DPN Topics
Import Export Codes Subject – Economy Context – government is making it mandatory to update Import Export Codes Concept – The government is set to start deactivating Import Export Codes (IECs) for firms that have not given updated information to the government starting October 6. An IEC is a business identification number that […]
Section 133A of the Income-Tax Act Subject – Governance Context – On September 10, 2021, officers of the Income-Tax Department visited the premises of News Click and News laundry Concept – Section 133A authorises an income-tax authority to enter premises where a business or profession is carried on. The purpose of entry is […]
Types of Market Structures Subject – Economy Context – Last week, the Competition Commission of India found that three beer companies had colluded to fix beer prices for a full decade — between 2009 and 2018. As a result, the CCI slapped a penalty for cartelisation in the sale and supply of beer […]
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Subject – Governance Context – The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) was launched on Monday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Concept – It will provide every Indian a digital health ID. Also, the scheme will help connect digital health solutions across the country. “Every citizen’s health record will be […]
All India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey Subject – Economy Context – Nine sectors employ 3.08 crore in Q1 Concept – The report said that the overall employment numbers had increased by 29% from the base year of 2013-14. However, in the first quarter of this fiscal (April-June 2021), 27% of the establishments surveyed […]
Government Borrowings Subject – Economy Context – Govt pegs H2 borrowing at ₹5.03-lakh cr Concept – The Finance Ministry pegged the government borrowing for the second half of 2021-22 at ₹5.03-lakh crore. The buoyancy in tax collections so far in the current fiscal has played a key factor in ensuring that overall borrowing […]
GST Ministerial Panels Subject – Economy Context –Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai will lead a panel of state ministers to make recommendations to goods and services tax (GST) council on further rationalization of tax rates. Concept – Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai will lead a panel of state ministers to make recommendations to […]
Caste based census in India Subject – Polity Context – Several political parties are demanding caste-based census in India. Concept – The First Census conducted in 1871 included questions about caste. This data was then used to divide and conquer India. It first privileged Brahmins as interpreters of Indian culture and then targeted […]
Group of Ministers (GoMs) Subject – Polity Context – GoM set up to rationalise GST rates Concept – These are ad hocbodies formed to give recommendations to the cabinet on certain emergentissues and critical problem areas. Ministers heading the concerned ministriesare inducted into the relevant GoMs and when the advice is crystallised theyare […]
‘Clinicopathological Profile of Cancers in India: A Report of the Hospital Based Cancer Registries 2021’ Subject – Science and Tech Context – Proportion of all cancer cases higher in men: study Concept – The proportion of all cancer cases was higher in men (52.4%) than women (47.4%), noted the Indian Council of Medical […]