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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 02, May 2022
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Uniform Civil Code

Reference News:-The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has yet again taken strong objections to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), stating that it is unconstitutional, anti-minority and unacceptable to Muslims.It also stressed that the UCC issue is

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 02, May 2022
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States vs Centre on Fuel Taxes

Why in news?The Centre and the states are at loggerheads over taxes and duties on petrol and diesel.What is the issue?As fuel prices soared in November 2021, the Centre, for the first time in over three years, cut central excise duties on petrol by Rs 5 per litre and di

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 29, Apr 2022
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What is a heatwave?

Reference News:-A heatwave has gripped the Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra. This is the fourth heatwave in the last two months, and the second in April. In fact, on April 26, Vidarbha was the hottest region in the country. What is a heat

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 29, Apr 2022
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Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)

Reference News:-The Cabinet has approved the continuation of lending under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) beyond March 2022 till December 2024, with focus onEnhanced collateral-free affordable loan corpusIncreased adopt

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 29, Apr 2022
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Hepatitis B

Reference News:-A series of unexplained cases of Hepatitis B in children has taken over the world. Many countries including the US and UK reported mysterious cases of a few children being diagnosed with Hepatitis B. About Hepatitis B:Hepatitis B is an infection in

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 29, Apr 2022
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Basic structure and the Kesavananda Bharati case

Reference News:-Exactly forty nine ago, on April 24, 1973, Chief Justice Sikri and 12 judges of the Supreme Court assembled to deliver the most important judgment in its history. The case of Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala had been heard for 68

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 29, Apr 2022
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Section 144 CrPC

What is it?This colonial-era law, which has been retained in the Code, empowers a district magistrate, a sub-divisional magistrate, or any other executive magistrate empowered by the state government, to issue orders to prevent and address urgent cases of apprehended danger or nui

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 29, Apr 2022
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Karnataka sets 2027 target to become malaria-free

Reference News:- :Karnataka has set a target to eliminate malaria by 2027, three years before the 2030 target set by the Union government.Karnataka has received national recognition and appreciation for its efforts to eliminate malaria in the past six years, between 2015 an

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 28, Apr 2022
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River Ranching Programme

Reference News:-Over 10,000 fish fingerlings of Indian major carps — catla, rohu and mrigal — were released in the Ganga at Sangam nose under the ranching programme organised by ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Prayagraj, recently.

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 28, Apr 2022
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What is Gravitational Lensing?

Reference News:-This article forms a part of The Hindu’s Science for All newsletter, which explains all things Science, without the jargon.What is gravitational lensing? How does it work?Gravitational lensing is an effect of Einstein’s theory of ge

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