DPN Topics
TRIBUNAL REFORMS ORDINANCE Subject : Legislations Context : The President of India has promulgated the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, by which the appellate authorities under nine Acts have been done away with and the right to hear appeals under the statute has been conferred to High Courts. Concept […]
AIR IONIZER Subject : Science & tech Context : Governments and businesses should encourage new technologies to control the spread of the virus and enable ‘opening’ of offices, schools, colleges and cinemas rather than lockdown Concept: An air ioniser (or negative ion generator or Chizhevsky’s chandelier) is a device that uses high voltage […]
GEO ENGINEERING Subject: Environment Context : As per a report by Nature, the US’s National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) has called on the government to fund (to the tune of $200 million over five years) research on solar geoengineering. Concept: Geoengineering is an umbrella term for human interventions that change […]
MSME PRE-PACK Subject: Economy Context: The Centre has used the Ordinance route to introduce pre-packaged insolvency resolution process (pre-pack) for companies classified as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Concept: Pre-Packs: A pre-pack is an agreement for the resolution of the debt of a distressed company through an agreement between secured creditors and […]
E-9 INITIATIVE Subject: Current Events Context: Consultation meeting of Education Ministers of E9 countries on E9 initiative to be held tomorrow. The consultation is the first of a three-phased process to co-create an initiative on digital learning and skills, targeting marginalised children and youth, especially girls. Concept: E9 initiative The initiative aims to […]
TROPICAL CYCLONE Subject: Geography Context: Tropical Cyclone in Indonesia and East Timor Kills at Least 76. Concept: Tropical Cyclones Tropical cyclones are violent storms that originate over oceans in tropical areas and move over to the coastal areas bringing about large scale destruction due to violent winds, very heavy rainfall and storm surge. […]
NATIONAL SECURITY ACT Subject: Legislations Context: Allahabad HC cancels 94 NSA cases lodged by UP govt, calls them misuse of law. Concept: About the National Security Act, 1980 The NSA is a preventive detention law. The NSA empowers the Centre or a State government to detain a person to prevent him from acting […]
RAFALE AIRCRAFT Subject : Defence Context : India will receive another 8 to 9 Rafale jets from France by mid-May, with some expected later this month, completing the first squadron of the fighters in the Indian Air Force (IAF), according to a defence official. Concept : With the inductions this month set to […]
CBDT Subject : National Organisations Context :A delay in appointing members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex body of the Income Tax Department, is puzzling the entire revenue service and tax bureaucracy. Concept : The Central Board of Direct Taxes is a statutory authority functioning under the Central Board […]
STAND UP INDIA SCHEME Subject : Government Schemes Context : Stand Up India scheme: Rs 25,586 crore sanctioned to ST, SC, women entrepreneurs. Concept : Stand Up India Scheme was launched on 5 April 2016 to promote entrepreneurship at the grass-root level of economic empowerment and job creation. This scheme seeks to leverage […]