DPN Topics
AtmaNirbhar Bharat- Open and Closed economy Subject : Economy Section : External sector Context: India is not favouring a closed economy by promoting AtmaNirbhar mission, and remains very deeply committed to greater integration with global flows and the regional networks according to the NITI Ayog. Open and Close Economy An economy is divided […]
Saving Banks from a Black Swan Subject : Economy Section: Banking and Monetary policy Context: Government-provided recapitalisation packages to save banks from a black swan. Concept: Black Swan event? Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a former Wall Street trader, in his book ‘The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable’ formulated the black swan […]
Merchandise Export Subject : Economy Section :External sector Context: The Economic Survey 2021-22 projected a GDP growth of 8-8.5 per cent in 2022-23, with exports playing a crucial role. Content: Merchandise export trends Merchandise exports touched an all-time high of $375 billion during April-February 2021-22 — more than yearly exports ever registered so […]
UN Biodiversity negotiations in Geneva Subject : Environment Section :Biodiversity Context: A chair of the U.N. biodiversity negotiations underway in Switzerland expects agreement on a key target on raising protected areas, adding he saw support from the talks’ presidency, China, for the first time. Background: Hundreds of negotiators arrived in the Swiss city […]
Power generation in India Subject : Economy Section: Energy Context: Govt to cut coal-based power share to 32% from 52% by 2030 Status of Power generation in India Need for such move: The move is in line with the government’s COP26 pledge of achieving 500 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity based on non-fossil […]
Carbon Credit Subject : Environment Section : Climate Change Context: Nurture. farm’s rice project generates 20,000 carbon credits What Is a Carbon Credit? A carbon credit is a permit that allows the owner to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases. One credit permits the emission of one ton of carbon […]
Skilling for chip sector Subject: Economy Section: Unemployment Context: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is in talks with select government funded higher education institutions to develop training and education programmes for around 2.5 lakh junior engineers for plant and shop floor management and around 5,000-6,000 research scholars who have at […]
SC panel report on repeal of farm laws Subject: Polity Section: Msc Context: Repeal of farm laws was unfair to a silent majority of farmers who supported the reforms says the SC report. Concept: Background: The farm laws were repealed by the Parliament on November 2021 after farmers from various parts of UP, […]
Chhatrapati Shivaji Subject: History Section: Medieval India Context: Protests broke out in Telangana’s Bodhan town last week over installation of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji at Ambedkar junction. Concept: Shivaji was born in Shivner near Junnar. He was the son of ShahjiBhonsle by his first wife Shahji was a descendant of the Yadava […]
Australia returns 29 antiquities to India Subject: History Section: Art and culture Context: Earlier this year, it was reported that the government has been instrumental in bringing back some 200 stolen antiquities to India from across the world. Since 2014, 228 cultural heritage objects have been retrieved from different countries while the majority […]