DPN Topics
Exercise MILAN Subject – Defence and Security Context – Navy gears up to hold its largest multilateral exercise ‘Milan’ at the end of February Concept – It is a biennial, multilateral naval exercise which started in 1995. Formerly, held at Port Blair and now is shifted to Visakhapatnam The Navy has held 10 […]
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana Subject – Government Schemes Context – Five years since its introduction, there is vast scope for improvement in the Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana Concept – Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana (PMMVY) is a maternity benefit programme being implemented in all districts of the country with effect from 1st January, 2017. It is a […]
Two plant species discovered in Kerala Subject – Environment Context – Two plant species discovered in Kerala Concept – Researchers have reported two new plant species from the biodiversity-rich Western Ghats regions in Thiruvananthapuram and Wayanad districts of Kerala. They have been christened Fimbristylissunilii and Neanotisprabhuii. Fimbristylissunilii Collected from the grasslands of Ponmudi […]
IPOs: The different types of investors Subject – Economy Context – IPO party set to continue into the New Year: mop-up may hit $26 billion Concept – Under Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) guidelines, there are four types of investors who can bid for shares during the IPO process. These are […]
Attacks-as-a-Service Subject – Defence and Security Context – If in the physical world, 2022 has started off with a major Omicron scare, the cyber world stares at a year where phishing, ransomware and malware attacks will get more sophisticated Concept – Attacks-as-a-Service, Malware-as-a-Service and Fraud-as-a-Service, are all terms used to better qualify the […]
Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy Projects as ‘Green’ Investments Subject – IR Context – EU drafts plan to label gas and nuclear investments as green Concept – The European Union has drawn up plans to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as “green” investments after a year-long battle between governments over […]
China’s border law Subject – IR Context – China’s new law on land borders, passed on October 23, came into effect on January 1. Concept – The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress passed the law for the “protection and exploitation of the country’s land border areas”. It mandates the state to […]
Savitribai Phule Subject – History Context – Birth Anniversary on 3 January 1831 Concept – Savitribai Phule (3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian social reformer, educationalist, and poet from Maharashtra. She is regarded as the first female teacher of India. Along with her husband, JyotiraoPhule, she played an important […]
Trincomalee oil tank farm Subject – IR Context – Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister announced that the Indian Oil Subsidiary Lanka IOC would be given 49% stake in the joint development of the Trincomalee Oil Tank farm, with Ceylon Petroleum Corporation keeping 51%. Concept – Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister announced that the Indian Oil […]
RBI’s Financial Stability Report Subject – Economy Context –Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its latest Financial Stability Report (FSR). Concept – It details the current status of different financial institutions such as all the different types of banks and non-banking lending institutions. It also maps the state of credit […]