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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Jan 2022

Reference News:-Various parts of India, especially North India, have been experiencing a severe cold wave. Warnings for the severe cold waves have been issued in several northern states.What is a Cold Wave?A cold wave is different for the plains and the mountains.Ac

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 17, Jan 2022

Why in  News?Recently, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change released the ‘India State of Forest Report 2021’About India State of Forest Report: It is published every two years by the Forest Survey of India under t

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021.The biennial report by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) is an assessment of the country&rs

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 12, Jan 2022

Why in News?Red Sanders (Red Sandalwood) has fallen back into the ‘endangered’ category in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.It was classified as ‘near threatened’ in 2018.It wa

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 11, Jan 2022

Why in News?The UK is going to host the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference from October 31 to November 12.The year 2021 marks the 26th Conference of Parties and will be held in the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow.Formation of COPAbout:

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The Government is preparing to translocate the first batch of eight from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh soon after the situation linked to the current third wave of Covid-19 becomes normal, and total 50 in various parks ove

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 10, Jan 2022

Why in News?Among the winners of this year’s Padma awards is Rahibai Popere, popularly known as Seedmother, from Akole taluka of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.Her Padma Shri is a recognition of her work that has helped save hundreds of lan

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 28, Dec 2021

Why in News?Recently, India joined Russia in opposing a draft proposal at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to bring climate change into its purview.What is the draft resolution?The draft resolution allows UNSC to enforce and hold countries accountable for their promi

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Reference News:-Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has for long been advocating the use of flex-fuel to power cars and motorcycles sold in India.Recently, at an industry event, the transport minister revealed that he has issued an advisory to all carma

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Dec 2021

Reference News-Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), launched the ‘Azadi@75 Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities- Toolkit 2022′.It is the most important governance tool of waste management – the Star Rating Protocol for Garbage Free Cities.