DPN Topics
VSHORAD missile system Subject: Science and Technology Context: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to procure the Very Short Range Air Defence System or VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system, designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), among other weapon systems for the Army and Navy […]
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi vs CM Stalin: Know about Dravidian model of governance Subject: History Context: The latest flare-up between Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi and the DMK government is over certain portions Ravi skipped from the speech submitted to him by the state for reading at the start of the […]
Chandigarh’s monumental modernism Subject: History Context: Supreme Court prohibited the “fragmentation/ division/ bifurcation/ apartmentalisation” of residential units in phase I of Chandigarh, and directed the Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee to “take into consideration its own recommendations that the northern sectors of Chandigarh ‘(Corbusian Chandigarh)’ should be preserved in their present form”. Observation of […]
Collegium sends out recommendation for appointment to 5 HC Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court Collegium recommended names for appointment as judges in Bombay, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Guwahati and Manipur High Courts. Appointment of HC Judges: Article 217 of the Constitution states that the Judge of a High Court shall be appointed by […]
India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA) Subject: Polity With Trade pact becoming a reality, Australian Prime Minister is set to visit India. This visit is expected to further bilateral ties that received a boost from the implementation of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement. Ind-Aus Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement It […]
Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955 Subject : Polity Recently, A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said it will first take up for preliminary determination whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 suffers from any “constitutional infirmity”. Section 6A Section 6A was a special provision inserted […]
DAC gives nod to purchase indigenous defence systems Subject: Polity Recently, DAC gave nod to purchase indigenous defence systems amounting to Rs. 4,276 crore. These include helicopter-launched Nag missiles and BrahMos cruise missile launchers for ships Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) The DAC is the highest decision-making body of the defence Ministry on procurement. […]
Govt mulling fresh dispute resolution schemes Subject : Government schemes Government is currently assessing the possibility of introducing yet another set of one-time tax dispute resolution scheme for both direct and indirect taxes to reduce litigation and unlock funds. The dea is based on the past success of dispute resolutions schemes which […]
Delegated Legislation Subject : Polity In upholding the Centre’s 2016 decision on demonetisation, one of the key questions to decide for the Supreme Court was whether Parliament gave excessive powers to the Centre under the law to demonetise currency. While the majority ruling upheld the validity of the delegated legislation, the dissenting verdict […]
A new method of deposition of Nickel alloy coatings Subject :Science and Technology Concept: A new method of deposition of Nickel alloy coatings on high-performance materials in engineering applications can replace environmentally toxic chrome coatings. The coatings obtained are also highly corrosion-resistant and useful for the plastic ware industry. With ever-increasing demand for […]