DPN Topics
Dal Lake Subject – Geography Context – Ripples over Dal Lake: Air Force planes inspire awe with a stunning show Concept – Dal is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is an urban lake, which is the second largest in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is […]
Metal-air Batteries Subject – Science and Tech Context – The need for India to grow out of (Chinese-dominated) lithium for energy storage is well recognised. Concept – Lithium is scarce, less safe, and lithium-ion has energy limitations. Metal-air batteries, which have a metal anode (electron giver) and atmospheric oxygen as the cathode (electron […]
Auto-Debit Norms Subject – Economy Context – Banks, merchants working on a common platform Concept – Banks are working on a common industry-wide platform to comply with the Reserve Bank of India’s norms on auto-debit which will come into effect from October 1. Bill Desk and Razorpay are the two companies working with […]
India must have at least six banks in top 100 global list: Economic Survey Subject – Economy Context – Being the fifth largest economy, India should have at least six banks in the top 100 global list, and at least eight would be required for a country having a $5-trillion economy, according to […]
State Bank of India Subject – Economy Context – India needs 4-5 SBI-size banks to meet growing needs of economy: Sitharaman Concept – State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational public sector bank and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI is the 43rd largest bank in the world […]
International Taxation Rules Reform Subject – Economy Context – ‘India will not be on the losing side’ – officials at the Finance Ministry Concept – On July 1, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced that 130 countries and jurisdictions, including India, have joined a new two-pillar plan to reform international […]
Declining Vaccine Efficacy Subject – Science and Tech Context – Recent data suggest that the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines has been declining. Concept – The data indicate that while the protection against infection (as shown by effectiveness against symptomatic Covid) has declined (especially in Israel and USA), the protection against hospitalisation from Covid […]
mRNA Vaccines Subject – Science and Tech Context – While many low- and middle-income countries have received by far insufficient supply of vital COVID-19 vaccines so far, vaccine inequity has been most striking in Africa. Moderna said it will not enforce patents related to its vaccine during the pandemic, but it is yet […]
National Mission on Cultural Mapping Subject – Art and Culture Context – Cultural mapping of 75 villages soon Concept – National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) has been set up by the Ministry of Culture in 2017. Mission will compile data of artists, art forms & geo location with inputs from Central Ministries, […]
Registration of Political Party Subject – Polity Context – EC mulls deregistering inactive political parties Concept – How does a political party get set up? The law (The Representation of the People Act 1951 Section 29A) sets down certain conditions for a political party to form and get registered by the Election Commission […]