DPN Topics
Legal Guarantee of MSP Subject – Agriculture Context – central govt can get around MSP demand and end stalemate with farmers Concept – The major point of contention between farmer leaders and the government’s emissaries seems to be the issue of assurance of MSP for all 23 crops — including seven kinds of […]
Tech Repository For Digital Services Subject – Science and Tech Context – MeitY plans tech repository for digital services using open source software. Concept – Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) is looking to find customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions based on Free and open-source software (FOSS) […]
Capital Expenditures and Revenue Expenditures Subject – Economy Context – Most States increase their capex but fail to rein in revenue expenses. Concept – With growth being severely impacted by the pandemic and private capital expenditure showing no signs of picking up, the Centre had resolved to increase its capital expenditure substantially for […]
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Subject – Legislations Context – Sections of NDPS Act invoked against Aryan Khan in drugs bust case. Concept – Section 8(c) of the Act – The section has wide provisions for producing, manufacturing, possessing, selling, purchasing, transporting, using, consuming, importing, and exporting any narcotic drug or […]
IAO Hanle Subject – Science and Tech Context – IAO Hanle: A promising astronomical observatory Concept – The Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) located at Hanle near Leh in Ladakh is becoming one of the globally promising observatory sites, according to a recent study. This is due to its advantages of more clear nights, […]
A tiny plant that can digest low intensity plastic sheets Subject – Science and Tech Context –Researchers from University of Madras and Presidency College, Chennai, have isolated an alga species that shows promise as an agent of biodegradation of plastic sheets. Concept – Researchers from University of Madras and Presidency College, Chennai, have […]
Assam Accord Subject – Governance Context – Panel set up to implement Assam Accord Concept – The Assam government on Saturday set up an eight member sub-committee to examine and prepare a framework for the implementation of all clauses of the Assam Accord of 1985 The Clause 6 of the Accord pertains to […]
Ethanol Subject – Science and Tech Context – Urgent need to stop licences for new sugar factories: Gadkari Concept – Ethanol is basically alcohol of 99%-plus purity, which can be used for blending with petrol. Produced mainly from molasses, a byproduct of sugar manufacture. Ethanol is a bio-fuel obtained primarily from sugarcane, damaged food grains such as wheat and broken rice. […]
Jal Jeevan Mission Subject – Governance Context – ‘5 cr. houses given water connections’ Concept – The Prime Minister launched the Jal Jeevan Mission app for improving awareness among stakeholders and for greater transparency and accountability of schemes under the mission. He also launched the Rashtriya Jal JeevanKosh, where any individual, institution or […]
Langa-Manganiyar Heritage Subject – Art and Culture Context – Future-proofing Langa-Manganiyar heritage Concept – Considered the repository of the Thar region’s rich history and traditional knowledge, the ballads, folklore and songs of the Langa-Manganiyar artistes are being preserved through an initiative for documentation and digitisation. The project is aimed at saving the rapidly disappearing narrative […]