DPN Topics
PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Subject: Economy Context: Inspection finds PDS food grains being supplied in Delhi unfit to consume. Concept: The Public distribution system (PDS) is an Indian food Security System established under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution. PDS evolved as a system of management of scarcity through distribution of […]
DIVIDEND POLICY Subject : Economics Context: To strengthen corporate governance practices and disclosure requirements, markets regulator SEBI on Thursday decided that the top 1,000 listed firms listed on the stock exchanges should formulate a dividend distribution policy. Concept : Dividend policy is an important element in financial management. This policy is associated with […]
BALLISTIC MISSILE Subject : Defence Context : North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday in its first substantive provocation to the new U.S. administration of Joe Biden. Concept : A ballistic missile follows a ballistic trajectory to deliver one or more warheads on a predetermined target. A ballistic […]
GAVI & COVAX Subject : International Relations Context : According to Global vaccine alliance GAVI, which runs the COVAX programme, Indian vaccine supplies to lower income countries are being delayed “as the Government of India battles a new wave of COVID-19 infections”. Concept : About COVAX COVAX is one of three pillars of […]
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES Subject : Polity Context : The Supreme Court asked the government to clarify on the status of 55 recommendations made by the Collegium for judicial appointments to High Courts six months to nearly a year-and-a-half ago. Concept : Appointment of Judges Article 124(2) says that the President of India Shall […]
ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE Subject : Polity Context : Recently, the Rajya Sabha has been adjourned sine die at the end of the Budget session of Parliament after the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die which brought the nearly two-month long Budget session to an end. Concept : The phenomenon of Adjournment Sine Die […]
PESA Subject : Polity Context : 25 years on, many Indian states haven’t implemented a law that empowers Adivasi communities. Concept : PESA is a law enacted by Government of India to cover the “Scheduled Areas”, which are not covered in the 73rd Constitutional amendment. This particular act extends the provisions of Part […]
INNOVATORS GROWTH PLATFORM FRAMEWORK Subject : Current Events Context: Sebi makes it easier for startups to list on Innovators Growth Platform. It has reduced the requirement for issuers to have 25% of pre-issue capital held by eligible investors to one year from two years. Concept : Securities and Exchange Board of India launched […]
NATIONAL BANK FOR FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT Subject : National organisations / Legislations Context : Parliament passes bill to set up National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development. Concept : The NaBFID Bill, 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 22, 2021. The Bill seeks to establish the National Bank for Financing […]
UIDAI Subject: National Organisations Context: Senior bureaucrat Saurbah Garg has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre. Concept: The Unique Identification Authority of India or UIDAI is an agency under the central government of India […]