DPN Topics
WFP to allot Indian wheat in Afghanistan TOPIC: IR Context- India signed an agreement with the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 tonnes of wheat that it has committed to sending Afghanistan as part of humanitarian assistance. Concept- According to the MoU, the wheat will be taken through […]
URBAN GOVERNANCE TOPIC: Governance Context- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a high-level committee, five centres of excellence and a rethinking of urban planning in her Budget 2022-2023 speech. Concept- By 2050, 50% of India’s population will be urban. India is no longer going to be a rural economy and is moving towards an […]
WHAT IS ESSENTIAL PRACTICE TEST? TOPIC: Polity Context- The action of some pre-university colleges in Karnataka refusing entry to Muslim girl students wearing hijabs, or head-scarves, has now become a national controversy. The Karnataka High Court, by an interim order, has directed that students should not wear attire linked to any religion until […]
RBI accepts plea for penalty waiver Topic: Economy Context: The RBI has accepted the stakeholders’ (Banks, White Label ATM Operators & managed service providers) plea to waive penalty at times ATMs cannot be replenished with cash due to unforeseen circumstances. Concept: According to the RBI’s 2021 circular on ‘Monitoring the availability of cash […]
NOC refusal to a Movie by the Defence Ministry Type: Polity Context: The Defence Ministry refused to grant a ‘No Objection Certificate’ to a movie based on a homosexual army officer as it portrays romantic relations between him and a local Kashmiri boy. Concept: According to the Defence Ministry, NOC is refused to the filmmakers/producers […]
DISHA Topic: Polity Context: Union Rural Development Minister informed Lok Sabha that only one-fourth of the required number of Disha meetings have taken place as many MPs have complained that Disha meetings are not taking place in their constituencies. Concept: District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee, also known as Disha, is responsible for […]
Taxing Cryptos- a sovereign right Topic: Economy Context: Finance Minister on replying to a debate on the general discussion on the Budget in the Rajya Sabha said taxing Cryptocurrency is the right of the sovereign and banning it or not is another issue. Concept: The Budget has termed Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) has […]
Koalas Topic: Environment Context: Australia has now officially listed Koalas as ‘Endangered’ species after widespread bushfires, drought and land clearing for agriculture and Urban settlements which destroyed much of their habitat. Concept: As per WWF report, Koala population inhabited parts of Australia 25 million years ago but, today only one species remains- the […]
INDIA INVESTING IN NUCLEAR POWER TO PROVIDE CLEAN ELECTRICITY TOPIC: Environment Context- The Government of India has undertaken a nuclear power expansion programme to provide the country with clean electricity. India is pursuing an indigenous three-stage nuclear power programme. Besides, light water reactors based on foreign cooperation are also being set up as […]
RBI EXTENDS LIQUIDITY WINDOW FOR HEALTHCARE TOPIC: Economy Context- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday proposed to extend the term liquidity facility of ₹50,000 crore offered to emergency health services by three months till June 30. Last year in May, RBI had announced an on tap liquidity window of ₹50,000 crore, […]