DPN Topics
NCC’s first Air-strip Subject – Defence and Security Context – NCC’s first airstrip in country getting ready in Idukki Concept – This is the NCC’s only airstrip in the country, and is being constructed by the Public Works Department (PWD). The airstrip will be used to provide training for NCC Air Wing cadets in flying small aircraft, and there will […]
India’s migrant construction workers Subject – Economy Context – The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic had widespread and devastating consequences to communities and enterprises in India and across the globe. However, the situation was particularly grim for the 453.6 million internal migrants in India, evidenced by the unprecedented ‘reverse migration’ witnessed during the […]
Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules 2019 Subject – Economy Context – BPCL sale: Centre allows 100% foreign investment Concept – The Finance Ministry has added a new provision to the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 to facilitate strategic disinvestment of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). Foreign investment up to 100 […]
100% FDI in telecom Subject – Economy Context – Centre allows 100% FDI in telecom via automatic route Concept – The government notified its decision to permit 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) under the automatic route in the telecom services sector subject to certain conditions. Till now, only 49 per cent […]
Corbett National Park Subject – Environment Context – Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey proposing to change the name of Corbett National Park to Ramganga National Park Concept – Jim Corbett’s name has lent itself to India’s oldest and most celebrated national parks and to the […]
India’s newest Tiger Reserve No. 4 in Chhattisgarh Subject – Environment Context – National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the Chhattisgarh government’s proposal to declare the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. Concept – National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the Chhattisgarh […]
WHO’s stark message on air quality Subject – Environment Context – In updating its already strict air quality guidelines (AQGs), the WHO last month sent out a stark message: that the impact of poor air quality on public health is at least twice as bad as previously estimated. Concept – India has 37 […]
Noble Prize in Chemistry 2021 Subject – Science and Tech Context – “Simple ideas are often the most difficult to imagine,” the Nobel Prize committee said while honouring Benjamin List and David MacMillan with this year’s Chemistry Nobel. Concept – The simple idea that List and MacMillan came up with, working independently, was […]
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Subject – Environment Context – ‘Using scientific techniques, local expertise to track T23’ Concept – Mudumalai National Park is a national park in the Nilgiri Mountains in Tamil Nadu, south India, covering 321 km2 (124 sq mi). It is located in the Nilgiri District and shares boundaries with the states of Karnataka and Kerala. It is […]
Endosulfan Subject – Environment Context – Kerala govt. abandoned endosulfan victims: UDF Concept – Endosulfan is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide that is being phased out globally. It became a highly controversial agrichemical due to its acute toxicity, potential for bioaccumulation, and role as an endocrine disruptor. Because of its threats to […]