DPN Topics
Tribunals Subject – Polity Context – Supreme Court’s order in AlapanBandyopadhyay case is worrying. In setting aside the Kolkata High Court’s ruling by citing lack of jurisdiction, the apex court has narrowed scope of writ remedies Concept – To know about Tribunals, please refer September 2021 DPN. To know about writ jurisdiction of […]
Conditional Market Authorisation Subject – Economy Context – The drug regulator on Thursday granted Serum Institute of India’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin Covid-19 vaccines “conditional market authorisation” for the country’s adult population. Concept – Since January last year, the two vaccines have been available under “Emergency Use Authorisation” (EUA), under which 140.89 […]
Surge in oil prices amid Russia-Ukraine conflict Subject – Economy Context – Rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine are leading to a surge in oil prices, with Brent breaching the $90-a-barrel mark overnight on Thursday — the first time since 2014. Concept – Crude oil prices have risen sharply since the beginning of […]
Artificial Snow Subject – Science and Tech Context – Artificial snow needs to be pumped to pull off the Olympics in Beijing Concept – Snow that is injected with water to harden it and then treated with chemicals to keep the hardened snow in place, is a form of artificial snow that is […]
Foreign Investment Subject – Economy Context – Allegation going around that foreign e-commerce marketplaces indulge in “capital dumping”. Concept – Foreign investment involves capital flows from one country to another, granting the foreign investors extensive ownership stakes in domestic companies and assets. Foreign investment denotes that foreigners have an active role in management […]
First Information Report (FIR) Subject – Polity Context – Mumbai Police on Wednesday (January 26) registered an FIR against Google CEO Sundar Pichai, along with four other executives including Gautam Anand, managing director of YouTube (which is owned by Google), in a case of alleged infringement of copyright. Concept – To know about […]
Integrity Pact Subject – Governance Context – Integrity Pact: CVC modifies criteria Concept – Integrity Pact is a vigilance tool that envisages an agreement between the prospective vendors/bidders and the buyer, committing both the parties not to exercise any corrupt influence on any aspect of the contract. The pact also ensures transparency, equity and competitiveness […]
Central Secretariat Service Subject – Governance Context – 30% vacancies in Central offices as promotions on hold Concept – Central Secretariat Service is the administrative civil service under Group A and Group B of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India. They are governed by Central Secretariat Service Rules of 1962,which has been issued under […]
PLI Scheme for Food Processing Subject – Agriculture Concept – In order to boost domestic manufacturing and cut down on import bills, the central government in March 2020 introduced a PLI scheme that aims to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units. Scheme Objectives: Support Food manufacturing entities […]
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Subject – IR Context – Marked by the United Nations each year on the 27th of January, International Holocaust Remembrance Day provides an opportunity to recount the atrocities of the Holocaust that resulted in the death of an estimated 6 million Jews. Concept – International Holocaust Remembrance Day or […]