DPN Topics
Operation Red Rose Subject – Governance Context – Punjab uses tech against illicit brewing Concept – In 2020, Punjab’s Excise Department launched Operation Red Rose to curb illicit liquor trading and nail exciserelated crimes. For this purpose, a 30-member anti-smuggling cell has been constituted. A close co-ordination is also being kept with the excise department to stop smuggling of liquor.
Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region Subject – IR Context – Netherlands keen on Naval Liaison Officer Concept – The IFC-IOR was set up in 2018 to coordinate with regional countries on maritime issues and act as a regional repository of maritime data. It presently has linkages with 21 partner countries and 22 multi-national agencies […]
Syama Prasad Mukherjee Subject – History Context – J&K now free of strongarm tactics by three families: Shah Concept – Syama Prasad Mukherjee was an Indian politician, barrister and academician, who served as the Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet. After falling out with Nehru,[3] protesting against the […]
Prem Nath Dogra Subject – History Context – J&K now free of strong arm tactics by three families: Shah Concept – Prem Nath Dogra was a leader from Jammu and Kashmir who worked for total integration of the state with India. He was also known as Sher e Duggar. He was instrumental in forming the Jammu PrajaParishad party in 1947 along […]
SEBI declares govt-owned firm PEC as ‘not fit & proper’ Subject – Economy Context – SEBI declares govt-owned firm PEC as ‘not fit & proper’ Concept – The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has declared a government-owned company as ‘not fit & proper’ for the first time. PEC Ltd, a 100 […]
International Year of Fruits & Vegetables 2021 Subject – IR Context – 2021 has been designated by the UN General Assembly as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV) Concept – 2021 has been designated by the UN General Assembly as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). The IYFV is […]
Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission Subject – Governance Context – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Monday to inaugurate what is being touted as “India’s largest scheme to scale-up health infrastructure”. Concept – The Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission is aimed at ensuring a robust public health […]
DAP ‘shortage’ Subject – Agriculture Context – An acute shortage of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) in Haryana has seen desperate farmers pelting stones at the police, blocking roads in protest, and even resorting to “loot” the fertilizer from a private dealer’s outlet in Mahendragarh district of south Haryana. Concept – Why is DAP so […]
Biodynamic Farming Subject – Agriculture Context – Biodynamic Farming Takes Root in India Concept – Biodynamic farming is what makes organic agriculture work. Drawn from concepts outlined by its Austrian pioneer Rudolf Steiner in 1924, it proscribes the use of chemicals on plants and soil and instead places emphasis on natural composts. In […]
Herd mentality in Jurassic dinosaur Subject – Science and Tech Context – Herd mentality in Jurassic dinosaur Concept – Fossils unearthed in Argentina’s southern Patagonia region is the oldest-known evidence that some dinosaurs thrived in a complex, well-organised herd structure, with adults caring for the young and sharing a communal nesting ground. The […]