DPN Topics
Global Risks Report 2022 Topic: Reports and indices Context: Recently, The Global Risks Report 2022, an annual report, is been released by the World Economic Forum. Concept: The annual report was based on a survey of 1,000 global experts and leaders in business, government and civil society on their perception of long-term risks […]
NCERT Topic: Governance Context: The committee to select the next director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)held interactions with a few shortlisted candidates. The autonomous body, which assists and advises the government on policies for improvement in school education, has not had a full-time director for more than a […]
UGC Topic: Governance Context: As part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ series of events, the Ayush Ministry will organise a ‘Surya Namaskar’ programme, which is expected to have around 75 lakh participants across the country. In this regard, the University Grants Commission (UGC) wrote to vice-chancellors of all universities, principals of colleges […]
MNREGA audit Topic: Governance Concept: Social Audit of MGNREGA: Social Audit is the examination and assessment of a programme/scheme conducted with the active involvement of people and comparing official records with actual ground realities. Social Audit is a powerful tool for social transformation, community participation and government accountability. Section 17 of the MGNREGA […]
AstraZeneca says early trial data show third dose helps against Omicron Topic: Science and Technology Concept: ASTRAZENECA said that preliminary data from atrial showed that its Covid-19 shot,Vaxzevria, generated an increase in antibodies against the Omicron and other variants when given asa third booster dose. The increased response, also against the Delta variant, […]
Mother Teresa Topic: Personalities in news Concept: Mother Teresa, whose original name was Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. Mother Teresa was born in Skopje (current capital of North Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. She left her home at the age of […]
State of forest report 2021 Topic: Environment Context: The biennial India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021 has been released. Concept: What is the India State of Forest Report? It is an assessment of India’s forest and tree cover, published every two years by the Forest Survey of India under the Ministry of […]
The Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) Subject – IR Concept – The Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) divides current positions of Indian and Pakistani military posts and troops across the entire 110 kilometres (68 mi) long front line in the disputed region of Siachen Glacier. AGPL generally runs along the Saltoro Mountains range, […]
Appointment of Election Commissioners Subject – Polity Context – Reports of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and his Election Commissioner colleagues ‘attending’ an ‘informal’ meeting with the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, late last year, has brought renewed focus on the independence and the impartiality of the Election Commission of India (ECI) […]
Kathak Subject – Art and Culture Context – Kathak dancer Pandit Munna Shukla dies at 78 Concept – It is one of the classical dances of India. The word Kathak has been derived from the word Katha which means a story. It is primarily performed in Northern India. It was primarily a temple […]