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• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 20, Jan 2022

Topics Covered:Science and technology.Context: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

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 20, Jan 2022

Topics Covered:Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.Context:Last week, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati called for a more stringent anti-defection law amid a string

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Jan 2022

Reference News:-Karnataka CM Recently observed that the time has come to revisit the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act as it creates more disputes than resolving them.The chief minister’s statement comes at a time when Karnataka has been involved in

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The World Economic Forum is holding its annual meeting in Davos.Why is WEF important?The WEF summit is attended by people from across the political and corporate world, including heads of state, policy makers, top executives, industrialists,

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Jan 2022

Reference News:-Inequality Kills: The unparalleled action needed to combat unprecedented inequality in the wake of COVID-19” is a report released in January 2022 by Oxfam, a U.K.-based consortium of 21 charitable organisations that have a global presenceThe&

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Jan 2022

Context:Recently, a volcano erupted in the southern Pacific Island of Tonga, which triggered Tsunami waves around the Pacific.It is an Undersea Volcanic Eruption consisting of two small uninhabited islands, Hunga-Ha’apai and Hunga-Tonga.The&n

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Jan 2022

Reference News:-As China gears up to become the only country to have an exclusive and probably the only space station by 2024 or latest by 2030, its neighbor, India too has plans to follow suit in a few years.Recently, the Union Minister for Space Jitendra Singh a

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 19, Jan 2022

Why in  News?Earthquakes have led to major changes in the landscape of the Katrol Hill Fault.About Katrol Hill Fault (KHF)It is situated in the Kachchh region in Gujarat.A study of sediment showed that Seismicity in the Kutch region is highly complex as it

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 19, Jan 2022

Why in News?The World Economic Forum is holding its annual meeting in Davos.Why is WEF important?The WEF summit is attended by people from across the political and corporate world, including heads of state, policy makers, top executives, industrialists, media personal

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 19, Jan 2022

In NewsThe concept of Web3 used to describe a potential next phase of the internet, created quite a buzz in 2021.Web 1.0 It is the worldwide web or the internet that was invented in 1989. It became popular in 1993.