Author Archives: NEXT IAS Current Affairs Team

Syllabus: GS3/ Defence and Infrastructure  News About Important projects  Border Roads Organisation (BRO)– It was formed in 1960 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for coordinating the speedy development of an adequate road communication network of roads in the North and the North-Eastern border regions of the country.– It works under the administrative control of the Ministry […]

Syllabus: GS3/Indian Economy Context About: Most Favoured Nation (MFN) duty: Exception: Source: PIB

Syllabus:GS2/ Health News About How fast does the Nipah virus spread? Source: IE

Syllabus:GS2/Governance News What is the ‘Ayushman Bhava’ campaign? Components of  ‘Ayushman Bhava’ campaign Source: TH

Syllabus: GS2/ Governance, Government Policies & Intervention In News About Significance Aspirational Blocks Programme Aspirational District Programme National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)– It was set up in 2015 to replace the Planning Commission.– It is an Executive Body (acts as a think tank and advisory body)– Objective: To foster the spirit of Cooperative […]

Syllabus: GS-2/Health Context About: What is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)? Source: PIB

Facts In News Syllabus: Miscellaneous/ Awards Context Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award About Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – It is known for its cutting edge R&D knowledge base in diverse S&T areas.– It is a contemporary Research and Development (R&D) organisation. – It has a dynamic network of 37 national laboratories, 39 outreach centres, […]

Syllabus: GS3/Environmental Pollution and Degradation Context About: Do you know?– India is utilising a major portion of fossil fuels in the transport sector which is posing a big economic as well as pollution challenge.– Automobiles are currently taxed at 28% GST, with additional cess ranging from 1-22% depending on the type of vehicle.SUVs attract the […]

Syllabus: GS1/Art & Culture Context About: Ancient city of Vaishali: Gana or Sangha: Nalanda University– It was a centre of higher learning that attracted scholars from different parts of the country as well as the world from the 5th century CE to 12th century CE.– It was located in present day Rajgir, Bihar.– The courses […]

Syllabus :GS 3/Disaster Management  In News Reasons for Demand  About National Disaster  How are states assisted during natural disasters? What is a severe calamity? National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)– Setting up of NDMA and the creation of an enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the State and District levels is mandated by the Disaster Management […]