DPN Topics
Lamkhaga Pass Subject – Geography Context – Lamkhaga Pass: Five Out Of 17 Missing Trekkers Found Dead, 2 Rescued by IAF & NDRF Concept – The Lamkhaga Pass (5,282 m / 17,320 ft) is one of the toughest pass which connects Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh with Harshil in Uttrakhand. The Lamkhaga Pass […]
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Subject – Governance Context – Avoid jail for drug users, seizure of small amounts: Social justice ministry Concept – The mandate of the Ministry is empowerment of the socially, educationally and economically marginalised sections of the society including Scheduled Castes, other Backward Class, Senior Citizens, Victims of […]
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 Subject – Governance Context – Aryan Khan drug case Concept – This Convention aims to combat drug abuse by coordinated international action. There are two forms of intervention and control that work together. First, it seeks to limit the possession, use, trade in, distribution, import, export, manufacture […]
Ecological Footprint Subject – Environment Context – Environmental disaster has struck Kerala once again. Concept – The ecological footprint is a method promoted by the Global Footprint Network to measure human demand on natural capital, i.e. the quantity of nature it takes to support people or an economy. It tracks this demand through […]
Anthropocene Subject – History Context – Living in the Anthropocene, we need to guard against any further damage to the natural world. Concept – The Anthropocene Epoch is an unofficial unit of geologic time, used to describe the most recent period in Earth’s history when human activity started to have a significant impact […]
Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile Subject – Defence and Security Context – Rocket systems, BrahMos add offensive punch along LAC Concept – To know about Brahmos, please click here. Smerch Smerch, procured from Russia, is the longest range conventional rocket system in the Army’s inventory with a maximum range of 90 km. A battery of four launchers can fire a […]
Consumer Disputes Fora Subject – Governance Context – SC flags vacancies in consumer disputes fora Concept – To know about Consumer protection act, please click here. To know about Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), please click here.
Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act 2021 Subject – Environment Context – Proposed Wildlife Act amendments surprise environmentalists Concept – The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2021, among other things, proposes reducing the number of schedules and establishing a Standing Committee of State Board for Wildlife. “The Standing Committee shall consist of the Vice-Chairperson, the Member-Secretary, […]
Public Safety Act (PSA) Subject – Security and Defence Context – Nearly 700 detained in J&K ahead of Shah’s visit under PSA Concept – Under the PSA, unique to Jammu and Kashmir, an individual can be detained for a maximum of two years, without trial, if his or her act is prejudicial to […]
CBI investigating powers inside state Subject – Polity Context – Bengal can’t bar CBI from probing crimes: Centre Concept – To know about CBI, please click here. To know about CBI and Consent of States, please click here.