DPN Topics
Production linked incentives Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal policy PLI Schemes launched in March 2020, are a cornerstone of the Government’s push for achieving an AtmaNirbhar Bharat. The idea is to provide support to the sectors, regain dominance in global trade and be more prepared for the volatilities and shocks in global supply chains […]
Fiscal consolidation Subject :Economy Section: Fiscal policy Fiscal consolidation refers to the ways and means of narrowing the fiscal deficit. The seeds for fiscal consolidation were sown in the Union Budget of 1994 which highlighted the need for fiscal discipline and pronounced a policy to end monetising the deficit. Before 1994 deficit financed […]
GST Compensation Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal policy The introduction of the Goods & Services Tax (GST) required States and Union Territories (with Legislature) to subsume their sovereignty in a GST Council, raising the issue of loss on account of migration from Value Added Tax/Sales Tax to GST. The GST Compensation Act, 2017 guaranteed […]
Hijab ban Subject: Polity Section: Fundamental rights Context: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (March 15) upheld the restriction on Muslim women wearing a hijab in educational institutions. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justices Krishna S Dixit and Khazi M Jaibunnisa, held that the right to wear a […]
Fertilizer position in India Subject: Agriculture Section: Fertilizer Context: Fertilizer availability is in a comfortable position Concept: As India’s dependence on imported fertilisers is quite high and muriate of potash (MOP) is a nutrient that is fully imported, high global prices will have a direct impact. As of now, fertilizer availability is in […]
RBI Micro Finance Framework Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy RBI (Regulatory Framework for Microfinance Loans) Directions, 2022– framework for regulated lenders, including scheduled commercial banks, small finance banks, NBFC-MFIs and NBFC-Investment and Credit Companies. The guidelines will take effect 1st April 2022. All collateral-free loans, provided to low income households (with annual income […]
ISIS Topic: International Relation Section: Important News Context: Within days of the elimination of the first caliph of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a US raid in Syria in October 2019, the group named Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurashi its new caliph Concept: ISIS was founded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda, […]
Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) Topic: International Relation Section: Important News Context: Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun, previously the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, turned 100 years young on Sunday, Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun, previously the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, turned 100 years young on […]
Unemployment rate Topic: Economy Section: Unemployment and Inflation Latest report- Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) of April-June 2021. 12.7 persons out of 100 in the labour force are unemployed. The unemployment rate among the labour force between 15 and 29 years is 25.5. In the last quarter it was 22.9 and in the […]
Food Crisis & Indexes Topic: Agriculture Section: Report and Indices Context- Russia-Ukraine war can spark a food crisis. Concept- Food Crisis facts: Russia and Ukraine are import-ant players in the global trade of grains and oilseeds among other agricultural commodities. The armed conflict between the two countries has raised concerns over food security […]