CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 16, Aug 2021

Why in News?Who conducts the Livestock Census?The Livestock Census has been conducted in the country periodically since 1919-20. Since then it has been conducted once every 5 years.It is released by Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.It covers all

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 20, Jul 2021

Why in News?Recently, a study has published that the Wobble effect of Moon is expected to lead to more flooding here on Earth in the middle of the next decade.What is Moon Wobble?It is a regular oscillationthat humans have known about for centuries.It is one

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 10, Jul 2021

Why in News?Kappa and Lambda variants have been labelled as Variants of Interest (VoI) by WHO.Concerns for India:Kappa was first detected in India and more than 3,500 of the close to 30,000 cumulative samples submitted by the country to the GISAID initiativeare

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 07, Jul 2021

Why in News?GI tag was given to the black rice variety of Manipur and terracotta of Gorakhpur in April 2020.In-Detail:The Geographical Indication tag had been given to Chak-Hao, a black rice variety of Manipur and Gorakhpur terracotta&nb

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 10, Nov 2020

GI Tag to Black Rice & TerracottaWhy in News?GI tag was given to the black rice variety of Manipur and terracotta of Gorakhpur in April 2020.In-Detail:The Geographical Indication tag had been given to Chak-Hao, a black rice variety of Manipur and Gorakhpur terracotta