DPN Topics
ACCESSIBLE INDIA CAMPAIGN TOPIC: Governance Context- Almost half the government buildings in States and Union Territories identified during access audits in 2016-17 have been made accessible to people with disabilities, while only around 8% of public buses have become fully accessible under the Accessible India campaign ending in June, according to government data. […]
LEPROSY TOPIC: Science & Tech. Context- The COVID-19 pandemic leading to social distancing and lockdowns caused a fall of 62.5% in the detection of active leprosy cases in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh due to COVID induced restrictions, says a study. Concept- About The Report: The latest report by the Leprosy […]
SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY TOPIC: Science & Tech. Context- The Centre is working on a national policy on synthetic biology, an emerging science that deals with engineering life forms for a wide range of applications from making designer medicines to foods. Concept- The Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology released a draft foresight […]
PASHMINA SHAWLS TOPIC: Art & Culture Context- Srinagar-born designer Zubair Kirmani repurposing the shawls as wall hangings using kufic calligraphy. Concept- Pashmina Shawls: Pashmina is known world over as cashmere wool, it comes from a special goat (Capra hircus) living at an altitude of 12000 to 14000 ft. Shawls are produced by two […]
Where have all the ₹2,000 notes gone? TOPIC: Economy Context- No fresh indent for printing of ₹2,000 notes was given to the RBI during FY20 and FY21, govt told Lok Sabha. Concept- There is a disconnect between the number of ₹2,000 notes in circulation as per Reserve Bank of India data and their […]
INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY TOPIC: Polity Context- The theme of International Mother Language Day in 2022 — “Using Technology for Multilingual Learning: Challenges and Opportunities” Concept- International Mother Language Day: In November 1999, the UNESCO General Conference approved the declaration of February 21 as International Mother Language Day, in response to the declining […]
EAT RIGHT CAMPAIGN TOPIC: Governance Context- Four police stations in the national capital’s New Delhi district have been designated as ‘Eat Right Campus’ by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for providing nutritious and wholesome meals daily to police personnel at their canteens. Concept- Eat Right India Movement: Eat Right […]
BLACK HOLES TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- The supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, which has a mass 4 million times greater than the Sun, is observed. Concept- Observations showing a roughly dough-nut-shaped cloud of cosmic dust and gas shrouding a supermassive black hole at the centre of galaxy […]
DARK MATTER TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Astronomical observations suggest that a significant part of the universe is made up of dark matter which interacts with the rest of the universe only through the gravitational pull. Concept- Primordial black holes: One hypothesis is that dark matter comprises a large number of compact objects […]
FAST RADIO BURSTS (FRBs) TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Astronomers of National Centre of Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR) in Pune and the University of California in the U.S. have used the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) to map the distribution of atomic hydrogen gas from the host galaxy of a fast radio burst (FRB) […]