DPN Topics
PADMA AWARDS Subject: Current events / Culture Context: President has approved the conferment of 119 Padma Awards this year . It includes 102 padmashri , 10 padmabhushan and 7 padmavibhushan awards. Concept: The Padma Awards are announced annually on the eve of Republic Day (26th January). Instituted in the year 1954, it is […]
LAW COMMISSION Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court asked the Home and Law Ministries to explain the nearly three-year-long lapse in making appointments to the Law Commission. Concept: The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body constituted by the Government of India from time to time. The first Law Commission of independent […]
MOUNT K2 Subject: Geography Context: On January 16, a group of Nepali mountaineers became the first climbers to scale the K2 peak in winter. Concept: At 8,611 metres, K2 or Mount Godwin Austen is the second-highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest above sea level. It is located on the China–Pakistan border […]
RHESUS MACAQUE Subject: Environment Context: The rhesus macaque, a monkey widely prevalent in India, is a promising model for vaccines against Covid-19, according to two independent studies. Concept: Scientists at Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) and Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) evaluated three nonhuman primate species — Indian rhesus macaques, African […]
USENET POLICY Subject : Governance Context : The proposed UdyogSahayak Enterprises Network framework draft has been put together by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Azim Premji University. Concept : USENET Framework approach: The approach is based on the belief that […]
POCSO ACT Subject : Important Legislations Context : The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court acquitted a man of charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and convicted him under a “minor offence” of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Concept : Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, […]
PREFERENTIAL TRANSACTION IN IBC Subject : Economics Concept : Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code 2016, section 43 is dealt with Preferences if any given by the Corporate Debtor before and during the insolvency. Success of the insolvency depends upon timely completion of the process of insolvency and also ensures the corporate debtor […]
ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY Subject : Current events Context : The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will bury a time capsule recording the evolution of the varsity over the last 100 years of its existence on Republic Day as part of its centenary celebrations. Concept : The capsule, which weighs around 1.5 tonnes, will contain […]
INEQUALITY REPORT Subject : International Reports Context : A new report by Oxfam has found that the Covid pandemic deeply exacerbated existing inequalities in India and around the world. Concept : The report, titled ‘The Inequality Virus’, has found that as the pandemic stalled the economy, forcing millions of poor Indians out of […]
MCLR vs EXTERNAL BENCHMARK RATE Subject : Economics Concept : Marginal Cost of Lending Rate It is a benchmark lending rate for floating-rate loans which came into effect in 2016. This is the minimum interest rate at which commercial banks can lend. This rate is based on four components—the marginal cost of funds, […]