DPN Topics
PM MATRU VANDANA YOJANA Subject: Government Schemes Context: The government’s maternity benefit scheme, or Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana, has crossed 1.75 crore eligible women till financial year 2020, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday. Concept: Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana (PMMVY) is a maternity benefit programme being implemented in all districts of the country with effect from 1st […]
LCA TEJAS Subject: Defence Context: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) is actively looking for exports of the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) with countries in South East Asia and West Asia showing interest in buying it. Concept: The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme was started by the Government of India in 1984 when they […]
SEROLOGICAL SURVEY Subject: Science & tech Context: Nearly one in five Indians had been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus until December 2020, the third round of the Indian Council of Medical Research’s Serological Survey found. Concept: Serological survey The serological survey was meant to detect whether the person being tested had developed antibodies […]
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS Subject : National Organisations Context : After raids by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) at two children’s homes, the Delhi Police registered a case and conducted an enquiry at the two children’s homes for alleged violation of norms under the Juvenile Justice […]
G ROHINI COMMISSION Subject: Governance Context : On January 21, the Centre has extended the tenure of The Commission to Examine Sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) headed by Justice G Rohini, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. The commission now has until July 31 to submit its report. Concept: Headed by […]
INTENATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Subject: International Organisations Context: The International Criminal Court convicted victim-turned-perpetrator Dominic Ongwen of war crimes committed during two decades of insurgency in northern Uganda. Concept: The International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague, is the court of last resort for prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. […]
HELD TO MATURITY Subject: Economics Context: RBI to hike banks’ HTM limit by 4% of book (Rs 6,136 billion/$84 billion), atop 2.5% in FY21, till FY26 (from FY23 now). This should incentivise banks to invest their money market surplus, of almost $80 billion, in G-secs . Concept: Held-to-maturity (HTM) Held-to-maturity (HTM) securities are […]
DOUBLE TAXATION FOR NRI Subject: Economics Context: The new Section 89A aims to solve the issue of double taxation on retirement accounts of NRI employees Concept: Mobile employees are required to mandatorily open social security / retirement fund accounts in the host country; it also acts as an effective way of tax deferral […]
NCT OF DELHI ACT Subject: Legislations Context: Manish Sisodia accused the Centre of trying to govern the national capital through the “backdoor”, claiming the Union cabinet has cleared a proposal to give more powers to the Lieutenant Governor. Concept: It is an Act to supplement the provisions of the Constitution relating to the […]
PARDONING POWER OF PRESIDENT Subject: Polity Context: Three days after the Centre assured the Supreme Court that Tamil Nadu Governor was set to take a call on release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict, the Governor’s office, , left a decision on pardon of all the convicts in the case to President . Concept: […]