DPN Topics
Farmer distress Subject: Economy Section: Indian Economy Context: The National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) will create a Farmer Distress Index (FDI)to identify the farmers, who are in real need of support and assistance. Need? According to a recent study by Nabard, more than 60% of the ‘very high’ and ‘high’ […]
Official Languages of State Subject: Polity Section: Msc Context: The Union Home Minister recently urged the use of Hindi as the lingua franca, rather than English, in inter-State communication. Concept: Part XVII of the Constitution deals with the official language in Articles 343 to 351 The Constitution does not specify the official language of […]
Declaration to keep Internet free Subject: Polity Context: India yet to sign Declaration to keep Internet free Concept: Countries like the US, the European Union, the UK, Canada and France have signed ‘Declaration for the Future of the Internet’. Declaration is agreement to prevent digital authoritarianism. Declaration represents a political commitment among the […]
Amarnath Sehgal Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: 100 years of Amarnath Sehgal: The artist who captured the agony of Partition in bronze Amar Nath Sehgal (5 February 1922 – 28 December 2007) was a noted Indian modernist sculptor, painter, poet and art educator. Became an art educator, teaching at College of Art, […]
Need to update IT Act; no privacy concern in CERT-In guidelines Subject: Science and Technology Section: IT Information Technology Act, 2000 — the country’s core legal framework that regulates entities on the internet such social media platforms and e-commerce companies. Promulgated in 2000, the IT Act was developed to promote the IT industry, […]
Core sector output growth slows down to 4.3% in March on high base effect Subject: Economy Section: National Income Context: Output growth of the eight core industries output slowed in March 2022 to 4.3 per cent,largely due a high base effect of 12.6 per cent in the same month last year. The latest […]
Russian oil exports Subject: Economy Section: External Sector According to data published by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), The European Union was the top purchaser of fossil fuels from Russia, since the country invaded Ukraine in February 24 this year, with imports worth€44 billion that accounted for 71 […]
Disposable mask to improve cement Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: In a paper published in the journal, Materials Letters, a Washington State University research team showed that the mixture using mask materials was 47% stronger than commonly used cement after a month of curing. Concept: Production of cement is a carbon-intensive process, responsible for […]
Unusual Rainfall During October- November Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context- The catastrophe unleashed during October and November 2021 defies logic as none of the two rain-bearing weather systems was active during the period. Concept- The south-west monsoon began withdrawing on October 6. Though it should have completely withdrawn from the country by October […]
Assafoetida (Heeng) Plant Subject: Environment Section: Ecology Context- As Himalayan farmers grow the country’s first asafoetida plants, changing weather threatens to play spoilsport. Concept- Farmers growing Ferula assafoetida, a perennial herb valued for its resin asafoetida (heeng), as part of an initiative by the Institute Of Himalayan Bioresource Technology. Although asafoetida has a […]