DPN Topics
Periyar River Subject – Geography Context – Kayaking, standup paddling on Periyar river on Sunday Concept – Periyar is the longest river and the river with the largest discharge potential in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking water for several major towns. It generates a significant […]
National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) Subject – Disaster Management Context – The India Meteorological Department informed the National Crisis Management Committee that the cyclone Gulab was likely to hit Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh, and Ganjam and Gajapati districts of Odisha. Concept – To know about NCMC, please click here.
Co-operatives Subject – Polity Context – Cooperative Society Act will be amended soon, says Amit Shah Concept – According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), a cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled […]
LaNina and Indian Monsoon Context: The possible emergence of a weak La Nina phenomenon in the equatorial Pacific Ocean in the coming months may be a possible reason behind the late September rainfall and the delayed withdrawal of the monsoon. La Nina is the cooling phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation phenomenon […]
Cyclone landfall Subject – Geography Context: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Cyclone Gulab, the first cyclone post-monsoon, formed in the Bay of Bengal on the evening of September 25, 2021. It may make landfall along the south Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh coasts by tomorrow evening. Concept – What is landfall? A […]
Unites Nations Subject – IR Context – India is the mother of all democracies, PM says at UNGA Concept – The term United Nations was first coined by the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was first used as a collective pledge of representatives of 26 nations on the 1st January, 1942, as a commitment […]
Anti-Dumping Duty Subject – Economy Context – Antidumping duty likely on pharma API from China Concept – To know about Anti-Dumping Duty, please click here. To know about Tariff / Non Tariff Barriers, please click here.
Medical Devices Park Scheme Subject – Governance Context – Centre notifies medical device parks’ scheme Concept – The Union government notified a scheme to promote medical device parks at a financial outlay of ₹400 crore till financial year 2024-2025. The scheme aims to ensure easy access to testing and infrastructure facilities. It is expected that this will […]
States bordering Myanmar Subject – Geography Context – Mizoram fears fresh influx from Myanmar Concept – Four Northeast Indian states share the border with Myanmar: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Manipur.
Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) Subject – Governance Context – Mukherjee is ABC chief Concept – The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) of India is a non-profit circulation-auditing organisation. It certifies and audits the circulations of major publications, including newspapers and magazines in India. ABC is a voluntary organisation initiated in 1948 that […]