DPN Topics
Biodiversity Fund Subject – Environment Context – China launches biodiversity fund Concept – China pledged to inject $233 million into a new fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries during a key UN conservation summit, despite disagreements among major donors on the initiative. Beijing — the world’s biggest polluter — has sought to […]
Anticipatory bail Subject – Polity Context – Anticipatory bail can be set aside: SC Concept – The Supreme Court has held that a superior court can set aside an anticipatory bail order if there was enough material to suggest that factors like gravity of the offence and the role of the accused in the crime were not considered by […]
Plastic Waste Recycling Targets Subject – Environment Context – Govt. announces plastic waste recycling targets Concept – The Environment Ministry has issued draft rules that mandate producers of plastic packaging material to collect all of their produce by 2024 and ensure that a minimum percentage of it be recycled as well as used in subsequent supply. It […]
Veer Savarkar Subject – History Context – Veer Savarkar an icon of Indian history, will remain so: Rajnath Concept – To know about VD Savarkar, please click here.
Fertiliser Subsidy Subject – Agriculture Context – Govt. nod for fertilizer subsidy Concept – The Centre has approved an additional fertilizer subsidy of ₹28,655 crore for the rabi or winter planting season, which runs from October 2021 to March 2022. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the new nutrient-based subsidy rates for […]
Silicosis Subject – Social Issues Context – Do not breathe easy on the silicosis prevention policy Concept – Silicosis is a fatal respiratory illness caused by inhaling fine silica dust through prolonged exposure in sandstone mines and quarries. Silica (SiO2/silicon dioxide) is a crystal-like mineral found in abundance in sand, rock, and quartz. […]
UN Security Council Resolution 2593 Subject – IR Context – Modi for ‘humanitarian help’ to Afghanistan Concept – To know about UNSC Resolution 2593, please click here.
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) Subject – Governance Context – Expert panel clears Covaxin for emergency use in 218 age group Concept – Covaxin is the country’s first indigenous, whole-virion, inactivated vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV). To know about CDSCO, please click here. CDSCO along […]
International Energy Agency (IEA) Subject – IR Context – ‘India invited to become fulltime IEA member’ Concept – International Energy Agency (IEA) has invited India, the world’s third-largest energy consumer, to become its full-time member — a proposal, if accepted, will require New Delhi to raise strategic oil reserves to 90 days’ requirement. […]
Right to Information (RTI) Subject – Governance Context – Over 2 lakh RTI pleas pending Concept – Sixteen years after the RTI Act came into force on October 12, 2005, it is a tool for citizens to demand accountability in governance, with an estimated 40 lakh to 60 lakh RTI requests being filed […]