DPN Topics
Subject: Science and tech Context: The prevalence of HIV/AIDS among antenatal women has dropped from 0.27% to 0.18% in Tamil Nadu, according to the findings of the recent HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2019. Concept : HIV attacks CD4, a type of White Blood Cell (T cells)in the body’s immune system. T cells are those cells that […]
Subject: Economy (agri) Context: PM says that minimum support price (MSP) and government procurement are important part of food security in India. Concept: Fixation of MSP The MSP is fixed on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). Factors taken into consideration for fixing MSP include: Demand and supply; Cost of production (A2 […]
Subject: Health Context: C Rangarajan (former Chairman, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council) and J K Satia argue that there is an urgent need to reach young people both for reproductive health education and services as well as to cultivate gender equity norms. Concept: The sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a […]
Subject : Science and tech Context : World Health Organization (WHO) made available interim results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial — a large-scale global trial studying the effectiveness of various repurposed therapies in Covid-19 treatment. The findings put a dampener on expectations from these therapies including remdesivir, once seen as promising. Concept : The Solidarity […]
Subject: National Agencies Context : The Supreme Court on Friday directed the National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS) and Bharat Scouts and Guide to assist the one-man committee of retired apex court judge to contain the menace of stubble burning. Concept : National Cadet Corps The NCC was formed in 1948 (on the […]
Subject: Economy Context : The Reserve Bank of India said it will conduct the first ever purchase auction of State Development Loans (SDLs) under Open Market Operations (OMOs) for an aggregate amount of ₹10,000 crore . Concept : State Development Loans (SDL) are debt issued by state governments to fund their fiscal deficit. States in […]
Subject: Economy Context: International day for poverty eradication is observed by united nations on 0ctober17. Concept: This year marks the 27th anniversary of the declaration by the General Assembly of UNO. 2020 Theme: Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all. POVERTY Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or […]
Subject: Economy Context : With rising complaints on the unregulated sale of sub-standard M-sand, the Public Works Department (PWD) of Tamilnadu will convene a meeting with stakeholders on an M-sand policy . Concept : Manufactured sand (M-Sand) is a substitute of river sand for concrete construction . Manufactured sand is produced from hard granite stone […]
Subject : Economy Context : Centre to borrow ₹1.1 lakh crore on behalf of States to meet GST shortfall. Concept : Government of India will now undertake the required borrowings in tranches and pass it on to States as a ‘back-to-back loan’ that will reflect on their own books. This will not have any impact […]
Subject: Govt Schemes Context : Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has recently extended the Operation Greens Scheme from Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) to all fruits & vegetables (TOTAL) for a period of six months on pilot basis as part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Concept : The objective of intervention is to protect the […]