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• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 11, Jan 2022

In NewsThe first phase of the census and collection of details to update the National Population Register (NPR) have been postponed at least till September 2021.BackgroundThe Registrar General of India (RGI) had in December 2021 informed the Sta

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 11, Jan 2022

Why in News?The UK is going to host the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference from October 31 to November 12.The year 2021 marks the 26th Conference of Parties and will be held in the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow.Formation of COPAbout:

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 11, Jan 2022

In NewsIndia’s unemployment rate touched a four-month high of 7.9 per cent in data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).About the latest trendDeclining trend: The numbers show a significant declining trend even before economic activi

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Jan 2022

Reference News:The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has once again missed the deadline to notify the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 rules, the third extended deadline after the Act was passed.January 9 was the last day of an extension it sought from the two parliamentary c

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Jan 2022

Reference News:Tamil Nadu grabs every opportunity to make its position clear on the Mekedatu dam issue. The state government has been opposing the project to be constructed near its border with neighbouring Karnataka and has even knocked on the doors of the Supreme Co

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Jan 2022

Reference News:Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has been appointed vice-president of the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).Mr.Patel will serve a three-year term as one of the multilateral development bank’s five vice-pres

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Jan 2022

Reference News:With a steep rise in the daily cases of COVID-19, the district administration in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Tirupattur, have banned the conduct of Jallikattu events, ahead of Pongal festival, as part of safety measures.What is Jallikattu?The bull-tamin

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The Election Commission of India has raised the expenditure limit for candidates contesting elections.The following changes have been made:The expenditure limit for candidates for Lok Sabha constituencies was increased from Rs 54 lakh-Rs 70 lakh (depending on s

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The Government is preparing to translocate the first batch of eight from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh soon after the situation linked to the current third wave of Covid-19 becomes normal, and total 50 in various parks ove

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Jan 2022

The Food Processing Ministry had inked an agreement with NAFED for developing 10 brands as the One District One Product brands under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme.Of this, six brands have been launched recently.