DPN Topics
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Subject :IR Context: Recently, IAEA has said that it did not see the recent misfire of a BrahMos missile as any cause of “specific concern” and that the incident did not in anyway raise any questions on the safety of nuclear weapons or material in India What is […]
Agri exports Subject :Economy Context: India’s agriculture exports are growing, and could hit a new high this fiscal. Details: India’s agriculture exports have grown 16.5% year-on-year in April-September 2022-23 and are set to surpass the record $50.2 billion achieved in 2021-22 (April-March). Interestingly, even commodities whose exports have been subjected to curbs — […]
General Network Access (GNA) Subject :Economy Context: The regulatory framework — called General Network Access (GNA) regulations — seeks to do away with predetermined point-to-point transmission access. Details: On December 16, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission came out with a draft proposal to facilitate a regulatory framework for General Network Access (GNA) . […]
World Uncertainty Index Subject :Economy Context: The World Uncertainty Index and the Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) index indicate periods of high uncertainty. Concept: The World Uncertainty Index It is a quarterly measure of uncertainty—by the International Monetary Fund. It is a measure that tracks uncertainty across the globe by text mining the country […]
Dumping Subject :Economy Context: The commerce ministry has terminated an anti-dumping investigation into import of solar cells from China, Thailand and Vietnam following a request from the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association(ISMA). Concept: Dumping and Anti-dumping measures: In international trade parlance, dumping happens when a country or a firm exports an item at a […]
Bharatmala Pariyojana Scheme Subject :Economy Context: Kerala’s 625-km coastal highway project connecting nine districts has received a fillip following a recent meeting convened by the State PWD Minister. Details: The coastal highway will pass through Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod. It will be funded by Kerala Infrastructure Investment […]
Project mBridge: Connecting economies through CBDC Subject :Economy Context: The payment system underpinning cross-border financial flows needs recalibration with the launch of CBDC by various countries. Details: Multiple CBDC (multi-CBDC) arrangements that directly connect jurisdictional digital currencies in a single common technical infrastructure offer significant potential to improve the current system and allow […]
RE, BE, Actuals Subject :Economy Context: The Revised Estimate will be made public along with the Budget Estimate (BE) for Fiscal Year 2023-24 (FY24). Details: Normally RE for a fiscal year is finalised on the basis of expenditure made in the first six months of that year, while BE for next fiscal year […]
Afzal Khan (general) and Shivaji: Subject :History Context: THE Supreme Court on Friday sought reports from officials of Maharasthra’s Satara district on the demolition drive conducted around the tomb of Afzal Khan, the 17thcentury commander of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur. Concept: Afzal Khan (died 20 November 1659) was a general who […]
Rajasthans’s Jalliawalan Tragedy : Mangarh Massacre Subject: Modern India Context: On November 17, 1913, six years before the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of April 13, 1919, a horrifying tragedy occurred in Mangarh (Banswada, Rajasthan). While 379 lives were lost in Jallianwala, British cannons and machine guns are known to have killed more than 1,500 […]