DPN
Subject : Polity Context : The Jharkhand government passed a resolution to send the Centre a letter to recognise Sarna religion and include it as a separate code in the Census of 2021. Concept : The followers of Sarna faith believe pray to nature. The holy grail of the faith is “Jal, Jungle, Zameen” and […]
Subject : Polity Context : Kunal Kamra, a stand-up comedian, will face contempt of court charges for his tweets following the Supreme Court’s decision to grant interim bail to television anchor Arnab Goswami. Concept : According to the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, contempt of court can either be civil contempt or criminal contempt. Civil […]
Subject : Economics Context : Latest RBI bulletin projects contraction for a second consecutive quarter, which means the economy is in a ‘technical recession’. Concept : In its latest monthly bulletin, the Reserve Bank of India has dedicated a chapter on the “State of the economy”. The idea is to provide a monthly snapshot of […]
Subject : Economy Context : Union Minister for Finance announced a new scheme to incentivize job creation during COVID-19 recovery has been launched. Concept : If EPFO-registered establishments take in new employees without EPFO registration or those who lost jobs earlier, the Yojana will benefit these employees. Beneficiaries / New Employees under the scheme would […]
Subject : Economy Context : Union Minister for Finance announced various measures, as part of Government of India’s stimulus to the economy, under AatmaNirbhar Bharat 3.0. Concept : Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs, businesses, MUDRA borrowers and individuals (loans for business purposes), has been extended till March 31, 2021. 10 more Champion Sectors […]
Table Of Contents FCRA RED SANDALWOOD GOVT TO GOVERN OTT PLATFORMS THE SCHEME FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PPPS IN INFRASTRUCTURE (VIABILITY GAP FUNDING SCHEME) RECESSION WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY SPUTNIK-V MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION 1. FCRA Subject : Polity Context : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has relaxed norms for farmer, student, religious […]
Subject : Environment Context : The global Marine plastic Pollution footprint is estimated to be 8-10 million tonnes annually—equivalent to dumping one truck of garbage into the ocean every minute. Concept : Plastic is a synthetic organic polymer made from petroleum with properties ideally suited for a wide variety of applications, including packaging, building and […]
Subject : Science & tech Context : Russias’s Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective. No adverse events reported in Phase 3 trials that involved 36,000 volunteers, says its Health Ministry. Concept : The vaccine has been called Sputnik V, named after the first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik-I launched by the Soviet Union. It is the first […]
Subject : International Organisation Context : The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called for “fair allocation” of Covid-19 vaccine. Concept : World Health Assembly The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health […]
Subject : Economics Context : July-Sept GDP to contract 8.6%, estimates RBI. However, RBI said the economy will break out of contraction of the six months gone by and return to positive growth in the October-December quarter of 2020-21. Concept : Recession refers to a phase of the downturn in the economic cycle when there […]