DPN Topics
Bitcoin as a legal tender Subject – Economy Context – El Salvador adopts bitcoin as legal tender. Concept – El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, a real-world experiment proponents say will lower commission costs for billions of dollars sent home from abroad but which critics warned may fuel […]
Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs (EPCES) Subject – Economy Context – Commerce Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam has also assured the Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs (EPCES) of a resolution of the massive container shortages afflicting exports. Concept – Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES) has been setup by […]
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Subject – Economy Context – ‘Govt. mulls allowing local sales by SEZ units sans import tag’. Concept – An SEZ is a territory within a country that is typically duty-free (Fiscal Concession) and has different business and commercial laws chiefly to encourage investment and create employment. A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in a country that is subject to […]
Panjshir Valley Mapping Subject – Geography / IR Context – The fall of Panjshir, the last remaining holdout controlled by the Northern Alliance forces, means curtains for the armed opposition to the new rulers of Afghanistan for now. Concept – For more information on Panjshir Valley, please refer to this.
G-20 Subject – IR Context – Piyush Goyal is Sherpa for G20 summit. Concept – The G20 is an informal group of 19 countries and the European Union, with representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The G20 membership comprises a mix of the world’s largest advanced and emerging economies, representing about two-thirds of […]
Vidyanjali 2.0 Portal Subject – Governance Context – PM urges private sector to help improve quality in govt. schools. Concept – Vidyanjali is an initiative taken by the Ministry of Education, Government of India with the aim to strengthen Schools through community and private sector involvement in schools across the country. This initiative would connect schools with varied volunteers from the Indian […]
Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 Subject – Governance Context – More delays on Data Protection Bill. Panel finalised draft report last year but it wasn’t circulated to members. Concept – The Bill has three key aspects prepared by a committee headed by retired Justice B N Srikrishna. The Bill governs the processing of […]
Minimum Support Price (MSP) Subject – Agriculture Context – RSS wing seeks guaranteed crop prices. Concept – MSP is the minimum price paid to the farmer for procuring food crops. It offers an assurance to farmers that their realisation for the agricultural produce will not fall below the stated price. The government uses the […]
Central Armed Police Forces Subject – Security Context – Needed: A tribunal for CAPF. Concept – Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) refers to uniform nomenclature of seven Armed Police Forces of the Union of India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Their role is to defend the national interest mainly […]
Fuel Stacking in India Subject: Environment Context: According to a report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).highlighted that a majority of households that use traditional solid fuels along with LPG What is fuel stacking? A phenomenon of using multiple stove-and-fuel cooking combinations within the same household. Reasons for fuel stacking: […]