DPN
Subject: IR Context: India will try and keep its taxation laws out of the ambit of all Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and comprehensive economic pacts that it negotiates. In-principle decision was taken some time back to phase out all “unequal bilateral investment treaties” which could see companies like Vodafone, Cairn, etc., seeking arbitration against Indian tax […]
Subject: Environment Context: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set a fresh deadline of December 31 for the Union environment ministry to finalise the notification of eco-sensitive zones in the Western Ghats pending for eight years. Concept: The basic aim of ESZ is to regulate certain activities around National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries so as to minimise […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to extend the interim relaxation in WMA (Ways and Means Advances) limits for States/ Union Territories (UTs) for another six months till March 31, 2021. Concept: On April 17, the RBI had announced an increase in WMA limit of the States/UTs by 60 per […]
Subject: Economy Context: RBI defers CCB implementation by six months due to Covid-19 pandemic The implementation of the regulations was to happen by September 30, and the same has been now deferred to April 1, 2021 Concept: The capital conservation buffer (CCB) is designed to ensure that banks build up capital buffers during normal times […]
Table Of Contents Bhagat Singh India Denmark green strategic partnership Defence procurement plan 2020 Chandra telescope NIA Arogyapath MPC quorum Marginal standing facility (MSF) Offer for sale 3D printing Farm bills and federalism 1. Bhagat Singh Subject: History Context: Prime Minister and Union Home Minister paid tributes to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his […]
Subject:Polity Context: President gave assent to the farm Bills passed by Parliament last week. Amid protests by farmers’ organisations across the country, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Punjab have said they might not implement the new laws, Kerala and Punjab have declared their intention to challenge them in the Supreme Court. Concept: Federalism essentially means both the Centre […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Amid a potential shortage of nasal swabs to collect samples for coronavirus testing, researchers have come up with an alternative: 3D-printed nasal swabs. Concept: 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model The term “3D printing” can refer to a variety of processes […]
Subject: Economy Context: With the stock market bouncing back in the latter part of 2020, promoters of companies have used this period to offload shares of their companies to the public in droves. Concept: Offer for sale (OFS) is a simpler method of share sale through the exchange platform for listed companies. The mechanism was […]
Subject: Economy Context: The RBI, as a temporary measure, had increased the borrowing limit for scheduled banks under the marginal standing facility scheme from 2 per cent to 3 percent of their Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) Concept: Marginal standing facility (MSF) is a window for banks to borrow from the Reserve Bank of […]
Subject: Economy Context: Lack of quorum forced the Reserve Bank to postpone the 3-day MPC meeting that was scheduled to start on September 29 Concept: Monetary policy refers to the use of monetary instruments under the control of the central bank to regulate magnitudes such as interest rates, money supply and availability of credit with […]