DPN Topics
Solar Energy Corporation of India Subject – Government Bodies Context – Andhra to buy solar power from SECI, supply to farmers for free Concept – Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI) is a company of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, established to facilitate the implementation of the […]
Birsa Munda Subject – History Context – Remembering Birsa Munda on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas Concept – Birsa Munda lived a short — just 25 years — but valiant life. Born on November 15, 1875, in Ulihatu village in present-day Jharkhand, Birsa spent his childhood in abject poverty in a tribal Munda family. The […]
Ordinances to extend tenure of ED- CBI directors Subject – Polity Context – Centre brings Ordinances to extend tenure of ED, CBI directors up to 5 years Concept – Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) may now continue in their jobs for up to five years […]
One Sun One World One Grid declaration Subject – IR Context – The declaration was jointly released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the COP26 Climate Meet in Glasgow. Concept – The declaration was jointly released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]
Kamo’oalewa Subject – Science and Tech Context – In 2006, the PanSTARRS telescope in Hawaii spotted a quasi-satellite — a near-Earth object that orbits the Sun and yet remains close to the Earth. Scientists named it Kamo’oalewa Concept – In 2006, the PanSTARRS telescope in Hawaii spotted a quasi-satellite — a near-Earth object […]
Climate warming over the last 24000 years Subject – Environment Context – Scientists have reconstructed Earth’s climate since the last ice age, about 24,000 years ago. The study, published in Nature, suggests that current temperatures are unprecedented in 24,000 years. Concept – The main drivers of climate change since the last ice age […]
Decline in Forex reserves Subject: ECONOMY Context: According to RBI data, country’s Forex reserves decreased amid a fall in currency and gold assets. FCA, an essential component of the forex reserves decreased by $881 mn to $577 bn. Concept: HOW FALL IN FOREIGN RESERVES IMPACT? Higher reserves are a big cushion in the […]
Subsidy and Climate Change Subject: ENVIRONMENT Context: India and many other developing countries strongly objected the draft agreement of Glasgow climate meeting that calls for ‘an end to fossil fuel subsidies’, the first such explicit mention in any climate agreement in 20 years. Concept: India’s view: UNFCCC has referred to mitigation of GHG […]
Delhi Air Pollution Subject: ENVIRONMENT Context: 3 Judge bench of SC headed by CJI ask Centre and Delhi Government to hold meet and suggest emergency measures like a lockdown or vehicular ban to bring the severe pollution under control. Concept: Air quality in Delhi, often ranked the world’s most polluted capital, has declined […]
MONAZITE Subject: GEOGRAPHY Context: Nearly 37,024 tons of Monazite can be extracted from beach sand stored by private miners in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and KanyaKumari districts of Tamilnadu claims amicus curiae. Content: Since 2000, illegal mining and transportation of Garnet, Ilmenite, Rutile, Zirem, Sillemanate and Leucoxene were happening despite the State government’s complete ban […]