DPN Topics
IPCC sounds another climate warning TOPIC: Environment Context- On February 27, the IPCC issued a major report that reviewed the scientific evidence on natural, ecological, social and economic spheres, concluding that climate change has already produced irreversible losses and damage to land, coastal and marine ecosystems. Concept- What are the key features of […]
SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- The Russian invasion is making the global chip shortage situation worse. Concept- Why is the Russian invasion impacting chip shortage? According to a report by Moody’s Analytics, Ukraine supplies rare gases used to produce semiconductor fab lasers, and Russia exports rare metals like palladium to make […]
Wildlife Protection Amendment Act 2021 TOPIC: Environment Context- The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Bhupender Yadav, Union minister of environment, forest and climate change. The Bill amends the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (WLPA). Concept- Key provisions of the Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2021: Standing […]
KAREWAS TOPIC: Environment Context- Kashmir’s highly fertile alluvial soil deposits called ‘karewas’ are being destroyed in the name of development, much to the peril of local people. Concept- About Karewas: The Kashmir valley is an oval-shaped basin, 140 km long and 40 km wide, trending in the NW–SE direction. It is an intermountain […]
Bajoli-Holi Hydro Power Project (BHHPP) TOPIC: Geography Context- Tunnel testing of the 180 megawatts (MW) triggered seepage and landslides that caused damage to the houses in Jharauta village in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. Concept- About the Project: Bajoli-Holi HEP is 180 MW run-of-the-river power facility being constructed on the River Ravi […]
VIRUS EVOLUTION TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Variants do not always evolve to become less virulent: WHO With the omicron variant disease severity has been far less compared to Delta. However virus don’t inevitably evolve towards being less virulent and it is not true that virants are becoming milder. Concept- What does it […]
India’s energy mix needs a LNG boost TOPIC: Economy Context- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a webinar on ‘Energy for Sustainable Growth’, said that sustainable growth is possible only through sustainable energy sources. The government maintains that the MoPNG works in collaboration with various other Central Ministries/State governments/stakeholders to reduce import dependency on […]
India abstains again in UN vote TOPIC: IR Context- India on Friday abstained on a vote at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as the Council decided to set up an international commission of enquiry into Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Concept- India was among 13 countries of the 47-member council elected from […]
IAEA TOPIC: Defence & Security Context- India abstains from vote to probe actions of Russia at at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. Concept- The IAEA vote was particularly significant as it related to safety at four nuclear power stations and a number of nuclear waste sites including Chernobyl, as the […]
NO FLY ZONE TOPIC: IR Context- Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has renewed calls for NATO to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Concept- What is a no-fly zone? A no-fly zone would bar all unauthorized aircraft from flying over Ukraine. Western nations imposed such restrictions over parts of Iraq […]