DPN Topics
Judicial comity over arithmetic Subject: Polity Context: Recently a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has unanimously held that a judgment delivered by a larger Bench will prevail over the decision of a smaller Bench, irrespective of the number of judges constituting the majority in the larger Bench. Mechanism of functioning of benches: […]
Centre pitches Uniform Civil Code to Supreme Court Subject :Polity Context: The Centre in its response to petitions filed in the apex court seeking uniformity in laws governing matters of divorce, succession and inheritance and adoption and guardianship for all irrespective of gender and religion pitches for Uniform Civil Code. What is the […]
TN Assembly passes resolution against Hindi imposition Subject :Polity Context: The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution against imposition of Hindi language and urged the Central Government not to implement recommendations of the report of the Parliamentary committee on Official Language. What is the issue: Recently the 11th volume of the […]
Falling reserves Subject : Economy Context: The Indian central bank’s 2013 playbook to buffer the domestic currency against depreciation and rebuild foreign exchange reserves is unlikely to prove fruitful. Details: The Reserve Bank of India reduces its forex reserves by selling dollars to defend rupee depreciation. In 2013 RBI – swapped the U.S. […]
Inflation targeting Subject :Economy Context: According to the RBI the latest and first report of target breach is “privileged communication” the central bank will not make it public. Details: If the RBI does not make the report public, the government may like to do so for stakeholders to form rational expectations. Concept: Flexible inflation […]
Financial Liabilities of Household Sector in India Subject :Economy Context: In the recent period, liabilities of the household sector have increased and their assets in the form of accumulated savings have also enlarged according to an article ‘Financial Liabilities of Household Sector in India in the RBI’s latest monthly Bulletin. Details: Total borrowings […]
Power of Governor to remove minister Context: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has warned ministers who lower the dignity of his office that they would invite action including removal from their post. What is the issue: The recent development came amid a tussle between Arif Mohammed Khan and the Pinarayi Vijayan-led state government […]
Multi Dimensional Poverty Index Subject :Governance Context: According to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report the number of poor people in India dropped by about 415 million over the last 15 years. However, the country still has the highest number of poor people and children worldwide. Multi Dimensional Poverty Index Launched in 2010 […]
Kamikaze Drones Subject :Science Context: Three kamikaze drones struck the small town of Makariv, situated west of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. About Kamikaze Drones: These are small unmanned aircraft packed with explosives that can be flown directly at a tank or a group of troops that are destroyed when it hits the target […]
New Covid-19 variants spreading across the globe, what risk do they pose? Subject : Science Context- 2,060 new infections were recorded in the country over the last 24 hours– omicron sub-variants such as the BF.7 and recombinant variants such as XBB are spreading in several countries. Latest situational report of WHO- The BA.5 […]