DPN Topics
SPACE DEBRIS Subject : Science & tech Context : China silent on falling debris of its space rocket amid rising concerns Concept : Space debris Space debris, also called space junk, artificial material that is orbiting Earth but is no longer functional. This material can be as large as a discarded rocket stage […]
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Subject : International Organisations Context : International Criminal Court sentences Ugandan rebel to 25 years in prison for 61 war crimes and crimes against humanity Concept : The International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague, is the court of last resort for prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes […]
RBI WANTS TO MODERATE BOND YIELDS Subject : Economics Context : Reserve Bank of India’s decision to step up purchase of government securities under the government securities acquisition programme (G-SAP) led to the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond falling below 6%. Concept : Current movement of Bond Yields The yield on the […]
IMMUNE SYSTEM & CORONA VIRUS Subject : Science & tech Context : In the journal Science, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin describe the finding, which represents good news for designing the next generation of vaccines to protect against variants of the virus or future emerging corona viruses. Concept : Previous […]
ARTICLE 19 (1) (a) Subject : Polity Context : A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah held that freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) extends to reporting judicial proceedings as well. Concept : Article 19 (1)(a) According to Article 19(1)(a): All citizens shall have the right to freedom of […]
DGP APPOINTMENT & UPSC Subject : Polity Context : The appointment of Maharashtra’s director general of police will likely take a few more weeks if not months as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has returned the government’s slate of names, asking it to add two more to the 12 already on it, […]
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION Subject : Polity Context : The Supreme Court on Friday highlighted the “extremely urgent” concern raised by two Delhi residents over the ferrying of labourers to and fro the Central Vista redevelopment site amid a devastating public health crisis, and permitted them to approach the Delhi High Court Chief Justice. Concept : […]
IDENTIFYING SEBC Subject : Polity Context: Only Central government can identify, include a community within Socially and Educationally Backward class list: Supreme Court Concept : The Supreme Court ruled that after the insertion of Article 342 A in the Constitution, it is the Central government alone which is empowered to identify Socially and […]
IP WAIVER ON COVID VACCINES Subject : Economy / IR Context: Recently, the United States has announced support for waiving intellectual property protection for Covid-19 vaccines. Concept : The US will pursue “text-based negotiations” on the waiver at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The text-based negotiations involve negotiators exchanging texts with their preferred […]
CT SCAN Subject : Science & tech Context : CT scan is like 5-10 x-rays, not 300-400: Docs’ body refutes Guleria’s ‘unscientific’ comments Concept : CT scan It is also known as computed tomography scan. It is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to get detailed images of the body noninvasively for […]