CURRENT AFFAIRS

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Dec 2021

The Supreme Court has stayed further proceedings of a Commission of Inquiry appointed by the West Bengal Government to look into allegations of snooping using the Pegasus software.What’s the issue?The continued use of spyware Pegasus, which an Israeli company sells to gove

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Dec 2021

Reference News:India and Russia have blocked a proposal that would have allowed the UN Security Council to deliberate on climate-related issues.What’s the issue?The draft resolution, piloted by Ireland and Niger, sought to create a formal space in the Securi

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Dec 2021

Reference News:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced the prompt corrective action (PCA) framework for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).The PCA framework for NBFCs will come into effect on October 1,2022 on the basis of their financial position

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Dec 2021

What is the issue?India has been confronted with one of the most important diplomatic challenges of devising viable policies to deal with a Taliban ruled Afghanistan Government.What are the concerns of India with respect to Taliban?Terrorism- India had joined the international

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Dec 2021

Reference News:RBI allows Payments Banks, Small Finance Banks to conduct Govt agency business.It will be subject to the condition that the concerned bank is not under the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework or moratorium.Power of accrediting an a

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Dec 2021

Cultural Heritage’ list:Reference News:The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has inscribed ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humani

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Dec 2021

Reference News:Nitish Kumar has again raised his nearly 15-year-old demand for the status of special category state (SCS) for Bihar. Nitish has been seeking SCS for Bihar since at least 2007.Bihar’s development vis-a-vis other states:The latest report of t

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 16, Dec 2021

Why in news?According to recent estimates by Wetlands International South Asia, nearly 30% of the natural wetlands in India have been lost in the last three decades. Majorly, the loss of Wetlands is more prominent in Urban areas.Wetlands International South Asia was es

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 16, Dec 2021

Reference News-In September 2018, the RBI had permitted the banks to co-lend with all registered NBFCs (including HFCs) to increase lending to the priority sector based on a prior agreement.Following this, several banks have entered into co-lending ‘master agreements&rsquo

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 16, Dec 2021

Reference News-The centennial celebrations of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee was recently held.About PAC:The PAC is formed every year with a strength of not more than 22 members of which 15 are from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha.