DPN Topics
Section 4 of RTI Subject – Governance Context – SC seeks reply on suomotu RTI disclosure Concept – Section 4 of RTI The Section prescribes that it would be the “constant endeavour of every public authority to take steps to provide as much information suomotu to the public at regular intervals. Right to Information RTI is an act of the parliament which sets out the rules and procedures regarding citizens’ right to information. Under the provisions of RTI […]
Saraswati River Subject – Geography Context – In an attempt to revive the Saraswati river, the Haryana and Himachal Pradesh governments on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a dam in Himachal Pradesh on 77 acres, near the AdiBadri area of Haryana’s Yamuna Nagar district. Concept – To […]
Tiger Census Subject – Environment Context – Tiger census will commence at Bandipur on Saturday and at Nagara hole on Sunday as part of the All-India Tiger and Mega Herbivore Estimation. Concept – This is part of the nationwide enumeration that is held once in four years and is the fifth such exercise […]
Guarding of Indian borders Subject – Defence and Security Context – Ramesh Davesar writes: A national border guard, reporting to the army, will enhance border security Concept – India shares land borders with Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, which stretch approximately 15,106 km. In addition, we have an approximately 3,323 km-long […]
Anti-Defection Loophole Subject – Polity Context – Last week, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati called for a more stringent anti-defection law amid a string of politicians switching parties ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election beginning next month. Concept – Paragraph 3 of the Tenth Schedule was omitted by the Constitution (91st […]
Myanmar Mizoram Border Subject – IR Context – Escaping junta, more Myanmar refugees cross over into Mizoram Concept –
Role of Attorney General in Contempt Proceedings Subject – Polity Context – Attorney General okays contempt proceedings against Yati Narsingh anand over remarks against Constitution Concept – Contempt of Court According to the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, contempt of court can either be civil contempt or criminal contempt. Civil contempt means wilful disobedience […]
Classification of Indian cities Subject – Polity Context – There is a lot of potential to be tapped for start-ups in Tier-II and & Tier -III cities, according to the Minister for Commerce & Industry Piyush Goya Concept – The classification of Indian cities is a ranking system used by the Government of […]
Inheritance of Daughters Subject – Governance Context – The case involved a dispute over the property of one Marappa Gounder who died in 1949 leaving behind a daughter Kupayee Ammal who also died issueless in 1967. Concept – The Supreme Courtruled that the property of a man who had died without executing a […]
Rooftop solar programme Subject – Environment Context – Rooftop solar programme norms eased Concept – India has significant rooftop solar potential at 1.7 petawatt hour per year. Changes introduced – MNRE said that now it is not necessary for a household to get the RTS installed by any of the listed vendors of […]