DPN Topics
India crosses 100 crore vaccination Subject – Science Context: Decades worth of experience of Universal Immunisation Programme helped Health Ministry proceed with COVID-19 vaccination rapidly: ICMR DG Concept: Evolution of the programme: 1978: Expanded Programme of immunization (EPI). – Limited reach – mostly urban 1985: Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). Ø For reduction of […]
Kaziranga National Park Subject – Environment Context – SC panel tells Assam to act on illegal construction Concept – Location State of Assam Located on the edge of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot. Feature Single largest undisturbed and representative area in the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain. Legal Status Declared as a National Park in 1974. Declared a tiger reserve since 2007. […]
Strategic Oil Reserves Subject – Economy Context – India to sell half of Mangaluru strategic oil reserves by December Concept – India has started selling crude oil from its strategic reserves to state refiners with a view to soften the blow from surging global crude prices, while also creating space for leasing out […]
Pre-IPO Placement Subject – Economy Context – Paytm weighs scrapping pre-IPO sale plan on valuation differences Concept – A pre-initial public offering (IPO) placement is a private sale of large blocks of shares before a stock is listed on a public exchange. The buyers are typically private equity firms, hedge funds, and other […]
SAKSHAM Centres (Centre for Financial Literacy & Service Delivery) Subject – Governance Context – 152 SAKSHAM Centres (Centre for Financial Literacy & Service Delivery) launched in a week as part of Amrit Mahotsav Concept – As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, a total of 152 Centre for Financial Literacy & Service Delivery […]
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Subject – Agriculture Context – Department of Fisheries organises webinar on “Fish for Health and Fish for Wealth” as part of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” Concept – The participants were made aware of the numerous health benefits provided through fish consumption due to micronutrients, minerals and animal proteins present including […]
PM Gati Shakti plan Subject – Economy Context – Government panel Okays group to steer PM Gati Shakti plan Concept – The government set in motion the execution of its ambitious PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) by approving a three-tier mechanism, including an all-powerful empowered group of secretaries (EGOS) under the […]
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Subject – Governance Context – Genuine NGOs need not shy away from regulatory compliance: Centre to SC Concept – There is no fundamental right to receive unbridled foreign contributions without any regulation, the Centre has told Supreme Court, defending amendments made last year to the 2010 Foreign Contribution […]
Yadadri temple in Telangana Subject – Art and Culture Context – It’s raining gold at Yadadri temple in Telangana. Businessmen, politicians rush to donate the lustrous metal for renovation project Concept – A reverse gold rush is underway at Yadadri in Bhongir district of Telangana. Devotees — especially businessmen and politicians — are […]
Right to privacy Subject – Polity Context – Parliamentary panel on data protection Bill suggests critical amendments for adoption in the winter session Concept – Right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed […]