DPN Topics
Project Kuiper Subject – Science and Tech Context – Amazon Seeks US Approval to Deploy 4,500 Additional Satellites for Internet Project Concept – Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon […]
First Movers Coalition Subject – Environment Context – First Movers Coalition is tackling the climate crisis Concept – The World Economic Forum is partnering with the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and over 30 global businesses to invest in innovative green technologies so they are available for massive scale-up by […]
5 years since Demonetisation Subject – Economy Context – Nearly 5 years since note ban: Cash with public rising, at all-time high Concept – Currency with public has continued to rise even five years after the government announced demonetisation on November 8, 2016. As per the RBI’s definition, currency with public is arrived […]
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanisms Subject – polity Context – Centre drafts Bill to institutionalise mediation process Concept – ADR is a mechanism of dispute resolution that is non adversarial, i.e. working together co-operatively to reach the best resolution for everyone. ADR can be instrumental in reducing the burden of litigation on courts, […]
System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) Subject – Environment Context – After Diwali sparkle, smog engulfs Delhi Concept – The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) is a national initiative introduced by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to measure the air quality of a […]
AdiShankaracharya Subject – Art and Culture Context – Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 12-foot statue of AdiShankaracharya at Kedarnath Concept – Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 12-foot statue of AdiShankaracharya at Kedarnath, where the acharya is believed to have attained samadhi at the age of 32 in the ninth century. In […]
Rule Curve of a River Subject – Governance Context – Mullaperiyar dam: TN violated rule curve, says Kerala minister Concept – A rule curve or rule level specifies the storage or empty space to be maintained in a reservoir during different times of the year. Here the implicit assumption is that a reservoir […]
Market Mechanisms Subject – Environment Context – The developed world hopes to invest in emissions reduction in Global South via markets for carbon credits Concept – Market is the way the developed world hopes it will be able to invest in emission reduction in the countries of Global South and get credits in […]
Adaptation Goal Subject – Environment Context – Given the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, the world needs to adapt to climate change Concept – Article 7 of the Paris Agreement establishes a Global Goal on Adaptation of “enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change”. The core components […]
Nature’s based solutions for Net-Zero Subject – Environment Context – world has jumped on the net-zero bandwagon Concept – In climate change negotiations, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) and its addition on conservation of forests stocks (REDD+) was originally the framework to implement nature-based solutions. At the 2013 UN climate […]