DPN Topics
National Green Tribunal (NGT) Subject – Environment Context – NGT need not ‘wait for Godot’ to save environment, says SC Concept – The Supreme Court has declared the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) position as a “unique” forum endowed with suomotu powers to take up environmental issues across the country. The court said the NGT need not wait for the “metaphorical Godot” to […]
Public Accounts Committee(PAC) of Parliament Subject – Polity Context – Centennial celebration of the creation of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament Concept – The PAC is the oldest parliamentary committee in the Indian legislative affairs and has been crucial in upholding the principle of accountability as it exercises oversight of public […]
India-China standoff Subject – IR Context – India, China commander talks end in impasse. Concept – Southeast of Galwan Valley,Hot Springs lies in the Chang Chenmo river valley, close to Kongka La, a pass that marks the Line of Actual Control. In 1962, China attacked Hot Springs even though it was not among the sectors that saw […]
Stubble Burning Subject – Environment Context – Roots Foundation to sensitise farmers on stubble burning Concept – Stubble burning in northern India has long been a major cause of air pollution, but efforts to stop it fail every year. Untreated rice straw takes 4-8 weeks to disintegrate which is too long for the […]
Rubber Board Subject – Economy Context – Rubber Board bets big on medicinal plants Concept – Intercropping of medicinal plants in rubber plantations has gained momentum with leading ayurvedic medicine manufacturing companies coming forward to take up the project by supplying necessary planting materials. Through the project, the Board aims to improve the […]
Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) Subject – Economy Context – TAMP asks DP World to file proposal on new charges at Vallarpadam terminal Concept – The Tariff Authority for Major Ports, the rate regulator for major ports, has asked DP World-run India Gateway Terminal Pvt Ltd to file a proposal before it […]
Golden Crescent Subject – IR Context – Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone’s decision to stop handling export-import containerised cargo originating from Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, till further notice. Concept – To know about Golden Crescent, please click here.
Nobel Prize for Economics 2021 Subject – Economy Context – Nobel Prize for economics goes to 3 US-based economists Concept – Three US-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics for pioneering research on the labour market impact of minimum wage, immigration and education, and for creating the scientific framework to allow […]
FDI caps in different industry Subject – Economy Context – ‘49% FDI cap for Air India to stay’ Concept – Private Airlines 100% FDI Foreign Airlines 49% FDI cap Foreign investments in Air India 49% FDI cap Indian Nationals investment (including NRI) in Air India 100% FDI Foreign investment(s) in Air India Ltd, […]
Super-critical Subject – Economy Context – States sound the alarm on coal crisis Concept – According to the latest coal stock data of the 135 plants with over 165 GW of installed generation capacity monitored by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), as many as 70 plants are categorised as “supercritical” or having less […]