DPN Topics
Gig Workers Subject – Economy Context – Gig workers’ body files PIL for social security Concept – Filed on September 20, the PIL stated that the denial of social security to gig workers or platform workers has led to their exploitation, in violation of Article 21 (Right to Life), Article 14 (equality before […]
Final Bound Total Aggregate Measurement of Support (FBTAMS) Subject – Agriculture Context – ‘Rich nations must end subsidy entitlements’ Concept – India has submitted a fresh paper at the on-going WTO negotiations on agriculture demanding that special subsidy entitlements enjoyed by 32 developed countries must be eliminated first before any other country takes […]
Secretaries In Central Ministries Subject – Polity Context – The government, on Wednesday, appointed 13 senior bureaucrats as Secretaries in Central Ministries/departments such as telecom, industry and civil aviation, and also upgraded nine Additional Secretary-level officers to the rank and pay of Secretary Concept – The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances […]
Trojan Malware Subject – Security Context – Beware of trojan malware attack, MeitY warns customers of 27 major banks Concept – A Trojan horse or Trojan is a type of malware that is often disguised as legitimate software. Trojans can be employed by cyber-thieves and hackers trying to gain access to users’ systems. […]
Single-window portal for investors launched Subject – Economy Context – Piyush Goyal, Commerce and Industry Minister, on Wednesday launched the single-window portal for investors and businesses. Concept – Piyush Goyal, Commerce and Industry Minister, on Wednesday launched the single-window portal for investors and businesses. The portal will serve as a one stop-shop for […]
Rare species of Sundarbans Subject – Environment Context – rare species of Sundarbans are threatened by human activities Concept – Our world recently completed the ‘United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (2011-2020)’. Small patches of mangroves are being lost gradually and quietly due to their indiscriminate destruction for either coastal development or short-term gains […]
India’s sewage treatment plants Subject – Environment Context – India’s sewage treatment plants treat only a third of the sewage generated daily: CPCB Concept – Sewage treatment plants (STPs) in India are able to treat a little more than a third of the sewage generated per day, according to the latest report of […]
Bauxite Subject – Geography Context – Won’t allow bauxite mining on Mali Hill: Agitators ransack meeting in Koraput village Concept – Adivasis shouted slogans and ransacked the venue of a public meeting called to discuss a proposed bauxite mining project in Odisha’s Koraput district September 22, 2021. The Mali and forest area are […]
Cheetah Subject – Environment Context – Kuno not ready ecologically at the moment to accept cheetahs: Faiyaz Khudsar Concept – India has been in talks to get 8-12 cheetahs from South Africa in the end of November. The plan is to introduce them to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The National […]
‘Possibly Extinct’ in IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species Subject – Environment Context –These animals and plants of India could have become ‘possibly extinct’: IUCN Concept – The latest edition of the Red List was released at the recently-concluded World Conservation Congress organised by the IUCN at Marseille, France. Among animals, there is […]