CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 06, Apr 2022

While the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was a joint development between India and Russia, the sale of the systems to the Philippines was a transaction between the two countries, and India would be able to move ahead on a “bilateral basis”, India said, amid the global d

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 03, Apr 2022

Bollywood A-lister Ranveer Singh was bestowed the UAE golden visa on March 29 in Abu Dhabi. He’s the latest Bollywood talent to be granted the ten-year permit.So far, more than 10 Bollywood actors have got their UAE golden visas.What is it?In 2019, the 

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 31, Mar 2022

Reference News:-Leading media groups from the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have put together a three-month long training programme for journalists.The programme was an initiative of the BRICS Media Forum.About the

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 31, Mar 2022

Reference News:-Iran has offered its support for a ceasefire plan put forward by rebels it backs in Yemen’s war, saying it could be an “appropriate platform” for ending the conflict.The Houthi rebels have announced the proposal and offered peace talks on c

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 29, Mar 2022

Reference News:-BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) completes 25 years of the journey this year that began in Bangkok in June 1997.The fifth summit of BIMSTEC will be held in Colombo on March 30.What is BIMSTEC?In an

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 29, Mar 2022

Reference News:-The envoys to India of nine Eastern European countries called Bucharest Nine jointly wrote to acquaint the Indian public with the basic facts on the ground” about the “premeditated, unprovoked and unjustified Russian aggression in Ukraine&rdqu

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 28, Mar 2022

Why in News?The envoys to India of nine Eastern European countries called Bucharest Nine jointly wrote to acquaint the Indian public with the basic facts on the ground” about the “premeditated, unprovoked and unjustified Russian aggression in Ukraine”.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Mar 2022

Context:There has been some debate on whether India chose the wrong path to approach the UN. In 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah said that had Nehru taken the matter to the UN under Article 51 of the UN Charter, instead of Article 35, the outcome could h

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 24, Mar 2022

Reference News:-The fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC-4) was held in New York to conclude a draft of the instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine Biological diversity in areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 23, Mar 2022

Reference News:-  Despite several rounds of talks between the representatives of the Russia and Ukraine, it remains unclear when and how the war might end. BackgroundRussia invoked the threat of Ukraine joining NATO as a pretext for the invasion