DPN Topics
PM-KUSUM Subject – Government Schemes Context – Need to revitalise PM-KUSUM. Concept – To know about PM-KUSUM, please click here and here.
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 Subject – Economy Context – Centre to extend foreign trade policy till March ’22 Concept – It provided a framework for increasing exports of goods and services as well as generation of employment and increasing value addition in the country, in keeping with the “Make in India” vision of Prime Minister. The focus of the new […]
Article 30 (2) of Constitution Subject – Polity Context – An institution’s right to govt. aid is not a fundamental right: SC Concept – What is Article 30 of the Indian Constitution? Article 30 of the Indian Constitution states the right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions. It says: “All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right […]
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) Subject – Security Context – Army trying to fix issues with indigenous guns. It is working with DRDO and OFB. Concept – To know about OFB, please click here.
Cyclone Re-emergence Subject – Geography Context – Cyclone Gulab could give rise to another cyclone Concept – India has a bi-annual cyclone season that occurs between March to May and October to December. But on rare occasions, cyclones do occur in June and September months. Cyclones are less common during the June to […]
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Subject – IR Context – EU, U.S. urge Iran to grant access to IAEA Concept – To know about IAEA, please click here.
International Criminal Court (ICC) Subject – IR Context – World Court Prosecutor Seeks Nod To Resume Probe Into Afghanistan War Crimes Concept – To know about ICC, please click here and here. ICC vs ICJ –
Bright skies named colour of the year Subject – Science and Tech Context – Bright skies named colour of the year Concept – The Sun’s light is made up of different electromagnetic waves, and their various wavelengths are associated with a different colour. Shorter waves are seen as blue, slightly longer waves as […]
Floods Subject – Disaster management Context – Global population exposed to floods grew over 20% in 15 years: Study Concept – The number of people living in floodplains across the world increased by 58-86 million during 2000-2015, according to a new estimate. This indicates a 20-24 per cent growth in the period, the […]
Indian Monsoons in 2021 Subject – Geography Context – This year, a four-point monsoon story with a storm at each end Concept – As of Monday, the country had received 850.3 mm of rain, 2% short of the season’s normal. With rainfall in 24% deficit of the Long Period Average (LPA), this August […]