month.The story so far:The Haryana government ha

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has estimated that the global photovoltaic waste will touch 78 million tonnes by 2050.India is expected to be one of the top five generators of such waste.Key takeaways While India

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Feb 2022

Reference News: Government approved a new scheme “New India Literacy Programme for the period FYs 2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education to align with National Education Policy 2020 and Budget Announcements 2021-22. The National Educ

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Last month, the Supreme Court upheld the 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the All-India Quota seats for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and reiterated that reservations for backward classes were not an exception but an ex

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Feb 2022

Reference newsThe FM’s Budget-speech announcement that new legislation would replace the SEZ Act came as a shock amid reports that the government was considering a new lease of life for SEZs.What is a SEZ?A special economic zone (SEZ) is an are

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Feb 2022

Reference News:-India, being a tropical country, has a significant edge in green hydrogen production due to its favourable geographic conditions and abundant natural resources.Producing hydrogen from renewables in India is likely to be cheaper than

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Feb 2022

Reference News:-China has equated the India, U.S., Australia, Japan Quad grouping with the AUKUS (Australia, U.K., U.S.) defence pact, calling both “exclusive cliques” part of the Biden administration’s “ill-intentioned”&