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• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 28, Dec 2021

Why in News?Good Governance Index 2021 was launched on the occasion of the Good Governance Day (December 25).About the GGI:Prepared by the Department of Administration Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).The objectives of GGI are to provide quantifiable data to compare the s

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Reference News:-The government has informed the Lok Sabha that it has extended a special package in lieu of the Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh.Assistance provided:An amount of ₹19,846.199 crore under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act,

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Reference News:Amid a growing number of sexual harassment and domestic violence cases, China is set to update and strengthen its nearly three-decade-old law to protect women’s rights both at the workplace and at home.China’s top legislative body — the Standing

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Reference News-Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), launched the ‘Azadi@75 Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities- Toolkit 2022′.It is the most important governance tool of waste management – the Star Rating Protocol for Garbage Free Cities.

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Why in News?Reserve Bank of India(RBI) had issued guidelines banning the storage of customer card numbers by online merchants and payment aggregators and introducing the concept of Tokenization. These guidelines were scheduled to come into effect on 1 January but have now been postp

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Reference News:-Sri Lankan authorities between December 18 and 20 and the impounding of 10 boats for “poaching” in territorial waters have again raised concerns about the fate of the men.What’s the issue now?Fishermen from Tamil Nadu getting arrested and releas

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Reference News:-Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has for long been advocating the use of flex-fuel to power cars and motorcycles sold in India.Recently, at an industry event, the transport minister revealed that he has issued an advisory to all carma

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Reference News-Researchers of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) are carrying out tagging of Olive Ridley turtles at three mass nesting sites – Gahirmatha, Devi River mouth and Rushikulya.The exercise was undertaken in Odisha in January 2021 

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Why in News?Prime Minister launches a Portal and Logo dedicated to the Conformity Assessment Scheme of milk products, in Varanasi’ published in PIB on 23rd Dec 2021.“PM inaugurates and lays the foundation of multiple projects in Varanasi”

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Reference News:-Bollywood actor Tusshar Kapoor awarded Golden Visa.He joins a growing list of Indian movie stars, including Mohanlal and Shah Rukh Khan, who have received the coveted 10-year residency.What is it?In 2019, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) impleme