DPN Topics
Subject: IR Context: India has categorically rejected the reference to Jammu and Kashmir in the joint press release by China and Pakistan pertaining to the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project that passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Concept: The CPEC is part of China’s larger regional transnational ‘One Belt One Road’ (OBOR) initiative, whose two arms are […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has prepared a draft standard for the supply system of piped drinking water and has invited comments from water utilities About draft: The draft is labelled ‘Drinking water supply quality management system — requirements for piped drinking water supply service’ and has been prepared […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Reserve Bank of India’s first Monetary Policy Committee completes its four-year term with a mixed record. Concept: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) constituted by the Central Government under Section 45ZB of RBI Act determines the policy interest rate required to achieve the inflation target. Accordingly, the Central Government in September 2016 […]
Subject: Environment Context: The levels of ozone have increased across the Northern Hemisphere in the last 20 years, a new study by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States has showed. Concept: Ozone is a gas made up of three oxygen atoms (O3). […]
Subject: Environment Context: A pregnant Gaur was shot and killed by six men in Kerala’s Malappuram district earlier this month Concept: The gaur is a wild bovid that is native to the forests of South and Southeast Asia. It is biggest among wild cattle. It is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the International Union for Conservation […]
Subject: IR Context: India-Bangladesh border talks have lessons for Nepal. Despite much more territory being involved, the two countries resolved their border disputes with political dialogue Concept: India and Bangladesh share a 4,096 km land boundary covering West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram. This is largest among the international boundaries that India shares with […]
Subject: Geography Context: Two newly formed tropical storms Laura and Marco could become almost simultaneous threats to the US Gulf Coast early next week Concept: Tropical cyclones are violent storms that originate over oceans in tropical areas and move over to the coastal areas bringing about large scale destruction due to violent winds, very heavy rainfall and storm […]
Subject: Economy Context: Investments through participatory notes (P-notes) in the domestic capital market soared to Rs 63,288 crore till July-end, making it the fourth consecutive monthly rise Concept: P-notes are issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly. They, […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Nagaland government has moved the Supreme Court seeking removal of the Nagaland Lokayukta for acts of impropriety. Concept: The Lokayukta is an anti-corruption authority constituted at the state level. It investigates allegations of corruption and mal-administration against public servants and is tasked with speedy redressal of public grievances. The origin of […]
Subject:Polity Context: Counsel has invoked the ‘Mulgaonkar principles’ in the criticism against the Supreme Court’s ruling that held advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court. Concept: S Mulgaonkar v Unknown (1978) is a case that led to a landmark ruling on the subject of contempt. By a 2:1 majority, the court held Mulgaonkar, then […]