DPN Topics
Border Security Force Subject – Defence and Security Context – The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said more than 100 terrorists were present at launch pads across the border, waiting to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir. Concept – The Border Security Force (BSF) is India’s border guarding organisation on its border with […]
Black Carbon Subject – Environment Context – ‘Rising mercury is making Nepal glaciers vulnerable’ Concept – Chemically, black carbon (BC) is a component of fine particulate matter (PM ≤ 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter). Black carbon consists of pure carbon in several linked forms. It is formed through the incomplete combustion of fossil […]
Accommodative monetary policy Subject – Economy Context – An accommodative stance on public spending in budget holds key to economic revival Concept – Accommodative monetary policy, also known as loose credit or easy monetary policy, occurs when a central bank attempts to expand the overall money supply to boost the economy when growth is […]
Independent Directors Subject – Economy Context – ICICI Bank fines former independent Director Rs 2 lakh Concept – An Independent Director is a director on a board of directors representing minority shareholders and who does not have a pecuniary relationship with the company or related persons, except for sitting fees. Their role is […]
Omicron’s radical evolution Subject – Science and Tech Context – record-breaking wave of omicron cases Concept – When the omicron variant took off in southern Africa in November, scientists were taken aback by its genetic makeup. Whereas earlier variants had differed from the original Wuhan version of the coronavirus by a dozen or […]
Monoclonal Antibodies Subject – Science and Tech Context – ‘Omicron may not evade all monoclonal antibodies’ Concept – Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system’s ability to fight off harmful pathogens such as viruses. Several past studies have shown that such antibodies are unsuccessful in neutralising Omicron. Monoclonal antibodies are […]
Custody Laws in India Subject – Governance Context – With access to courts in child custody matters getting tougher with the return on restrictions on court hearings during the pandemic, non-custodial parents and children are again at the receiving end Concept – While the concept of shared parenting is a reality in countries […]
Proposal for Indian Environmental Service Subject – Environment Context – The Supreme Court has asked the Government if it will create an Indian Environmental Service (IES) as recommended by a committee headed by former Cabinet secretary T.S.R Subramanian in 2014. Concept – The Subramanian committee was set up in August 2014 to review […]
Gujarat’s Deep-Sea Pipeline Scheme Subject – Environment Context – Gujarat’s deep-sea pipeline scheme remains non-starter Concept – In 2020, the government came out with a mega plan to lay the pipeline network to carry industrial effluents directly into the deep sea to save the Sabarmati, Mahisagar, Vishwamitra and Bhadar, which have become critically […]
Tokyo’s Renkoji Temple Subject – History Context – ‘Govt. ignored Tokyo’s Renkoji temple offer’ Concept – Renkō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. It is assumed to be the purported location of the ashes of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom-fighter, which have been preserved since September 18, 1945. The small, well-preserved temple was established […]