DPN Topics
Conviction of MPs and MLAs Subject – Polity Context – The Supreme Court has decided to hear “at length” a plea that convicted parliamentarians and State legislators, former and sitting, should be disqualified and banned for life from contesting elections to Parliament or Assemblies. Concept – The RPA, 1951 lays down certain rules […]
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Subject – Governance Context – Businesses need not restrict their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure to local projects and must balance local area preferences specified in the law with ‘national priorities’, the Corporate Affairs Ministry said. Concept – The term “Corporate Social Responsibility” in general can be referred to […]
Emergency Credit Linked Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) Subject – Economy Context – ‘Strong buffers will help, as banks tackle asset risks’. ECLGS helped with liquidity: Moody’s Concept – The scheme was launched as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package announced in May 2020 to mitigate the distress caused by coronavirus-induced lockdown, by providing […]
RBI’s Resolution Framework 2.0 Subject – Economy Context – Few takers seen for debt recast 2.0 as demand recovers: Crisil Concept – This Framework is to relieve stress faced by most vulnerable categories of borrowers – namely individuals, borrowers and MSMEs. Individuals, borrowers and MSMEs who have not availed any restructuring will be eligible to be considered under Resolution Framework 2.0. For individuals and small […]
Universal Postal Union Subject – IR Context – UN bans British stamps in Chagos Island. Concept – A specialized agency of United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to worldwide postal system. Established in 1874 and is second oldest international organization worldwide after International Telecommunication Union (ITU) which was […]
Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP) Subject – IR Context – Indian firm to build a bridge in the Maldives Concept – This infrastructure project, the largest-ever by India in the Maldives, involves the construction of a 6.74-km-long bridge and causeway link. It will connect the Maldives capital Malé with the neighbouring islands of Villingli, Gulhifalhu and Thilafushi. The seeds of the […]
Drone Rules 2021 Subject – Defence and Security Context – The Civil Aviation Ministry has notified the Drone Rules, 2021, under which the weight of a fully loaded unmanned aircraft system has been increased from 300 kg to 500 kg to include heavy payload-carrying craft for use in the logistics and transportation sectors. […]
Action Plan for Vulture Conservation for 2020-2025 Subject – Environment Concept – The action plan was approved by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) October 5, 2020. An earlier one was formulated in 2006 for three years. The new plan has laid out strategies and actions to stem the decline in vulture population, […]
First-Past-the-Post System Subject – Polity Concept – The first-past-the-post (FPTP) system is also known as the simple majority system. In this voting method, the candidate with the highest number of votes in a constituency is declared the winner. This system is used in India in direct elections to the Lok Sabha and State […]
National Institute of Disaster Management Subject – Disaster Management Concept – The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) is one of the pioneer institutes under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. It has been mandated to promote capacity building interventions in Disaster Risk Management (DRM). The Institute owes its origin in 1995 when […]