DPN Topics
RBI regulations on green deposits Subject : Economy Section: Monetary Policy Concept : Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) came up with a regulatory framework for banks to accept green deposits from customers. Under the new framework, banks that accept green deposits will have to disclose more information on how they invest […]
Overseas use of international credit card now part of Liberalized Remittance Scheme limit Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Finance ministry’s changed rule on overseas use of international credit card kicks in from May 16, 2023 What is new change in rules? If you are paying through an international credit card abroad, you need […]
Regulatory Barriers to Trade Subject :Economy Section: External Sector It is a type of Technical Barrier to Trade that countries use to restrict imports from other countries. Broadly trade barriers are tariff and non-tariff. Non-tariff barriers include subsidies, anti-dumping duties, regulatory barriers and voluntary export restraints. Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement aims […]
Land record digitisation Subject: Schemes Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) Keeping this in view, the government revamped the existing National Land Record Modernization Programme (NLRMP) by bringing into force, the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) w.e.f April 1, 2016, as a Central scheme with 100 per cent funding. Two […]
Cong freebies come with heavy price tag for exchequer Subject : Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Freebies that are usually distributed include goods like bicycles, smart phones, TVs, Laptops and waivers on bills (water, electricity, etc.).Freebies and poll promises are different from subsidies which are required for the proper functioning of a government to fulfill peoples’ […]
Investment towards 4G almost over: Airtel Subject : Science and Technology Section: Awareness in IT Evolution from First Generation to Fifth Generation 1G was launched in the 1980s and worked on analog radio signals and supported only voice calls. 2G was Launched in the 1990s which uses digital radio signals and supported both […]
SEBI allows direct access for FPIs in commodity derivatives Subject : Economy Section: Capital Market What is Direct Market Access? Direct market access (DMA) is a way of placing trades directly onto the order books of exchanges.
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Subject : Economy Section: Monetary Policy Concept : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked the banks and financial institutions to facilitate a complete transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) by the 1st of July 2023. London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) LIBOR is a […]
Centre writes to States to curb trend of unnecessary hysterectomies Subject :Schemes Concept : Worried that poor, less-educated women, particularly in the rural areas, continue to be at higher risk of undergoing unnecessary and often unjustified hysterectomies, the Health Ministry has written to all stakeholders to work towards plugging “such hysterectomies performed by […]
United States Debt Ceiling Crisis Subject :Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Concept : With the ongoing U.S. debt ceiling crisis, finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations warned for further global economic uncertainty Background On January 19, 2023, the United States hit its debt ceiling limit of $31.4 trillion, leading to a […]