DPN Topics
ESG Funds Subject – Economy Context – The asset size of ESG funds has ballooned nearly five times to Rs 12,300 crore over the last couple of years. Concept – Environment, social responsibility, and corporate governance have of late emerged as key themes for investors in India. Earlier this week, the National Stock […]
Unified License Agreement Subject – Economy Context – Citing security, Centre asks phone firms to keep call records for two years Concept – The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has amended the Unified License Agreement asking telecom and Internet service providers as well as all other telecom licensees to maintain commercial and call detail […]
Ganga River Subject – Geography Context – Days after it advised all District Ganga Committees to address the issue of bodies being dumped in the river, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) asked Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to submit a “detailed report” in two days Concept – Source of origin: The Ganga […]
Convergence Energy Service (CESL) Subject – Economy Context – CESL to roll out ₹1,800-crore subsidy scheme for e-buses Concept – Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) is a newly established subsidiary of state-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited, itself a joint venture of public sector companies under the Ministry of Power, Government of India. CESL […]
Mangroves Subject – Environment Context – Deepen understanding of Indian mangrove ecosystems, says mangrove scientist Concept – Mangroves are the plant communities occurring in inter-tidal zones along the coasts of tropical and subtropical countries. Mangrove forests perform multiple ecological functions such as production of woody trees; provision of habitat, food, and spawning grounds […]
Resolution of Financial Institution Subject – Economy Context – In recent years, resolution of troubled financial institutions has attracted considerable attention in India especially after the failure of YES Bank, PMC Bank and some prominent NBFCs. Concept – At present, India lacks a special resolution regime or a comprehensive policy/law on bankruptcy, exclusively, […]
Type Of Galaxies Subject – Science and Tech Context – In just our observable universe we estimate there are over 2 trillion galaxies! Concept – There are four main categories of galaxies: elliptical, spiral, barred spiral, and irregular. These types of galaxies are further divided into subcategories while at the same time other […]
Health Index Subject – Governance Context – Kerala best state on health parameters, Uttar Pradesh worst: Niti Aayog Concept – Kerala remained the best-performing state in the health indicators for a fourth consecutive time, according to Health index which also ranked Uttar Pradesh at the bottom of the rankings although the state also […]
Tejas or Training in Emirate Jobs & Skills Subject – Governance Context – Eye on Gulf job market, Govt to launch upskill project for overseas workers Concept – In a bid to keep Indian workers relevant in the job market of Gulf nations, the government is launching a programme to upskill and re-skill […]
Cellular Immunity Subject – Science and Tech Context – ‘AstraZeneca/Covishield kept death rate low in UK’ Concept – Cell-mediated immunity is an immune response that does not involve antibodies. Rather, cell-mediated immunity is the activation of phagocytes, antigen-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, and the release of various cytokines in response to an antigen. Cellular immunity […]