DPN Topics
CREDIT GUARANTEE TO SMEs TOPIC: Economy Context- The Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) has included non-scheduled urban co-operative banks (NSUCBs), state co-operative banks, and district central co-operative banks as member lending institutions (MLIs) under a scheme that provides guarantee for the collateral-free loans given to micro and small […]
STEM CELL THERAPY TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- A U.S. patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS. Concept- Stem Cell Therapy: Stem-cell […]
UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION FUND (USOF) TOPIC: Governance Context- Reliance Jio has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to stop collecting from telecom operators contributions to the Universal Service Obligations (USO) fund until the existing corpus is utilised. Concept- The Indian telecom sector is a heavily taxed sector among the Asian countries. […]
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS (EoDB) TOPIC: Economy Context- A research report by think tank ORF identifies a staggering 26,134 imprisonment clauses in the thousands of laws that govern businesses in India. According to the report, “Of the 1,536 laws that govern doing business in India, more than half carry imprisonment clauses. Concept- Ease […]
RUSSIA- UKRAINE ISSUE TOPIC: IR Context- Russia has announced withdrawal of some troops from the Ukraine border, but US concerns remain around the Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Concept- Nord Stream 2 is an undersea Gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. It bypasses Ukraine thus deny its transit fee for Russia’s Gas […]
SHAHEED DIWAS TOPIC: HISTORY Context- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that February 15 would be commemorated as “ShahidDiwas” in memory of the 34 freedom fighters who were killed by police in Tarapur town of Bihar’s Munger district 90 years ago. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had referred to the Tarapur massacre in his […]
GLOBAL CARBON BUDGET TOPIC: Environment Context- The Working Group II report of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment (AR6), to be released at the end of the month, will strengthen science on the links between biodiversity loss and climate change: UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Concept- Global carbon Budget: The Global Carbon Budget is produced by […]
BT BRINJAL TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- On Thursday, the pro-GM crop movement will be re-launched in Maharashtra once again. Since 2019, thousands of farmers have been openly sowing and cultivating herbicide-tolerant Bt (HTBt) cotton and Bt brinjal. Concept- To date, the Centre has approved only GM cotton for commercial cultivation in India. […]
RESERVATION TO STs IN J&K TOPIC: Polity Context- The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission has recently shared its interim report & proposed reservation of nine seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST). It is for the first time that seats have been reserved for the ST community in the legislative Assembly of J&K. Concept- The […]
India to make digital maps of all villages TOPIC: Governance Context- India plans to prepare digital maps of all its 6,00,000 villages and pan-India 3D maps will be prepared for 100 cities, under updated geospatial policy guidelines. The updated guidelines help private companies prepare a variety of maps without approvals from a host […]