CURRENT AFFAIRS

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Dec 2021

Reference News:After a gap of five months, Iran, Russia, China and the European countries resumed negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), that had sought to restrict Iran’s nuclear programme.&nb

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Dec 2021

Reference News: .There is an increased push for adopting "Hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (HCNG)". This comes in the backdrop of India’s National Hydrogen Energy Mission in the works, which may mandate fertilizer, steel and petrochemicals industrie

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Dec 2021

Context:Cabinet committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a scheme called Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS) to be continued for next five years.What will the citizens achieve from the successful roll-on of

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Dec 2021

Context:The Reserve Bank of India has been working on a phased implementation strategy for a CBDC and the pilot may be launched by the end of this year.The financial advisory services firm has listed four major use cases of CBDC in the Indian context. This includes:‘Fit-

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Dec 2021

Context:A year after the High Court struck down the Roshni Act, the Jammu and Kashmir government has now begun an exercise to retrieve the land granted under this Act to beneficiaries.Background:There are allegations related to irregularities in the implementation of the Ja

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 02, Dec 2021

Reference News:Central Information Commissioner (CIC) Uday Mahurkar recently said the era of V D Savarkar, known as the architect of Hindutva ideology, has already set in India and that his personality is above Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour.What’s the issue?

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 02, Dec 2021

Why in News?The Food Waste Index Report 2021 was recently released by the UNEP.Even though the world produces enough food to feed twice the world’s present population, food wastage is ironically behind the billions of people who are starving.Food Waste IndexT

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 02, Dec 2021

Context:OPEC+ has agreed not to increase supply in April as they await a more substantial recovery in demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Crude prices rose after the announcement and are up 33% this year.Concerns for India:India is the world’s third-biggest oil imp

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 01, Dec 2021

Reference News:-  The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's National Family Health survey (NFHS-5) data on health and family welfare issues has given rise to a flurry of chest-thumping declarations.What are the survey’s findings about population?TFR is the

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 01, Dec 2021

Reference News: –Government is set to introduce legislation that would, if passed, officially forbid Crypto-currencies. This is being done two years after drafting a Bill to ban cryptocurrencies.Eight years ago the RBI had issued its first advisory cautioning holder