DPN Topics
Subject: Government policy/ schemes Context: The Supreme Court reserved its order on a plea that seeks money collected under the PM CARES Fund for the COVID-19 pandemic should be transferred to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). Concept: NDRF The National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), constituted under Section 46 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, supplements SDRF of a […]
Subject: Economy Context: Amid pay cuts and job losses due to the outbreak of the pandemic and lockdown, the trend of down trading is on rise. Concept: Down trading refers to the practice of switching from expensive products/brands to cheaper alternatives in a bid to conserve cash. Products which meet the basic requirements are preferred […]
Subject: Environment Context: With increasing e waste around the cities, urban mining gains importance. Concept: Urban mining is the practice of extracting valuable metals and materials from electronic waste This makes it possible to obtain high quality steel from old washing machines. Precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum or palladium can be extracted from […]
Subject: IR Context: India and European Union have renewed its Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the next five years (2020-2025) at the 15th India-EU Summit, a virtual one. Concept: The Agreement was initially signed in on 23 November 2001 and renewed two times in past in 2007 and 2015. This will expand the […]
Subject: Schemes Context: TRIFED has entered into a partnership with IIT Delhi for the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) by which forest dwellers will get an exposure to newer processing technologies, product innovation, mentorship, transformational digital systems and handholding. Concept: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) is a flagship national programme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development […]
Subject: Government organisation Context: CDSCO is likely to take up Serum Institute of India’s (SII) request to start human trials for AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate in India this month. Concept: CDSCO under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India. […]
Subject: Economy Context: According to a global banking group, remittances to India are estimated to decline sharply by about 25 per cent in FY2021 amid the economic crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown. Concept: India is the largest recipient of remittances (in value terms) in the worId and received nearly $76 billion of flows […]
Subject: Economy Context: Monetary policy committee is soon to be reconstituted as the terms of three independent people on the panel expire at the end of next month and one internal member retired in June. Concept: Monetary policy refers to the use of monetary instruments under the control of the central bank to regulate magnitudes […]
Subject: Polity Context: Rajasthan cabinet wants to have assembly session to prove majority. Concept: A floor test is a motion initiated by the government seeking to know if it enjoys the confidence of the legislature. As part of this procedure, the chief minister appointed by the governor will be asked to prove majority on the Legislative […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Russia is going to deploy Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile on surface ships Concept: Cruise missiles differ from ballistic missiles in that they fly towards their target at lower altitudes, remaining within the Earth’s atmosphere throughout their trajectory. Cruise missiles are defined as “an unmanned self-propelled guided vehicle that sustains […]