DPN Topics
FICCI Subject: National Organisation Context : The country’s economic growth is expected to contract 8 per cent in the current fiscal and fiscal deficit is likely to be at 7.4 per cent of GDP (gross domestic product) for 2020-21, according to the latest round of Ficci’s Economic Outlook Survey. Concept : Federation […]
GOVIND BALLABH PANT Subject : History Context : The 9-feet statue of Govind Ballabh Pant inside Parliament premises has been temporarily relocated . Concept : PanditGovind Ballabh Pant (1887 – 1961) was a lawyer, an Indian freedom fighter and one of the architects of modern India. In 1921, he was elected to the […]
UNSC Subject : International Organisations Context : India has said that the UN Security Council is finding itself unable to act effectively to address increasingly complex issues of international peace and security as it lacked inclusivity of those who need to be members of the powerful organ of the world body. Concept : […]
INDIAN ASTRONOMICAL UNION Subject : Science & tech Context : The Indian Astronomical Observatory located in Hanle near Leh was featured in the Republic day tableau . Concept : The Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO), located in Hanle near Leh in Ladakh, India, has one of the world’s highest located sites for optical, infrared […]
REGEN-COV Subject : Science & tech Context : Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said its antibody cocktail was found effective in preventing COVID-19 in people exposed to those infected with the new coronavirus in an ongoing late stage trial. Concept : The two-antibody cocktail, REGEN-COV, caused a 100% reduction in symptomatic infection and roughly 50% […]
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Subject : International Organisations Context : European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged the Biden administration to join forces against “the darker sides of the digital world,” which she said was partly behind the “shock” storming of Capitol Hill on January 6. Concept : It is an executive body of […]
SILENT CYBER Subject : Science & tech Context : “Insurers may place this matter (silent cyber issue) high on the agenda and address this problem sooner than later,” the IRDAI committee said in its report. Concept : Silent cyber is the unknown exposure in an insurer’s portfolio created by a cyber peril, which […]
CCI Subject : National Organisations Context : The CCI, in its key observations and findings of the telecom sector’s market study conducted by ICRIER, also notes the conflict between allowing access and protecting consumer privacy. Concept : Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for […]
NON PRICE COMPETITION Subject : Economics Context : Data privacy can take the form of non-price competition and abuse of dominance can lower privacy protection, a study by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has said. Concept : The study also made observations about other non-price factors such as quality of service (QoS), […]
RED FORT Subject : Architecture / Culture Context : Farmers protesting against new agriculture laws in India broke through police barricades around the capital and entered the grounds of Delhi’s historic Red Fort , in chaotic and violent scenes that overshadowed the country’s Republic Day celebrations. Concept : Red fort fuses architectural styles […]