DPN Topics
Making every drop count: On the Jal Jeevan Mission Subject : Government schemes Introduction– One of the most significant commitments of the Union government is to ensure piped water to every rural household by 2024 under the Jal Jeevan Mission, led by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Its stated aim is […]
Between 2012 and 2021 PM 10 level in capital dropped 40% Subject : Environment Context: The PM 10 level in Delhi has fallen by around 40% between 2012 and 2021 and the PM2.5 level has fallen by around 31% over the same time period, based on data of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC). […]
IAF gets first made-in-India Light Combat Helicopters Subject : Defence Context: THE Indian Air Force Monday formally inducted the indigenously developed multi-role Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), Prachand. Concept : The formal induction of the LCH comes after the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved in March the procurement of […]
Pahari community Subject: Social Issue Context: Paharis eagerly await Amit Shah’s J&K visit, hope to get his backing on Scheduled Tribe status. Concept : As the BJP’s latest moves aim to earn the goodwill of Gujjars and Paharis in J&K ahead of the Assembly elections, all eyes are on Union Home Minister Amit […]
Centre asks OTT platforms, TV channels to stop betting site ads Subject: Governance/Social Issue Context: Satellite TV and streaming services like Netflix and other digital media must immediately stop airing advertisements promoting gambling and betting aimed at the Indian audience, or face penal action, the information and broadcasting ministry. Concept : Ministry observed […]
Paddy stubble decomposer trials in Punjab fail to impress- Subject :Environment Context: The workshop was organised by Delhi-based organisation Climate Trends, which works on environment-related communications and capacity-building initiatives, Panjab University, and PGIMER, Chandigarh. The results of trials in previous years of bio-decomposers to decompose paddy stubble after the kharif harvest “are not […]
Medicine Nobel goes to Svante Pääbo: What his research tells us about human evolution Context– The Nobel Prize 2022 for Medicine was awarded to Swedish academic Svante Pääbo“for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.” Through his pioneering research, Svante Pääbo has successfully sequenced the genome of the Neanderthal, […]
Statutory Liquidity Ratio Subject: Economy Context: Banks’ excess holdings of SLR securities moderate to 8.8% from 10.4 per cent at end-March 2022. Details: Reduction in the excess holdings of statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) securities of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) indicates credit rise. Current SLR in India – 18.00% (minimum required) Excess SLR holdings […]
Bank deposits Subject: Economy Context: The flow of financial assets of households witnessed a decline with bank deposits registering a fall in growth, even as their holdings in mutual funds, equity and small savings showed a significant rise during fiscal 2021-22. Details: Bank deposits recorded a decline in 48% as interest rates declined […]