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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Nov 2021

Reference News:Schools are reopening for physical classes after 18 months of closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although a variety of efforts were taken by many schools and governments to reach them through remote education, surveys are now showing that only a minority

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Nov 2021

Reference News:On November 24, at around 11.50 am (IST), NASA will launch the agency’s first planetary defense test mission named the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).The spacecraft will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Fo

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 16, Nov 2021

Why in News?At least 13 people have been found infected with Norovirus in Kerala’s Wayanad district. The state government has asked people to remain vigilant, and stepped up measures to prevent the spread of the virus.What is Norovirus?Norovirus is a bug similar to the dia

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

The 14th edition of c0c0n, the annual cyber security and hacking conference is being organised by the Kerala Police.At the event, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has stressed the need for a national framework to thwart cyber attacks that have b

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

Why in News?Scientists have produced electron gas with ultra-high mobility, which can speed up transfer of quantum information and signal from one part of a device to another and increase data storage and memory.2d-electron gas:Scientists have produced el

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Nov 2021

Cord Blood Banking Services Market was valued at $1,126 mn in 2016, & is estimated to reach at $2,772 mn by 2023, registering a CAGR of 13.8% from 2017 to 2023.The rise in awareness related to the benefits of using cord blood stem cells for the treatment of chronic diseas

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 13, Nov 2021

Why in News?This was done in exercise of its powers conferred by Section 26B of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940).The move is aimed at stopping misuse of the drug which has now been allowed by the government for prophylactic use in high risk contacts of Covid-1

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Nov 2021

Reference News:The annual Leonids Meteor Shower has begun. This year’s shower is active between November 6 and 30, with peak activity expected on November 17.What is Leonids Meteor Shower?The debris that forms this meteor shower originates from a small comet ca

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 09, Nov 2021

Why in News?Union Minister Earth Sciences has launched a web-based application named “Digital Ocean”.Digital Ocean: It is a first of its kind digital platform for ocean data management developed by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services(INCOIS).

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 08, Nov 2021

Reference News:Iran’s stockpile of 20% enriched uranium has reached over 210 kilograms, the latest defiant move ahead of upcoming nuclear talks with the West.Also, so far the Iran agency has also produced 25 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, a level that on