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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Nov 2021

Reference News:A Chinese envoy has lobbied Southeast Asian nations to let Myanmar’s military ruler attend a regional summit being hosted by China’s President next week but has met stiff opposition from other leaders.What’s the issue?Myanmar’s standing as

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Nov 2021

BharatNet is government’s flagship rural broadband connectivity project that would eventually lead to ‘1.5 billion Indians being connected to the Internet over the next two years’.In 2014, the Narendra Modi government inherited the National Optical Fibre Network in

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Nov 2021

Centre will release over ₹95,000 crores in one stroke to States this month after Union Finance Minister met with Chief Ministers and State Finance Ministers to discuss the state of the economy and to sustain the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.Implication of such an announceme

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Nov 2021

Delhi’s Chief Minister has announced a six-point action plan to completely clean the Yamuna by 2025.Timelines are set for every small aspect of the project and they will be revisited every 15 to 30 days to ensure that it is completed on time.Action planNew sewage trea

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Nov 2021

A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Working Group (WG) on digital lending, including lending through online platforms and mobile apps has submitted its recommendations.Key recommendations:A separate legislation should be enacted to oversee such lending.Setup a nodal agency to v

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• 20, Nov 2021

Moving quickly towards ending a retrospective tax dispute with a firm that gave India its largest oilfield, the government has accepted Cairn Energy PLC undertakings which would allow for the refund of taxes.The company will now be issued a ₹7,900 crore refund.What&rsquo

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Nov 2021

Reference News:The Trinamool Congress has moved a breach of privilege motion in the West Bengal Assembly against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).What’s the issue?It was moved for not taking t

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• 19, Nov 2021

Reference News:Pakistan’s Parliament has enacted a law to give Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file a review appeal against his conviction by a military court.Background:Mr. Jadhav, a 51-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sent

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 19, Nov 2021

Reference News:The Union Cabinet has given its approval for provisioning of mobile services in uncovered villages of Aspirational Districts across five States.The project envisages to provide 4G mobile services in the 7,287 uncovered villages of 44 Aspiration

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• 19, Nov 2021

Reference News:The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-I and II up to September, 2022, and Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas up to March, 2023.