CURRENT AFFAIRS

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

After the Supreme Court cautioned the Indian Army of contempt, the Centre has assured the court that it will roll out Permanent Commission (PC) option to all eligible women Army officers.What’s the issue?The Supreme Court in February 2020 directed the government to ensu

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched two customer-centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI):The RBI Retail Direct Scheme.The Reserve Bank-Integrated Ombudsman Scheme.The two schemes will expand the scope of investment in the country and make access to capita

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

The Finance Ministry has permitted seven States to borrow an additional ₹16,691 crore, linked to their having met specified capital expenditure targets in the June to September quarter.Background:States were required to achieve at least 45% of their capex targets for the year

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

A Parliamentary panel deliberating on the Personal Data Protection Bill has made the following recommendations:Limit the exemptions available to the government under the current version by placing reasonable restrictions on how the exemption can be availed.The government be exem

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Nov 2021

Two petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court on hate speeches in the recent past.One petition asked the court to issue directions for action in such cases.The second plea sought special provisions, insisting that the IPC wasn’t enough to deal with hate speech and rum

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Nov 2021

Reference News:Flagging “critical” levels of malnutrition and anaemia among children, the Union Government has urged the states to explore the possibility of introducing millets in the mid-day meal scheme, now known as PM Poshan.Need for and significance

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Nov 2021

About the scheme:“SMILE stands for Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”.Focus of the scheme is on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counseling, basic documentation, education, skill development, economic linkages etc

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Nov 2021

Reference News:  Project Sampoorna which was successfully implemented in Bongaigaon district of Assam is a model that can be easily implemented anywhere in reducing child malnutritionThe project has resulted in the reduction of malnutrition in children using near zero

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 10, Nov 2021

After reviewing over 8,000 suggestions from the public, the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission has submitted a report and draft Bill of a new population control law (The Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill, 2021) proposing two-child policy to t

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Nov 2021

Reference News:Fair trade regulator CCI will identify measures to enhance competition in the country’s pharmaceutical sector for ensuring affordability of drugs after analysing findings of its market study.Need for: The study has been initiated after obse