CURRENT AFFAIRS

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Feb 2022

Reference News:-There is consensus among policymakers for privatisation of public sector undertakings (PSUs), especially in neo-liberal world order, for its ability to grow faster. What is the reality of Privatisation?Performance of Privatised Firms not g

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently informed the Rajya Sabha that it does not maintain a centralised data on the total number of detention centres in the country, as powers have been delegated to the State governments “to make

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Government of India has undertaken several initiatives focusing on the conservation of coastal and marine resources through implementation of law and continuous monitoring. The Wild Life Protection Act of India (1972) provides legal protection

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Feb 2022

Aim: To provide the ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited areas in villages with issuance of legal ownership rights (Property cards/Title deeds). The plan is to survey all rural properties using drones and prepare&nb

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Delivering its judgement, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has awarded the DRC $225 million for damage to persons, which includes loss of life, rape, recruitment of child soldiers and displacement of civilians.Now, Uganda&nbs

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Data from human trials of India’s first homegrown mRNA COVID-19 vaccine are likely to be presented to authorities for evaluation by the end of the month, and company officials are aiming to roll out the product before April.The mRNA vaccine&n

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The Supreme Court has made the following suggestions on the applicability and imposition of death Penalty in its recent judgment.The judgement came in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old. The court commuted the death penalty of the convict to l

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The Congress manifesto for the UP polls promises waiver of farm loans within 10 days of coming to power and a subquota for the most backward classes (MBCs) within the other backward classes (OBC) quota to ensure maximum benefits, if vo

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Feb 2022

Reference News-A proposal was taken up at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations, in 2020, to “temporarily waive” intellectual property rights (IPR) held, by primarily Western countries, on vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics for co

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Feb 2022

Reference News-According to the latest Findings, 64 per cent of the Rs 10,990 crore collected by the PM CARES Fund between March 27, 2020, and March 31, 2021, remained unused as of the latter date.Billed as a “dedicated fund with the primary object