DPN Topics
Excise Duty Subject – Economy Context – Petroleum products: Excise collection 79% more than pre-Covid levels Concept – This is a duty on manufactured goods, which is levied at the time of manufacture. A part of indirect tax, excise duty is a levy on particular goods and is collected at the point of […]
Art Industry Reducing Its Carbon Footprint Subject – Environment Context – While several exhibitions in the past have been dedicated to nature and the need to arrest environmental degradation, art establishments now are also looking inward, analysing if the crisis begins at home. Concept – “Waste Age: What Can Design Do” exhibition – […]
Guru Nanak Dev Subject – History Context – Punjab Police want Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary to be declared ‘World Pedestrian Day’ Concept – Guru Nanak Dev is considered the world’s most notable and revered pedestrian. To spread the message of oneness and to break barriers across faiths by engaging in spiritual dialogues, the […]
Infrastructure for Resilient Island States Subject – Economy Context – IRIS and CDRI work to strengthen critical infrastructure against climate change Concept – Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his UK counterpart Boris Johnson and a few other world leaders will launch a new programme to secure and strengthen critical infrastructure in small […]
Integrated Farming with Inter-Cropping Subject – Agriculture Context – Indian farming practices: Learning from elsewhere in the world Concept – Integrated farming with intercropping increases food production while reducing environmental footprint. A work found that (1) “relay planting” enhances yield, (2) within-field rotation or “strip rotation”, allowing strips for planting other plants (such […]
The Joro Spider Subject – Environment Context – Asian spider seen in Georgia Concept – The Joro spider, (Trichonephilaclavata) is common in Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan, Joro females have colourful yellow, blue and red markings on their bodies. It’s not clear exactly how and when the first Joro spider arrived in the U.S. or why […]
Bridgmanite Subject – Geography Context – Scientists find a mineral seen in the depths ofthe Earth in a meteorite Concept – The key findings of a study led by IIT Kharagpur researchers could help us understand the formation and evolution of the Earth. They have studied a meteorite that fell near the town […]
Fisher Friend Mobile Application Subject – Environment Context –App to give no-fishing zone alerts Concept – With the mass nesting season of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles approaching, the Odisha Government, in collaboration with the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), has come up with a customised mobile application to alert fishermen to no-fishing zones in the Bay […]
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Rules 2021 Subject – Governance Context – Abortion rules to aid minors Concept – The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Rules, 2021, define new categories of vulnerable women who are allowed termination up to 24 weeks upon meeting certain conditions and with the permission of two doctors. These include minors, survivors […]
Trans-Arunachal Highway Subject – Geography Context – ‘Chinese buildup in RALP a matter of concern’ Concept – It is an under-construction 2-lane more than 2,407 km (1,496 mi) long highwayin Arunachal Pradesh state in India. It runs from LAC in Tawang in northwest to Kanubari in southeast at tri-junction of Assam-Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh. It […]