DPN Topics
Telangana temple gets World Heritage tag Subject: Culture Context : India’s nomination of Rudreswara Temple, (also known as the Ramappa Temple) at Palampet, Mulugu district, near Warangal in the state of Telangana has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. This is India’s 39th World Heritage Site. Concept : The decision was taken […]
Over 35% of government schools and anganwadis do not have tap water Subject : Government Schemes Context : Over a third of government schools and anganwadis still do not have tap water access even ten months after the Jal Jeevan Mission launched a 100-day campaign to provide the facility Concept : About the […]
India-China deal on Gogra and Hot Springs likely soon Subject : International Relations / Defence Context : India and China are set to hold the 12th round of Corps Commander-level talks aimed to resolving the standoff in Eastern Ladakh soon and an agreement for disengagement at Gogra and Hot Springs is likely to […]
Dwindling Great Indian bustard Subject: Environment Context: The government informed Rajyasabha that there were no great Indian bustard in Kutch bustard sanctuary in Gujarat on January 1 this year Concept: The great Indian bustard are the largest among the four busted species occur in India the other three being Queens bustard, lesser florican […]
Flip side of forex reserves Subject: Economy Context: The build-up in foreign exchange reserves to $610.01 billion as on July 2, an increase of around $33 billion over March 2021 and $96.8 billion on a y-o-y basis, comes amid an overall decline in India’s macroeconomic performance. The accumulation of reserves has its benefits […]
India’s falling unemployment rate in 2019-20 Subject: Economy Context: The latest annual report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) has surprised everyone by claiming that the unemployment rate fell in a year when India’s GDP growth was at its weakest Concept: Major unemployment trend in India The proportion of people in the […]
IFC lends $250 million to HDFC Ltd to boost green housing finance Subject: International Organisation Context: Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC) and IFC have partnered to promote affordable green housing finance for low-income borrowers. Concept: Green housing is largely regarded as a luxury market in the country, but given its climate benefits, […]
UNESCO flags risk to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Subject: Environment Context: Australia on Friday avoided having the Great Barrier Reef listed as an endangered world heritage site by UNESCO, despite extensive climate change-spurred damage to the ecosystem’s corals. The move by the UN body has faced criticism by environmental activists as 21-country World […]
Perinatal transmission Subject: Science and Tech Context: A study published in the journal Indian Paediatrics has claimed that Covid-19 can be transmitted from an infected mother to a baby during the perinatal period. Concept: Perinatal transmission is defined new-born testing positive in the RT-PCR test for Covid-19 in the first 72 hours after birth and […]
PDS 70 Subject: Science Context: Scientists for the first time have spotted a moon-forming region around a planet beyond our solar system Concept: The researchers used the ALMA observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert to detect the disc of swirling material accumulating around one of two new-born planets seen orbiting a young star called […]