DPN Topics
Tax Breaks Subject – Economy Context – To make the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) a success, the government should give Income Tax breaks to attract retail investors into instruments such as Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), the NITI Aayog has recommended. Concept – A tax break is a reduction of a taxpayer’s total liability. […]
National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) Subject – Economy Context – Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), which is expected to fetch around ₹5.96 lakh crore to the government. Concept – The NMP names a list of public assets that will be leased to private investors. Only brown-field assets, which are […]
Brahmaputra Subject – Geography Context – Assam floods hit 2.25 lakh people Concept – It originates under the name of Siang or Dihang, from the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar Lake. It enters India west of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh. Tributaries: Dibang, Lohit, Siang, Burhi Dihing, Tista, and Dhansari. It […]
Initial Public Offering (IPO) Subject – Economy Context – The Centre is set to list India’s largest insurance firm, state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India, on the stock exchanges to help meet disinvestment targets for the year Concept – IPO is the selling of securities to the public in the primary market. Primary market […]
BCG Vaccine Subject – Science and Tech Context – BCG vaccine: 100 years and counting Concept – BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) is the vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) in humans. TB is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, belonging to the Mycobacteriaceae family consisting of about 200 members. Some of these cause diseases like […]
Northernmost Landmass Subject – Geography Context – Scientists find ‘northernmost’ landmass Concept – Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the world’s northernmost landmass — a yet-to-be named island north of Greenland that could soon be swallowed up by seawaters. Researchers came upon the landmass on an expedition in July, and initially thought […]
West Asia Subject – IR Context – Afghanistan overshadows key West Asia summit. Concept – Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost sub region of the continent of Asia. It is entirely a part of the Greater Middle East and almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, […]
Taiwan Strait Subject – Geography Context – U.S. Navy ships in Taiwan Strait pose threat: China Concept – The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer (110 mi)-wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. Former names of the Taiwan Strait […]
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Subject – Economy Context – Encourage entrepreneurship in agriculture: NABARD chief Concept – NABARD is a development bank focussing primarily on the rural sector of the country. It is the apex banking institution to provide finance for Agriculture and rural development. Its headquarter is located […]
Gaganyaan Mission Subject – Science and Tech Context – Indian pilots to return to Russia soon for stitching customized space suits. Concept – Gaganyaan is a mission by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Under the Gaganyaan schedule: Three flights will be sent into orbit. There will be two unmanned flights and one human […]