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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The National Green Tribunal has decided to club eight ongoing cases on fly ash mismanagement and accidents filed between 2013 and 2020.This is a significant acknowledgement of the country’s fly ash crisis and could usher in bet

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a petition challenging sections of the Right to Education Act of 2009 which exclude vedic pathsalas , madrasas and institutions imparting religious education from its ambit.The Court

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 15, Feb 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
• 14, Feb 2022

Why in News? As per a new Study, swapping fossil fuel-based vehicles with vehicles powered by cleaner fuels can decrease the emission of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by 76%.Background:The aim of the study was to document the effect of various polluta

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 14, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The Navy is set to hold the 12th President’s Fleet Review (PFR) at Visakhapatnam and few days from that it will host the largest multilateral exercise in this region, Milan 2022.Key takeaways Milan 2022 will see participation of all

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 14, Feb 2022

Context: Estimates of the cost to the world in 2020 from cyber-attacks/ cyber crimes is believed to be more than $1 trillion and in 2021 it is likely to range between $3trillion-$4 trillion.US defence secretary warned that the world had to prepare for a kind of &l

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 14, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Tamil Nadu has rejected the idea for an exclusive discussion by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on the Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project proposed by Karnataka.Tamil Nadu reiterated its po

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 14, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Amid the row over wearing hijab in schools and colleges, Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh has said the Uniform Civil Code is the “need of the hour” and it should be discussed both in Parliament and in society.What’s the is

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 14, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The Supreme Court recently decided to examine a habeas corpus plea made by the children of a Pakistan national who they believe has been unlawfully detained for seven years.Important value additions The Indian Constitution empowers the Supreme

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 14, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The interim trade agreement between India and Australia is unlikely to include items that both sides consider “sensitive”.The Indian and Australian negotiators will have the final “interim agreement” ready in 30 days and tha