DPN Topics
Blockchain Technology: Layer-1 and Layer-2 Networks Subject – Science and Tech Context – At $4,643, Ether scales to record high; Bitcoin trails Concept – Ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, hit an all-time high on Wednesday, catching up with Bitcoin’s rally and riding on news of wider blockchain adoption. The Ether token, which underpins […]
CRUCIAL Act of 2021 Subject – IR Context – GOP Senators support CAATSA waiver for India Concept – Three Republican Senators have introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act FY2022 — an annual defence budget Bill — to make it harder for the executive branch of the U.S. government to impose sanctions on members of the Quadrilateral […]
Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) Subject – Environment Context – India requested the Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) members to join hands with India to support the global initiatives it has pioneered, including the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT). […]
Third World Network Subject – IR Context – India appreciated the efforts of the Third World Network (TWN) for its support to Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC), and expressed the need to ensure resources to TWN. Concept – Third World Network (TWN) is an independent non-profit international research and advocacy organisation involved in […]
Caricom Countries Subject – IR Context –Prime Minister Modi said India has made special arrangements for cooperation with the Pacific islands and Caricom countries in the wake of the threat of climate change. Concept – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organisation of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one […]
J&K State Investigation Agency Subject – Security and Defence Context – Anti-terror agency set up in J&K Concept – The J&K Government has set up a new State Investigation Agency (SIA) for “speedy and effective investigation and prosecution of militancy-related cases in the Union Territory” The SIA will be a nodal agency for […]
Defence Acquisition Council Subject – Defence and Security Context – DAC clears proposals worth ₹7,965 cr. Concept – It was formed, after the Group of Ministers recommendations on ‘Reforming the National Security System’, in 2001, post Kargil War (1999). The Defence Acquisition Council is the highest decision-making body in the Defence Ministry for deciding on new policies and […]
One Solar One Grid Subject – Environment Context – One Sun, One World, One Grid for seamless energy Concept – On the second day of COP26, an initiative by India and the United Kingdom to tap solar energy and have it travel seamlessly across borders was announced. It includes a group of Governments […]
2014 New York Declaration of Forests Subject – Environment Context – World leaders pledge to save forests at COP 26 Concept – Leaders at the COP26 global climate conference in Glasgow have pledged to stop deforestation by the end of the decade and slash emissions of the greenhouse gas, methane, to help slow […]
Palau Mapping Subject – Geography Context – President of Palau, a Pacific state of 500 low-lying islands under threat from rising sea levels, told the leaders of the G20 industrial powers in a speech: “We are drowning and our only hope is the life-ring you are holding.” Concept – Country Location Boundaries Uniqueness […]