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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Nov 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on November 19 announced the repeal of three contentious farm laws.He assured farmer groups protesting against these laws that the legislative process for the repeal would be completed in the upcoming Winter Session of t

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Nov 2021

One Day National Conference was organized on the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) to celebrate 25th year of PESA Act, as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.About the PESA Act, 1996:The Panchayats (Extension to Schedu

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Nov 2021

Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti, also known as Guru Nanak’s Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak.Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated on the full moon day of Kartik month, also known as Kartik Poornima.T

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Nov 2021

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recently said that Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Mauryan empire in the 4th century BC, had defeated Alexander of Macedon in battle — and yet, it is the latter whom historians have chosen to call “great

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Nov 2021

Puri heritage corridor is being developed at a cost of Rs 800 crore in Odisha.What is the Puri heritage corridor project?Conceived in 2016, the Project aims to transform the holy town of Puri into an international place of heritage.A total of 22 different projects wi

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 22, Nov 2021

Topics Covered: Infrastructure- energy.Context:The Narendra Modi government’s National Hydrogen Mission is kick-starting with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) floating a global tender to set up green hydrogen generation units at two of its big refin

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 22, Nov 2021

Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.Context:Every year, men in Turkey murder hundreds of women, and trending hashtags on social media and protests on the street have become sadly fami

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Nov 2021

Reference News:November 18 marks the 59th anniversary of the Battle of Rezang La. A memorial was inaugurated on the occasion.Where is Rezang La?Rezang La is a mountain pass on the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh.It is located between village of 

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Nov 2021

Reference News:Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court urging the Supreme Court to quash the Ordinances, which allow the Government to extend the tenures of the chiefs of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) “in

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Nov 2021

Reference News:The All-India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) ended recently with the delegates failing to reach a consensus on whether the Speaker’s powers under the Anti-Defection Law should be limited.However, the participants reiterated