DPN Topics
Rising Current Account Deficit Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: For the third quarter of 2021-22, India’s current account deficit (CAD) has reached $23 billion, which is a nine-year high. Cause– Rise in import-India’s exports are doing well, but as imports are growing faster, widening of the trade deficit is likely in the […]
Role of Inflation-Expectation Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Context: The RBI released the Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) for March on Friday. Details: It presented gender based differences in the inflation expectations i.e women have systematically higher inflationary expectations compared to men. Cause: The traditional gender roles that explain this divergence women, […]
Personal autonomy and article 21 Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: The Supreme Court upheld the right of an individual against forcible vaccination and the government’s COVID-19 vaccination policy to protect communitarian health. It found certain vaccine mandates imposed by the State governments and Union Territory administrations disproportionate as they tend to deny access […]
Central Council of Health & Family Welfare Subject: Governance Section: National bodies Context: The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair the 14th Conference of the Central Council of Health & Family Welfare, as Swasthya Chintan Shivir, at Kevadia, Gujarat onMay 5-7. Concept: The Central Council of Health and Family Welfare was set […]
PMO pushes States/UTs on completion of pending mega projects by 2024 Subject: Polity Section: Executive Context: The Prime Minister’s Office has sought details from States and Union Territories on mega projects that can be completed in the next two years. Prime Minister’s Office [PMO] PMO is a staffing agency assisting the Prime Minister […]
Basavanna Jayanti Subject: History Section: Arts and culture Concept: About Basaveshwara Basavanna was a 12th-century philosopher, statesman, Kannada poet and a social reformer during the reign of the Kalachuri-dynasty king Bijjala I in Karnataka, India. Basavanna spread social awareness through his poetry, popularly known as Vachanaas. Basavanna rejected gender or social discrimination, superstitions and rituals. He […]
SOPs to be framed for blending of Imported Coal Subject: Economy Section: Energy Security Context: The Power Ministry has asked the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to create a standard operating procedure (SOP) for blending of domestic and imported coal used at thermal power plants (TPPs) as the Coal supply at thermal plants is […]
Why Flights face turbulence? Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday constituted a “multi-disciplinary team” to investigate the incident that caused serious injuries to several passengers after SpiceJet’s Mumbai- Durgapur flight encountered severe turbulence. Concept: There are at least seven kinds of turbulence that an aircraft can […]
Federalism and Quasi Federalism Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country. This vertical division of power among different levels of governments is referred to as federalism. Quasi-federalism means an intermediate form of […]
The debate on the national language Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Remarks by a Hindi actor to the effect that Hindi is the national language of India sparked a controversy recently over the status of the language under the Constitution. What is the status of Hindi? Under Article 343 of the Constitution, the […]