DPN Topics
Industry 4.0 Subject – Science and Tech Context – Adopting Industry 4.0 technologies would make MSMEs more efficient and competitive. Concept – The term ‘Industry 4.0’ was coined by the German government in 2011. Additive manufacturing, Internet of Things, Cyber Physical Systems, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality and data analytics are some of the technologies […]
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Subject – IR Context – Fukushima nuclear water to be released via undersea tunnel. Concept – Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant is located in the town of Okuma, Japan. The reactor is located on the country’s east coast. It is about 220 km north-east of the capital Tokyo. The 2011 Earthquake, destroyed the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant’s electricity and cooling […]
Be Internet Awesome Subject – Science and Tech Context – Google and Amar Chitra Katha to offer Internet safety lessons. Concept – Google has launched the global ‘Be Internet Awesome’ program for kids in India, wherein it will partner with Indian comic book publisher Amar Chitra Katha to offer Internet safety lessons through popular comic book characters across eight Indian languages. […]
Manthan 2021 Subject – Governance Context – Hackathon to find out solutions for Intel bodies. Concept – The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), in coordination with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), will launch an online hackathon “Manthan 2021”, for identification of innovative concepts and technology solutions to address the challenges faced by intelligence agencies. […]
Fair and Remunerative Prices for Sugarcane Subject – Agriculture Context – The Union government has increased the minimum price that sugar mills must pay to sugar cane farmers by ₹5 a quintal, setting the fair and remunerative price (FRP) at ₹290 a quintal for the 2021-22 sugar season, which runs from October to […]
Sujalam Campaign Subject – Governance Concept – SUJALAM Campaign is a 100 days campaign launched as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. This campaign seeks to create more ODF Plus villages by undertaking waste water management across villages in India. During the campaign, ten lakh Soak-pits will be created. The Jal […]
Section 321 CrPC Subject – Polity Context –SCBench was hearing plea about hundreds of criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs, both sitting and former. Concept – The power to withdraw criminal cases is vested with the public prosecutor or assistant public prosecutor under Section 321 of the CrPC. According to the statute, […]
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Subject – Polity Context– The Supreme Court on Wednesday said probe agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) suffered from the dearth of manpower and infrastructure that the judiciary too faced. Both were overburdened. Concept – CBI is the premier investigating police agency in India. It […]
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Subject – Polity Context – The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, headed by veteran Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has decided to examine the Rafale deal. Concept – Public Accounts Committee was introduced in 1921 after its first mention in the Government of India Act, 1919 also called […]
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) Subject – Science and Tech Context – Gujarat is the latest victim of the emerging viral disease outbreak in cattle, Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), which has already been reported in at least 12 other States in the country. Concept – Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) has been infecting India’s bovines. The […]