DPN Topics
Subject: Economy Context: Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the natural gas marketing reforms. The reforms aim to fix the gas prices in the market through transparent and competitive processes. Concept: E-Bidding Platform: The main objective of the reforms is to provide standard procedure for the sale of Natural Gas in the […]
Subject: Economy Context: Overseas borrowing through rupee-denominated bonds (masala bonds), which has been declining over the last few years, witnessed a sudden surge in interest from domestic borrowers. Concept: Masala bond – a form of external commercial borrowing (ECB) – was launched by the government and International Finance Corporation (IFC) in 2014-15 to contain the […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to award one half of the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics to Roger Penrose and the other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for furthering the understanding of black holes, the most “enigmatic” objects in the universe. Concept: A black hole is […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Centre will determine the jurisdictions of the Krishna and Godavari river management boards (KRMB and GRMB), Union Water Resources Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said recently. Concept : Inter-State Water Disputes Article 262 of the Constitution provides for the adjudication of inter state water disputes. Under this, Parliament may by law provide for the […]
Subject: Economy Context: The pace of contraction in services sector activity eased considerably in September after the government lifted some COVID-19 restrictions, but demand continued to shrink, prompting firms to cut more jobs, a business survey(PMI) showed recently. Concept: PMI is an indicator of business activity- in the manufacturing and services sectors. Calculation of PMI It is […]
Subject: Science & 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 […]
Subject: Economy(agri) Context: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated that the minimum support price (MSP) for crops will continue and will not be withdrawn. 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; […]
Subject: Government organisation Context: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has informed the Madras High Court that it has recommended a uniform procedure to be followed by all States for the execution of bonds by medical students. Concept: Medical Council of India (MCI) is a statutory body for establishing uniform and high standards of […]
Subject: Economy Context: India has said that China’s complaint at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) policy and banning of apps such as TikTok doesn’t hold merit as no global laws were violated and instead Beijing should reflect on its own transparency record. However china hasn’t filed a formal […]
Subject: Economy Context : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched ‘MSME Prerana’, an online business mentoring programme for MSMEs by state-run Indian Bank Concept: Objective : The programme, to be made available in local languages, is aimed at empowering entrepreneurs through skill development and capacity building workshops through Indian bank branches. The initiative is in collaboration […]