DPN Topics

    UNFCCC COP 26 at Glasgow Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context- India’s successes at Glasgow. Concept: Delivering the National Statement at the cop26 Summit in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reminded the world that despite being home to 17 percent of the world’s population, India has been responsible for only 5 percent of […]

    Light Emitting Diode Subject: Science Section: Msc Context- Using LED bulbs in trains can help the Indian Railway achieve its Net Zero target by 2030. Concept- Lighting accounts for nearly 5% of global CO2 emissions. A global switch to energy efficient light emitting diode (LED) technology could save over 1,400 million tons of […]

    Traditional Rice Varieties Subject: Agriculture Section: Crop Context- Biju in Odisha grows nine traditional varieties of paddy Concept- Among the 40,000 varieties of rice cultivated worldwide, only two major species are cultivated widely—Oryza sativa or the Asian rice and Oryza glaberrima or the African rice. The cultivation of Oryza sativa is practised worldwide; […]

    Dumpsite Fires Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context- Third dumpsite fire in a month points to systemic failure of waste management in Delhi. Concept- The fire that broke out at North Delhi’s Bhalswa dumpsite April 26, 2022 is the third landfill fire in a month and has been raging for over 72 hours. The […]

    Whitley Gold Award Subject: Environment Section: Conservation Context- Snow leopard conservationist Charudutt Mishra wins Whitley Gold Award for efforts to involve local communities. Concept- Charudutt Mishra, a snow leopard conservationist, was awarded the Whitely Gold Award on April 27, 2022, at the Royal Geographical Society in London, for his efforts to involve local […]

    Heatwave Alerts By IMD Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context- Heatwave to Intensify in Next Five Days in Several Parts of Country, Orange Alert for 3 States. Concept- The ongoing heatwave sweeping through vast swathes of the country will intensify in the next five days, with the IMD issuing an “orange” alert for […]

    Hatti Tribes of Himachal Pradesh Subject: Governance Section: Welfare scheme Context- The Centre is set to consider the Himachal Pradesh government’s request for inclusion of the Hatti community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in the state. Concept- Who are the Hattis? The Hattisare a close-knit community who got their name from their […]

    The DIR-V programme Subject: Governance Section: Schemes Context: Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has launched Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program. Objective of the program: Its overall aim is to enable the creation of Microprocessors for the future in India, for the world and achieve industry-grade silicon and […]

    Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner Subject :Economy Section :Unemployment Context: The Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner noted that the non-compete clause in the contract of Infosys employees-has been alleged to be unethical and illegal by the complainant.It added that a joint discussion will be held on the issue on Thursday. Concept: […]

    Rupee Depreciation Subject :Economy Section :External Sector Context: After the 1991 crisis, which led to the devaluation of the rupee, there has been no crisis originating in India that has impacted the country’s external sector to an extent that would lead to rupee weakness.  Yet the rupee has depreciated 492 per cent since […]