DPN Topics
Electoral Bonds Subject – Polity Context – The government announced that it approved the issuance of the 19th tranche of electoral bonds, which will be open for sale from January 1 to January 10. Concept – To know about electoral bonds, please refer August 2021 DPN.
The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Subject – Economy Context – DICGC mops up Rs 9,561 crore premiums in first half of fiscal Concept – To know about DICGC, please refer September 2021 DPN.
SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) Subject – Government Schemes Context – New scheme to support the marginalised Concept – The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme “SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”. SMILE includes two sub-schemes – ‘Central Sector Scheme for […]
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve Subject – Environment Context – Policemen on duty at the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve police station faced an unusual threat on Wednesday night when a female elephant and her calf raided the premises. Concept – Name Location Features Parambikulam Tiger Reserve Located in the Palakkad District of Kerala. It is a […]
Rural Entrepreneurship Awareness Development Yojana (READY) Subject – Government Schemes Context – Dairy Science College in Bengaluru promotes earn-while-you-learn concept Concept – READY programme is a new initiative of Indian Council of Agricultural Research to reorient graduates of Agriculture and allied subjects for ensuring and assuring employability and develop entrepreneurs for emerging knowledge-intensive agriculture. Under this programme […]
China inventing names for places in Arunachal Pradesh Subject – IR Context – China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs announced on Wednesday (December 29) that it had “standardised” the names of 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh Concept – China claims some 90,000 sq km of Arunachal Pradesh as its territory. It calls the area […]
Cropland Expansion Subject – Environment Context – Half of global cropland expansion replaced natural vegetation and tree cover: Study Concept – Cropland area across the world increased 9 per cent and cropland net primary production (NPP) by 25 per cent from 2003-2019, according to a new study. The growth was primarily due to […]
Goa Liberation Day Subject – Polity Context – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Goa on Sunday as the state celebrates its 60th liberation day. Concept – An important port for trade and military operations, Goa was ruled by the Portuguese for more than 450 years. The Portuguese colonized several parts of […]
Pope Francis’s visit to India Subject – IR Context – Pope visit likely next year Concept – Pope Francis’s visit to India is being made for 2022-end, or towards the beginning of 2023. Cardinal – Cardinal is a priest of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks immediately below the Pope. He is a […]
Sahitya Akademi Award Subject – Governance Context – NamitaGokhale, Tamil writer Ambai win SahityaAkademi Award Concept – SahityaAkademi award established in 1954, is a literary honour that is conferred annually by SahityaAkademi, India’s National Academy of letters. Akademi gives 24 awards annually to literary works in the languages it has recognized and an […]