DPN Topics
Core Inflation Subject: Economy Section: Inflation Why in the news? Retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) surged to nearly 7 per cent, a 17- month high, in March even without capturing the full impact of the fuel price hike. Core Inflation: Inflation excluding ‘food and beverages’ and ‘fuel and light’ […]
Reserve currency Subject: Economy Section: External sector Context: A crypto platform’s pledge to amass $10 billion worth of bitcoin to back its own ‘stable- coin’ is firing up the market. It’s part of a wider movement to crown bitcoin as the reserve currency of a new age. Reserve currency? A reserve currency is […]
Tiger Conservation Initiatives Subject: Environment Section: Conservation Context- This year is the year of the TX2 global commitment of doubling wild tigers. Concept- India has 70% of the global tiger population. The International Tiger Day celebrated on 29th July is an annual event marked to raise awareness about tiger conservation. First international Tiger’s day was […]
Anti Microbial Resistance (AMR) Subject: Science & Tech Section: Biotech Context- Strategic framework designed by the four organisations to advance a One Health response to AMR Concept- The strategic framework published in a report April 6, 2022 to advance a One Health response to AMR at the global, regional and country levels is […]
Copyright On Musical Work Subject: Science and tech Section: IPR Context- Last week, the Madras High Court admitted a plea from composer and lyricist Ilayaraja, challenging a single-bench order that had permanently prevented him from asserting his copyright over his own musical work and master recordings for 30 films of the 1980s. Concept- […]
Web 3.0 Subject: Science & Tech Section: Computer awareness Context- Web 3.0 is an attempt to remove the centralisation of domain name registries and the hegemony of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Concept- World Wide Web: World Wide Web, which is also known as a Web, is a collection […]
Understanding Software Copyrights And Challenges Subject: Science & Tech Section: IPR Context- How do operating systems license their domains? What are the different types of software licences? Concept- Software licensing: A copyright gives a creator the legal right to own, distribute and profit from his or her creative work. There are different kinds […]
Seema Darshan Project Subject :Geography Section: Mapping Context- As part of the Seema Darshan project, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (April 10) inaugurated an Indo-Pakistan border viewing point in Nadabet in Gujarat, around 188 km from Ahmedabad. Concept- Located in the Rann of Kutch region, Nadabet, also known as the ‘Wagah […]
UNSCR 1540 Subject :IR Section :International Bodies Context: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022 was passed in the Lok Sabha. Background: UNSCR 1540 undergoes periodic reviews to determine the success of its implementation and to identify gaps in enforcement. In one such review […]