DPN Topics
DOCTRINE OF COLOURABLE LEGISLATION Subject : Polity Context: The Places of worship Act of 1991, is appropriately called an Act of colourable legislation. As the Courts have held, “you cannot do indirectly which you are prohibited from doing directly”. Concept : Doctrine of Colourable Legislation Legislation is considered as colourable when a legislature […]
NIIF Subject : Economy Context :Manipal Hospitals in talks to sell minority stake to govt-backed NIIF and raise around Rs 2,000 crore. Concept : National Investment and Infrastructure Fund The government had set up the ₹40,000 crore NIIF in 2015 as an investment vehicle for funding commercially viable greenfield, brownfield and stalled infrastructure […]
FAIR & RENUMERATIVE PRICES Subject : Economy Context : Maharashtra sugar mills demand transport subsidy, FRP payment in parts for survival of industry. Concept : Fair and remunerative price (FRP) is the minimum price at which rate sugarcane is to be purchased by sugar mills from farmers. The FRP is fixed by Union […]
DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD Subject : Current Events Context : The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Rajinikanth after he has been conferred with the DadasahebPhalke Award for the year 2019. Concept : DadasahebPhalke award is India’s highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate […]
EXERCISE SHANTIR OGROSHENA Subject : Defence Context : Recently, the Ministry of Defence has announced that the Indian Army will participate in the Exercise Shantir Ogroshena-2021. Concept : About Exercise ShantirOgroshena The Exercise ShantirOgroshena (Front Runner of the Peace) is a multinational military exercise. The 2021 edition of Exercise ShantirOgroshena will be held […]
N – LRSI Subject : Important Reports Context : M.P., West Bengal, Odisha top in land records digitisation: N-LRSI index Concept : NCAER (National Council of Applied Economic Research) has released India’s first land records and services index, which evaluates the quality of land records in the country and the extent of their […]
C BAND SPECTRUM Subject : Science & tech Context : Intelsat reported a 7% drop in revenue for 2020 after declines in multiple business units, underlining the importance of C-band clearing proceeds for the satellite operator’s recovery efforts. Concept : The C band is a designation by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics […]
NATIONAL COMMISSION BACKWARD CLASSES Subject : National Organisations Context : Backward classes panel urges govt to carry out OBC count in Census . Concept : NCBC 102nd Constitution Amendment Act, 2018 provides constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). It has the authority to examine complaints and welfare measures regarding […]
BIMSTEC Subject: International Organisations Context: India Committed to Cooperation under BIMSTEC Framework: S Jaishankar Concept: BIMSTEC The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional multilateral organization. Its members lie in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity. Out […]
CORE OUTPUT SECTORS Subject : Economy Context : Output of eight core sectors contracts 4.6% in February – highest in six months. Concept : The eight-core sector industries include coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity The eight Core Industries in decreasing order of their weightage: Refinery Products> […]