DPN Topics
ANTI DUMPING DUTY Subject : Economics Context : The Finance Ministry has extended the validity of anti-dumping duty on certain seamless tubes and pipes imported from China till October 31. Concept : An anti-dumping duty is a protectionist tariff that a domestic government imposes on foreign imports that it believes are priced below […]
MERCHANT DISCOUNT RATE Subject : Economics Context : In a push to expand their merchant networks, fintech intermediaries have come up with an innovative settlement scheme by which they waive the merchant discount rate (MDR) on offline card transactions. Concept : This allows offline merchants to opt for a delayed settlement of a […]
LONG MARCH 5B ROCKET Subject : Science & tech Context : Debris from a Chinese rocket made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean, with remnants falling at a location to the west of Maldives. Concept : The debris came from the upper stage of a Long […]
NEW COVID VACCINE POLICY Subject : Governance Context: splitting vaccines 50-50 has created new supply bottlenecks Concept : Union government’s decision to decentralise vaccine procurement from May 1, has now presented fresh bottlenecks along the supply chain. The two specific obstacles, according to company and government sources involved in planning the supply chain […]
PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE Subject : Polity Context : Opposition dials VP Naidu, seeks virtual meetings of Parliamentary standing committees Concept : The Constitution of India makes a mention of these committees at different places, but without making any specific provisions regarding their composition, tenure, functions, etc. All these matters are dealt by the […]
KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK Subject : Environment Context : The authorities in Assam’s Golaghat and Nagaon districts have begun probing cases of clearance of forest land, digging and construction activities on at least three animal corridors within the eco-sensitive zone of the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. Concept : It is located in […]
INDIA-EU LEADERS MEETING Subject : International Relations Context : At the invitation of the President of the European Council Mr. Charles Michel, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the India-EU Leaders’ Meeting. Concept : The meeting was held in a hybrid format with the participation of leaders of all the 27 EU […]
FCRA Subject : National Legislations Context : Indian entities, including hospitals and charitable trusts, hoping to receive COVID-19 relief material from overseas individual donors or donor agencies, could be in trouble, unless they are registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) with a stated objective involving provision of medical care. Concept : […]
WILDLIFE CORRIDORS Subject : Environment Context: While the Maharashtra government has already begun work to protect its tiger corridor as recommended by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the Goa government has been caught napping on the front. Concept : Wildlife corridors A wildlife corridor is a way of connecting fragmented habitats. The […]
PANGOLINS Subject : Environment Context : Researchers of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata, have now developed tools to tell apart the scales of Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) and Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). Concept : It characterises the morphological features and investigated genetic variations between the two species by sequencing 624 scales of […]