DPN Topics
Amar Jawan Jyoti to National War Memorial Subject – History Context – Amar Jawan Jyoti now merged with War Memorial flame: govt. Concept – The iconic Amar Jawan Jyoti, which was inaugurated after the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was removed, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the construction of a statue of Subhas […]
OBC reservation in local bodies Subject – Polity Context – No 27% OBC quota in local body elections without triple test: SC Concept – Apex court’s latest order in Rahul Ramesh Wagh v. State of Maharashtra &Ors. makes it mandatory that the principles laid down by the Supreme Court for providing reservation to […]
Space Debris Subject – Science and Tech Context – ‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’ Concept – Space junk is any piece of machinery or debris left by humans in space—principally in Earth orbit. These include dead satellites, fragments of rocket bodies and spacecraft etc. Currently, an estimated 20,000 objects—including satellites […]
Environmental Impact Assessments Subject – Environment Context – Centre to rank states on faster green nods, fewer details sought Concept – EIA is the management tool for identifying environmental, social and economic impacts of a project before decision-making. Thus, it seeks to ensure optimal use of natural resources within the context of sustainable development. […]
Agriculture Export Policy Subject – Agriculture Context – Farm exports to touch a record $50 b in FY22: Govt Concept – The Agriculture Export Policy is framed with a focus on agriculture export-oriented production, export promotion, better farmer realization and synchronization within policies and programmes of Government of India. Vision: Harness export potential […]
IAS officers and central posting Subject – Governance Context – The Centre has proposed to amend the rules for central deputation of IAS officers. Concept – The Centre has proposed amendments to the IAS (Cadre) Rules in order to exercise greater control in central deputation of IAS officials, which has often been at […]
Variable Rate Repo auction under LAF Subject – Economy Context – RBI holds variable repo auction as GST outflow tightens liquidity Concept – Call money market is a market for uncollateralised lending and borrowing of funds. This market is predominantly overnight and is open for participation only to scheduled commercial banks and the […]
Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) Subject – Economy Context – EPFO adds 13.95 lakh subscribers in November 2021 Concept – To know about EPFO, please refer November 2021 DPN.
Brent at 7-year high Subject – Economy Context – Oil prices are at their highest levels since 2014 — Brent crude hit $88.3 per barrel on Thursday, up 27% since December 1, when it was trading at $69.5. Concept – Why is crude rising? The spike has been driven primarily by fears of […]
Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC quota in NEET Subject – Polity Context – ‘Reservation not at odds with merit’: Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC quota in NEET Concept – Underlining that “reservation is not at odds with merit but furthers its distributive consequences”, the Supreme Court said Thursday that “merit cannot be reduced […]