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For : GS-2: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSCONTEXT:Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed as the first female and first African head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization (WTO).NEWS IN DETAILS:Virtual special General Council meeting: The WTO called a virtual spe

For : GS-3: Economy, Infrastructure-Telecom SectorCONTEXT:The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the production-linked incentive scheme for the telecom sector with an outlay of ₹12,195 crore over five years.ABOUT THE SCHEME:The scheme aims to make India a global hub for

For: GS-3: EconomyCONTEXT:Cairn Energy has filed a case in a U.S. district court to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award it won in a tax dispute against India, ratcheting up pressure on the government to pay its dues.NEWS IN DETAILS:Permanent Court of Arbitration Verd

For : GS-3: Science & TechnologyCONTEXT:Russia has reported the world's first case of a strain of bird flu virus that has infected humans via birds. The outbreak of the H5N8 strain has been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO).BACKGROUNDEarliest known

For : GS-3: Economy, Labour ReformsCONTEXT:The Ministry of Labour and Employment is likely to complete the process to finalise the rules for four labour codes soon.The proposed labour codes could provide companies with the flexibility of four working days in a week.PROPOSED

For : GS-3-ECONOMYCONTEXT:One of the major initiatives for the clean energy sector that the government announced in the Union Budget 2021, was the plan to launch a National Hydrogen Mission.NEWS IN DETAILS:Though the plan was lined up, the Budget did not specify the details

For : GS-2: GovernanceCONTEXT:The National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) has been launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs along with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.NATIONAL URBAN DIGITAL MISSION:Digital infrastructure: National Urban Digi

For : GS-1: Society- Health, GS-2: GovernanceCONTEXT:The States/Union Territories (UTs) have rolled out the first phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 to cover children and pregnant women who missed the routine immunisation during the COVID-19 pandemic.INTENSIFI

GS-2: Polity, GovernanceCONTEXT:The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it will give an extra chance to those candidates who missed their last attempt for the UPSC Civil Services exam in 2020 due to COVID 19 pandemic. WHAT WAS THE ISSUE?Plea by UPSC Aspirant: The Suprem

For: GS-2: International RelationsCONTEXT:The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog met with Iranian officials in a bid to preserve his inspectors' ability to monitor Tehran's atomic program, even as Iranian authorities said they planned to cut off IAEA’