DPN Topics
WHO global air quality norms Subject – Environment Context – WHO raises the bar on clean air Concept – The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the bar further to safeguard public health even before the global community could comply with the current benchmarks for clean air. The WHO’s new air quality guidelines […]
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Subject – Environment Context – Arctic sea ice hits its minimum extent for the year — 2 NASA scientists explain what’s driving the overall decline Concept – September marks the end of the summer sea ice melt season and the Arctic sea ice minimum, when sea ice over the […]
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Subject – IR Context – ADB cuts India’s 202122 growth forecast to 10% Concept – To know about ADB, please click here.
Cosmos Malabaricus Project Subject – Art and Culture Context – Cosmos Malabaricus project gets green signal Concept – The State government has officially cleared the Cosmos Malabaricus project to map the history of Kerala between 1643 and 1852 using the Dutch historical archives of the 17th century. The Department of Higher Education has […]
Thalassemia Subject – Science and Tech Context – HC notice to govt. on plea to restore free supply of medicine for thalassemia patients Concept – Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder wherein the body produces an inadequate amount of haemoglobin. Haemoglobin is a protein molecule that carries oxygen in the red blood cells. […]
Hampi Subject – Art and Culture Context – Review meeting on Hampi infrastructural facilities Concept – To know about Hampi, please click here.
India’s religious mix stable since partition Subject – Governance Context – India’s religious mix stable since Partition: Pew study Concept – The religious composition of India’s population since Partition has remained largely stable, with both Hindus and Muslims, the two largest religious groups, showing not only a marked decline but also a convergence in fertility rates, according to a new […]
Appointment of HC Chief Justice Subject – Polity Context – Supreme Court Collegium recommends new Chief Justices for 13 HCs Concept – As per article 217, the chief Justice of the high court is appointed by the President in consultation with the Chief justice of India as well as the Governor of the state […]
Kasturirangan-led panel to develop new curriculum for schools Subject – Governance Context – THE GOVERNMENT on Tuesday initiated the process to revise the NCERT textbooks, which are taught in CBSE-affiliated schools across the country, by setting up a committee for drafting the document that will lay down the broad guidelines for changes in […]
Religious Structures Bill Subject – Governance Context – Karnataka Assembly passes Religious Structures bill to protect unauthorised temples in public places Concept – The Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday passed the Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Bill, a day after introducing it. Purpose: “protection of religious constructions on a public place constructed before the date […]