DPN Topics
Appointment for post of MD/ WTD in UCB Subject: Economy Context: After a ruling by the Gujarat High Court in 2013, which was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2021, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the implementation of RBI’s notification. Concept: As per RBI data on May 31, there are 1,531 […]
Payments banks end of the day balance Subject: Economy Context: Payments banks (PBs) want the Reserve Bank of India to raise the maximum end of the day balance a customer can maintain with them from ₹2 lakh to ₹5 lakh in sync with the increase in the deposit insurance cover. Concept: PBs executives […]
TB Alliance Subject: Science and Technology Context: In Indian drugmaker has been roped-in by TB Alliance to make its tuberculosis drug pretomanid and strengthen global supplies. Concept: TB Alliance is a not-for-profit product development partnership (PDP), uniquely positioned to leverage a global network of public and private partners to most efficiently advance TB […]
Atal Pension Yojana Subject: Government Schemes Context: Atal Pension Yojana has emerged as the most popular social security scheme under the National Pension System with over 2.8 crore subscribers, mainly from the non-metro centres. Concept: Total assets under management (AUM) for the National Pension System schemes saw a year-on-year growth of over 38 […]
Inspiration4 mission Subject: Science and Technology Context: Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced Friday that ‘Inspiration4’, its first all-civilian, non-governmental spaceflight, is on track for launch on September 15. Concept: The Crew Dragon spacecraft is set to be launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida in the US. It will take a group […]
River Bhogdoi Subject: Environment Context: The rampant coal mining in Nagaland, coupled with waste discharge from tea estates and encroachment have been sounding death knells for River Bhogdoi in Assam. Concept: The river is on the south bank tributaries of the mighty river Brahmaputra, originates from Mokokchung in Nagaland where it is also […]
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) guidelines to telecom companies Context : The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked telecom companies and other telecom licence holders to prepare proof of concept and ensure their systems are ready before allowing them to launch self ‘know your customer’ (KYC) process The DoT has said that in its communication to […]
Nipah Subject: Science and Technology Context: Nipah has surfaced in Kerala again for the third time, after a gap of one year Concept: Nipah virus infection in humans causes a range of clinical presentations, from asymptomatic infection (subclinical) to acute respiratory infection and fatal encephalitis. The case fatality rate is estimated at 40% […]
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on Mumbai Subject: Environment Context: Mumbai is set to experience the highest increase in total annual rainfall among Indian metropolitan cities in the 21st century, the recently released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warned. Concept: The city is likely to suffer from high mean temperature […]
IFAD on India cropping pattern Subject: Economy Context: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has pointed out that crops like Jowar (Sorghum) and millets (Bajra and Ragi), have often been sidelined in India in favour of monocrop cultures like wheat and rice Concept: Millets The government has renamed jowar, bajra, ragi and other […]