DPN Topics
Competition Commission of India Subject – Governance Context – Digital cos’ data hegemony may lead to ‘attention economy’, says CCI chief Concept – Competition Commission chief Ashok Kumar Gupta flagged that data hegemony by some digital companies may lead to “attention economy” in which big tech players work to capture users’ attention, build […]
Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) Subject – Economy Context – Govt. notifies SEIS rates for 201920, sets ceiling Concept – Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) aims to promote export of services from India by providing duty scrip credit for eligible exports. A Duty Credit Scrip is like a credit certificate issued by the Director General of Foreign […]
National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) Subject – Economy Context – Accounting regulator raps EY arm’s audit of IL&FS firm Concept – To know more about NFRA, please click here.
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Subject – IR Context – China sends fighter jets towards Taiwan. The latest show of force came as Taiwan said it had submitted an application to join the 11-nation CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) trade deal, days after China said it had formally […]
Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission Subject – Government Schemes Context – PM to launch health mission on Sept. 27 Concept – This scheme will be launched with the aim of harnessing technology in order to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of healthcare delivery across India. It seeks to provide a better access to healthcare data. It also […]
FASTER System Subject – Polity Context – SC introduces FASTER system to send records Concept – FASTER stands for “Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records”. In a big fillip to the fundamental rights of life, dignity and personal liberty, the Supreme Court has introduced a new system by which crucial decisions, including […]
Department-Related Standing Committees Subject – Polity Context – Ahead of the reconstitution of the 24 Department¬Related Standing Committees (DRSC), Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu sent a detailed record of participation by the members in committee meetings over the past year to the political parties, calling them to nominate members only based on […]
Gogra mapping Subject – Geography Context – Gogra grazing areas off-limits Concept – Villagers have lost access to a vast grazing area near Gogra in eastern Ladakh owing to growing Chinese presence in the area. Gogra is one of the several friction points in eastern Ladakh where Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in a […]
QS Graduate Employability Rankings Subject – Governance Context – IISc. among top 500 global institutions in QS Employability rankings Concept – The Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bengaluru, and six Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are among 12 Indian institutions that have figured in the top 500 universities in QS Graduate Employability Rankings […]
RBI Retail Direct platform for Government Securities (G-secs) Subject – Economy Context – G-Sec Retail Direct: Mkt players seek easy KYC, interoperability Concept – For effective implementation of the RBI Retail Direct platform for Government Securities (G-secs), market participants are pushing for tweaks in the rules, seeking relaxation in KYC norms, interoperability for […]