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• RAOS, Jaipur
• 22, Dec 2021

Black Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean. It is located between Eastern Europe and Western Asia Border countries: Black Sea is bordered by six countries – Romania and Bulgaria to the west; Ukraine, Russia and Georgia to the north and east and Turkey to the south.

• RAOS, Jaipur
• 22, Dec 2021

Why in News:Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor connecting the ancient Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi to the Ghats of the Ganga.About Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Kashi Vishwanath temple is one of the most revered and famous Hindu tem

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 22, Dec 2021

Why in News?The Central government is working on the establishment of an exclusive body to implement projects for linking rivers- To be called the National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA). Functions of NIRA:It is expected to take up both inter-State and intra

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 22, Dec 2021

Why in News?The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declared Sukhna lake (Chandigarh) as a living entity .What is legal entity?A legal entity means entity which acts like a natural person but only through a designated person, whose acts

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 22, Dec 2021

Why in News?A recent study by scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) states that the black carbon concentrations near the Gangotri glacier rose 400 times in summer.What is Black carbon?It is a potent climate-warming component of particu

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 21, Dec 2021

Reference News:-60th Goa Liberation Day was celebrated on 19th December, 2021 in commemoration of the Indian armed forces freeing Goa from Portuguese colonial rule.Why is this event significant?Although India attained independence from British rule back in 1947, i

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 21, Dec 2021

Reference News:-The Supreme Court on Friday stayed all proceedings before Justice Madan Lokur Commission, set up by the West Bengal government to inquire into the alleged interception of mobile phones using military grade spyware Pegasus, disapproving breach of undert

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 21, Dec 2021

Reference News:-The Government of India has told in the Lok Sabha that the Data recorded in the Poshan (Nutrition) Tracker have not been made public in the interest of privacy of women and children.The objective is to honour the privacy of women and children who are service

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 21, Dec 2021

Why in News?Recently ,Jia Rai, a 12-year-old girl from a naval family, swam 36 km to create awareness about autism spectrum disorder.What is Autism?Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder is a lifelong developmental disability that manifests itself during the first t

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 21, Dec 2021

Reference News:-The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to amend the Representation of the People Act to bring in key reforms including voluntary linkage of voter ID with Aadhaar.Need for linking of Aadhaar and Voter ID:This has been a demand of the El