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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Jan 2022

Reference News:-Russia blew up one of its old satellites in November in a missile test that sparked international anger because of the space debris it scattered around the Earth’s orbit.Recently, a Chinese satellite (Tsinghua Science Satellite) had a ne

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The first moonbound rocket and spacecraft of NASA’s Artemis program are expected to do a “wet dress rehearsal” on the launch pad in February.What is Artemis?Artemis– Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrody

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Jan 2022

Reference News:-Reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local body elections sans empirical base can no more be sustainable in law.Supreme Court’s latest order in Rahul Ramesh Wagh v. State of Maharashtra &Ors. makes it mandatory t

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 22, Jan 2022

Why in News?National Solar Energy Federation of India predicted India could generate over 34,600 tonnes of cumulative solar waste in India by 2030.With India’s ambitious solar target of 280 GW by 2030, it is time to formulate a sound solar waste management policyWhat

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 21, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The capital of Indonesia is being shifted from Jakarta to East Kalimantan, and will be called Nusantara (situated to the east of Borneo island).What is the reason for this?Increasing environmental issues that Jakarta has bee

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 21, Jan 2022

Reference News:-Last week, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati called for a more stringent anti-defection law amid a string of politicians switching parties ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election beginning next month.What’s the issue?The practice

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 21, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The Houthi rebels of Yemen have claimed responsibility for the suspected drone attack in Abu Dhabi recently, which killed three people, including two Indians.What’s the issue?One of the Arab world’s poorest countries, Yemen h

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 21, Jan 2022

Reference News:-A comprehensive estimate of the global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), covering 204 countries and territories, was published recently in The Lancet.The report is titled- Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) report.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 21, Jan 2022

Reference News:-By dramatically expanding basic public services, the government can create the jobs that India’s youth desperately needWhat is the state of unemployment in India?Unemployment rate has risen from about 15.66% in 2016-17 to 28.26% in 2020-21India&

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 21, Jan 2022

Reference News:-China has built an artificial moon research facility that is capable of lowering the gravity level using magnetism.The research facility is scheduled to officially launch later this year.This research facility is also said to be the first of its