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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 21, Oct 2021

Ahead of UP Elections, political parties are now having a rethink on aligning with those who have a criminal background but also enjoy influence in their areas.Background:The Supreme Court had warned the Parliament about the advent of criminals in politics and also imposed fines o

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Oct 2021

204th birth anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was recently observed.He was born on October 17, 1817.Who was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan?Sir syed Ahmed khan was a teacher, politician,social reformer etc.He was also the founder of Aligarh muslim University.Wh

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Oct 2021

Global Hunger Index 2021 has been released.Performance of India:India has slipped seven places to rank 101 among 116 countries. The level of hunger in India was ‘serious’ according to the report.It ranked fourth among South Asian countries.Only 15 other

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 19, Oct 2021

Recently, the World Bank released the Human Capital Index (HCI) report for 2020. The index benchmarks key components of human capital across countries.India has been ranked at the 116thposition in the HCI 2020.Important FactsHuman Capit

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 13, Oct 2021

About ICIJThe International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), legally International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Inc., is an independent global network of 280 investigative journalists and over 100 media organizations span

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Oct 2021

Bangladesh is planning to send more than 80,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island-Bhasan Char- in the Bay of Bengal after sealing an agreement for the United Nations to provide help.Some 19,000 of the Muslim refugees from Myanmar have already relocated from crowded camps o

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 07, Oct 2021

Gujarat High Court had taken suo motu cognizance of the slow death of Sabarmati river due to effluent discharge. In this regard, it has delivered a judgement recently.The High Court order:Industrial units found to have discharged pollutants into the Sabarmati river in Gujarat wi

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 06, Oct 2021

The Supreme Court is all set to go into an affidavit filed by the environment ministry October 2020 on the use of so-called green and improved fireworks — hearing a case that could well decide whether this Diwali will see fireworks.What’s the issue?The Minist

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 06, Oct 2021

Judiciary, though an organ of the state, is not specifically mentioned in Article 12, unlike the executive and the legislature. Whether the judiciary comes under the definition of ‘state’ or not depends on the type of function carried out by the courts.In the exercise

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 06, Oct 2021

The term “State” is defined under Article 12 of Part III (Fundamental Rights) of the Constitution of India.The definition of State provided under Article 12 is inclusive but not exhaustive and there are certain authorities and instrumentalit