DPN Topics
HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL RESERVATION Subject: Polity Context: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has questioned the legislative competence of State governments to enact laws which provide horizontal reservation to government school students in medical admissions every year. Concept: There are two types of reservations, which may be referred to as ‘vertical […]
PARDONING POWERS OF GOVERNOR Subject: Polity Context: Tamil Nadu Governor BanwarilalPurohit would take a decision “as per the Constitution” in the next three or four days on the plea for release filed by A.G. Concept: Pardoning Powers of Governor Article 161 deals with the Pardoning Power of the Governor. The Governor can grant […]
DEMARCHE Subject: International Relations / Diplomacy Context: India lodged a strong protest with Sri Lanka over the death of three fishermen from Tamil Nadu in a collision between their vessel and a Lankan naval craft, saying Colombo should take steps to prevent the recurrence of such incidents. Concept: Demarche A demarche is a […]
GEO HAZARD MANAGEMENT Subject: Disaster Management Context: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has entered into a framework MoU with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) to strengthen collaboration on sustainable Geo-Hazard management. Concept : DRDO’s Defence Geo-Informatics Research Establishment (DGRE) is working for the development of critical technologies for enhancing […]
SENSEX Subject: Economics Context : Launched on January 2, 1986 (base year:1978-79 = 100), the country’s first equity index has risen from 124 in April 1979 to 50,000 today, a compounded annual growth rate of 15.9% over 42 years. Concept : Sensex, otherwise known as the S&P BSE Sensex index, is the benchmark […]
GREEN BONDS Subject: Economics Context: RBI Governor says that the cost of green bond issuance is high in India. Concept: A green bond is like any other regular bond but with one key difference: the money raised by the issuer are earmarked towards financing `green’ projects, i.e. assets or business activities that are […]
V SHAPED RECOVERY Subject : Economics Context : The economy is within striking distance of attaining positive growth, officials of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) wrote, adding that the letter ‘V’ in the V-shaped recovery stood for vaccine. Concept: V-shaped recovery: It is a scenario in which the economy quickly recoups lost […]
LAW IN ABEYANCE Subject: Current events/ polity Context : As farmers reject the government’s proposal to keep the three contentious farm laws in abeyance for 18 months, experts have raised questions over the legislative options the Government has going forward.. Concept : Can a law can be kept in Abeyance? The laws, passed […]
NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL Subject: Polity Context: A project to build a 37-floor high rise near Delhi University’s North Campus will need new environmental clearance (EC), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was told. Concept: It is a specialised body set up under the National Green Tribunal Act (2010) for effective and expeditious disposal of […]
REVENUE DEFICIT Subject : Economics Context : The States are headed for a fourfold expansion in their revenue deficit this fiscal over the last year due to far lesser tax collections, Crisil Ratings said in a report. Concept : Revenue Deficit Revenue deficit is excess of total revenue expenditure of the government over […]