DPN Topics
Gambia Subject : Geography mapping Context: Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert about four Indian-manufactured cough syrups, which are said to be linked to acute kidney injury in children and 66 deaths in the small West African nation of The Gambia. The WHO analysis of samples confirmed the presence of […]
Inter-operable Regulatory Sandbox Subject : Economy Context: The Inter-Regulatory Technical Group on FinTech (IRTG on FinTech) has put in place a common window under the system of Inter-operable Regulatory Sandbox (IoRS). Concept: IRTG has been constituted under the aegis of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC-SC) for inter-regulatory coordination […]
PM-DevINE Subject : Economy Context: Cabinet approves Rs 6,600 crore scheme ‘PM-DevINE’ for North-Eastern states. Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region: It aims to support infrastructure, industries and other livelihood projects in the Northeastern states. The objectives: fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM Gati Shakti, support social development projects […]
Role of Banking in economic crisis Subject : Economy Context: The nobel prize for economics this year highlighted how failure of banks can aggravate a conventional economic crisis. Details: Ben S Bernanke’s work: It suggested bank failures during the depression sustained and aggravated the depressing conditions for a longer time, covering 1929-1933, in […]
Demonetisation Subject : Economy Context: The Supreme Court said that it will have to examine the 2016 demonetisation decision to come to a conclusion whether the issue has become a mere “academic” exercise. Concept: Demonetisation: It is the act of stripping a currency unit of its status as legal tender. It occurs whenever […]
Structural Reforms Subject : Economy Context: The chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) India needed key structural reforms in order to achieve the ambitious target of being a USD 10 trillion economy. Challenges India facing: Higher crude oil and fertiliser prices will spike domestic inflation; Global slowdown will reduce exports– reducing […]
World Economic Outlook Subject : Economy Context: The central message of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook is that ‘the worst is yet to come’. About the Report: More than a third of the global economy will contract this year or next, along the three largest economies—the United States, the European Union, […]
What does the DNA say about the future of the rhino in India? Subject: Environment Introduction- The one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) now numbers around 4,034 individuals found only in the grasslands of India and Nepal, Due to significant human-induced pressures like hunting, encroachment and habitat degradation, the species had severely declined during the […]
ONDC Subject : Economy Context- The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), which is a government- backed project aimed at enabling small merchants and mom-and-pop stores in parts of the country to access processes and technologies that are typically deployed by large e-commerce platforms, is expected to extend beta testing in Delhi after […]
Under cheetah deal, sought India’s support on lifting the ivory ban: Namibia Subject : Environment Context– IN THE deal it signed with Namibia to fly in cheetahs, India agreed to promote “sustainable utilisation and management of biodiversity” by supporting advances in this area of bilateral cooperation “ at international forums including meetings of […]