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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 07, Dec 2021

What is food fortification?According to the WHO, fortification is the process of increasing the content of an essential micronutrient, such as vitamins or minerals, in a food item to improve its nutritional value and provide public health benefits at minimal cost.It ha

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 07, Dec 2021

Reference News-‘Cooperation has failed, but cooperation must succeed,’ wrote the All India Rural Credit Survey Committee in 1954. This verdict came five decades after the first cooperative legislation of 1904. The Governor of the Madras Presidency

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 06, Dec 2021

Why in News?A report titled, A future for all – the need for human-wildlife coexistence, was recently released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).Highlights of the Report:Conflict between humans and animals is o

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 06, Dec 2021

Why in News?Chief of the Naval Staff has highlighted that for India, with regard to naval operations, underwater domain awareness (UDA) was one of the most critical areas.Underwater domain awareness:Underwater domain awareness (UDA) is the aspect of maritime dom

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 04, Dec 2021

Reference News:The Rajya Sabha has passed the Dam Safety Bill, 2019.The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on 2 August, 2019.Concerns raised:The bill is too focused on structural safety and not on operational safety.There is inadequate compensation to the people affe

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 04, Dec 2021

Reference News:The Government has brought in few changes in its negative imports list policy. This includes:The armed forces will now be able to import defence equipment in certain circumstances even if it figures in the negative import list.This includes scenarios where

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 04, Dec 2021

Reference News:Bihar is planning to conduct State-specific caste-based exercise. This comes after a delegation of Bihar leaders led by CM had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to hold caste census in the country but later, the Central Government had

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 04, Dec 2021

Reference News:The deadline for completing projects under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has been extended for all 100 participating cities to June 2023 due to the delays caused by COVID-19 and based on a NITI Aayog recommendation in August.Smart Cities mission:GoI launch

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 04, Dec 2021

Reference News:Union Culture Minister recently made the following recommendation regarding the Paika Rebellion :“The 1817 Paika rebellion of Odisha could not be called the first war of Independence, but considering it as the beginning of a popular uprising against the

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 04, Dec 2021

Reference News:US has said that China’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons "Increases tensions in the region" and vowed the U.S. would maintain its capability to deter potential threats posed by China.What’s the issue?China’s growing military muscle and