DPN Topics
Cabinet Minister Arrest Procedure in India Subject – Polity Context – Three FIRs have been registered against Union Minister and Rajya Sabha member Narayan Rane, and the Maharashtra Police has sent a team to arrest him. Concept – If Parliament is not in session, a cabinet minister can be arrested by a law […]
The Major Port Authorities Act 2020 Subject – Infrastructure Context – Second wave slows down finalisation of rules of new Act. Concept – The Bill seeks to provide for regulation, operation and planning of major ports in India and provide greater autonomy to these ports. It seeks to replace the Major Port Trusts […]
Hallmark Unique Identification Subject – Economy Context – Gold jewellers across major cities participated in a nationwide strike against the mandatory hallmarking, Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID), effective June 16. Concept – HUID is a unique code that will be given to every piece of jewellery at the time of hallmarking. It will be […]
Potash Subject – Agriculture Context – EID Parry (India) Ltd., one of the largest sugar manufacturers in the South, has undertaken a pilot study to establish the extraction of potash from ash produced in distilleries. Concept – Potash includes various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form. The name derives from pot ash, which refers to […]
Urban Co-operative Banks Subject – Economy Context – A Reserve Bank appointed committee has suggested a four-tier structure for the urban cooperative banks (UCBs). Concept – Co-operative Banks, which are distinct from commercial banks, were born out of the concept of co-operative credit societies where members from a community group together to extend loans to each other, at favourable terms. Co-operative Banks […]
Natural Gas Subject – Environment Context – Vedanta makes gas discovery in Gujarat. Concept – Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting of methane and commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and sometimes a small percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, or helium. It is formed when layers of decomposing plant and animal matter are exposed to intense […]
Corbett Tiger Reserve Subject – Environment Context – The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to consider as representation a petition to stop the alleged illegal construction of bridges and walls within tiger breeding habitat of the Corbett Tiger Reserve. Concept – Jim Corbett National Park is the […]
Bhima Koregaon Subject – History Context – The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the Bhima Koregaon violence case of 2018, has submitted draft charges before the NIA court against 15 accused and six absconding accused. Concept – A battle was fought in Bhima Koregaon between the Peshwa forces and the British on 1st January, […]
Ujjwala Scheme Subject – Government Schemes Context – In India, many women in poor households who use firewood or dung cakes for cooking spend long hours collecting firewood and making dung cakes. This is drudgery. Concept – Prime Minister launched the second phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) or Ujjwala 2.0 Scheme. PMUY-I […]
National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Subject – Governance Concept – The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), formerly National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), had its origin as the Central Malaria Bureau, established at Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) in 1909. NICD was transformed into the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with a […]