DPN Topics
‘Crime India’ Report Subject – Governance Context – 1.2 lakh deaths in road accidents in 2020: NCRB Concept – National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released the Crime in India Report 2020. India recorded 1.2 lakh cases of “deaths due to negligence relating to road accidents” in 2020, with 328 persons losing their lives […]
NIPUN Bharat Scheme Subject – Government Schemes Context – When the Centre launched its NIPUN Bharat scheme in July 2021 to improve foundational literacy and numeracy among primary school students, participants from non-Hindi speaking States complained that they were the ones left feeling illiterate. Concept – Ministry of Education has launched a National […]
This is why CAA is necessary Subject – Polity Context: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Purihad remarked that developments in Afghanistan are the reason why the enactment of the citizenship Amendment Act is necessary. Concept: Who is a refuge? Under the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees and the subsequent 1967 Protocol, […]
National Register of Citizens (NRC) Subject – Polity Context – NRC is final, rules Assam Foreigners’ Tribunal Concept – While the Registrar General of India has not yet issued a notification on Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) to make it a legal document, a Foreigners’ Tribunal has gone ahead and recorded it […]
Common Services Centers (CSCs) Subject – Governance Context – Common Service Centres can now help with ration card issues Concept – Common Services Centre (CSC) programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), Government of India. CSCs are the access points for delivery of various electronic services to villages […]
National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) Subject – Economy Context – Anti-profiteering body gets 1-year extension Concept – The GST Council has decided to extend the tenure of the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) for one more year while an alternative will be explored in the Competition Commission of India (CCI). This is a second extension […]
Front of-Pack (FOP) Labelling Subject – Governance Context – Countries have tried different labelling formats, but warning labels have emerged as the most effective in guiding consumers to make healthy food choices. Concept – Countries are working to find ways to nudge consumers into healthy food choices and to contain the growing crisis […]
Wildmeat consumption – greater threat to protected terrestrial animals Subject – Environment Context – Consumption of wild meat has threatened the existence of several species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), according to a new report. Concept – Consumption of wild meat has threatened the […]
Transboundary Climate Risks (TCR) Subject – Environment Context – Transboundary climate risks impact agricultural production in every country: Report Concept – Transboundary climate risks are climate risks that cross national borders. Climate change impacts agricultural production all around the globe. It does not respect national borders. A recent report has provided a systematic, […]
World Health Organization Subject – IR Context – Former UK PM Gordon Brown now WHO ambassador for global health financing. Concept – About WHO – The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as “the attainment […]