DPN Topics
CERT-In Subject – Science and Tech Context – HC seeks Centre’s response to petition on data breaches. Plea flags inaction of CERT-In. Concept – It is an organisation of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, with the objective of securing Indian cyberspace. It is the nodal agency which deals […]
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019 Subject – Governance Context – Man accused of triple talaq granted bail. Concept – Declaration of Talaq: The Act makes all declaration of talaq, including in written or electronic form, to be void (i.e., not enforceable in law) and illegal. The Act defines […]
Oil Bonds Subject – Economy Concept – Oil bonds are issued by the government to compensate oil marketing companies (OMCs), fertilizer companies and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for losses borne by them in the process of regulating prices in the domestic market. It was introduced in 2005 to defer the payment of money to […]
Ad valorem tax Subject – Economy Context – States charge ad-valorem tax on fuel prices. Concept – Ad valorem tax, any tax imposed on the basis of the monetary value of the taxed item. Literally the term means “according to value.” An ad valorem tax is a tax based on the assessed value of an item, such […]
Opposition Party Subject – Polity Context – No opposition parties in Nagaland Assembly now. Concept – Leader of Opposition is a statutory office provided for in the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in the Parliament Act, 1977. The leader of the party in opposition to the government which has the greatest number […]
Earthquake Subject: Geography Context: The powerful earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday killed hundreds and injured thousands more. The destruction comes just 11 years after a temblor killed tens of thousands of people, if not hundreds of thousands. Some 100,000 buildings were destroyed in the 2010 quake. Concept: The Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone The […]
Tribal Research Institute (TRI) Subject: Polity Context: Minister of Tribal Affairs Sh. Arjun Munda; MoS Tribal Affairs, Renuka Singh Saruta, and Dy. Chief Minister & Minister for Tribal Welfare, Andhra Pradesh, Smt. PamulaPushpa Srivanijivirtually inaugurated the New Building complex for the Tribal Cultural Research and Training Mission (TRI) of Andhra Pradesh on 15th […]
Semiconductor Context: Mumbai-based conglomerate Tata Group, which has already forayed into manufacturing of hi-tech electronics, is now planning to get into semiconductor manufacturing. Concept: Semiconductor, any of a class of crystalline solids intermediate in electrical conductivity between a conductor and an insulator. Common elemental semiconductors are silicon and germanium. Common semiconductor compounds are such as […]
Super app Subject: Science and Technology Context: Adani group is all set for a foray into the digital world as the chairman held its first internal meeting with employees of Adani Digital Labs, the youngest arm of the billionaire Gautam Adani-controlled conglomerate. The group has decided to design the app for every human […]
Tribunals Subject – Polity Context – The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Concept – Tribunal is a quasi-judicial institution that is set up to deal with problems such as resolving administrative or tax-related disputes. It performs a number of functions like adjudicating disputes, determining rights between […]