DPN Topics
Asian Elephants Subject – Environment Context – Sri Lanka elephants to get biometric ID cards. Concept – There are three subspecies of Asian elephant which are the Indian, Sumatran and Sri Lankan. Global Population: Estimated 20,000 to 40,000. India is the natural home of the largest population of Asian elephants. It is also found in Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan […]
Madur Mats Subject – Art and Culture Concept – Madurkathi mats, or madur, are mats woven in West Bengal from a reed called madurkottir, or madurkathi, a sedge of the family Cyperaceae. Madur mat-making is a long-standing tradition, centred on the Medinipur district, and is an important part of the rural economy. Madur mats are made of natural fibres. The mats are woven mainly […]
Kashmir Carpet Subject – Art and Culture Context – Kashmir’s famed hand-knotted carpet, with its intricate and colourful floral patterns, adorned a special cover of the Indian Postal Service this week. Concept – A Kashmir rug is a hand-knotted oriental rug from Kashmir valley in India, which is associated with Kashmiri handicrafts. Kashmir rugs or carpets have intricate designs that are primarily oriental, floral style in a range of colors, sizes and quality. They are primarily made using pure wool, […]
Article 370 Subject – Polity Context – War of words over Opposition’s silence on Article 370. Concept – On 5thof August 2019, the President of India promulgated the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019. The order effectively abrogates the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir under the provision of Article 370– whereby provisions of the Constitution which were applicable to […]
Ubharte Sitare Fund Subject – Economy Context – Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched Rs 250 crore worth Alternative Investment Fund for export-oriented small and mid-sized companies. Concept – UbharteSitaare fund has been set up jointly by Exim Bank and SIDBI which will invest in the fund by way of equity and equity-like products in […]
Hampi Subject – Art and Culture Context –Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu visited Hampi. Concept – It is a UNESCO world heritage site. It was a part of the Mauryan Empire back in the third century BC. Hampi was the capital city during the four different dynasties altogether in the Vijayanagar city that came into existence in the year 1336 […]
Krishna River Water Dispute Subject – Polity Context – Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will be soon travelling to New Delhi to discuss the legal hurdles in raising the height of the Almatti dam to 524 metres from 519 metres. Concept – The Krishna is an east-flowing river that originates at Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra and merges with the Bay of Bengal, flowing through Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and AP. Together with its tributaries, it forms a vast basin that covers […]
Onam Subject – Art and Culture Context: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Onam. Concept: Onam is a harvesting festival observed by the Malayalis during the month of Chingam, the first month in the Malayalam calendar, Kollavarsham. It usually falls in the month of August […]
Golden Crescent Subject – IR Context – drugs funded the Taliban’s 20-year war with the US. Concept – The Golden Crescent is the name given to one of Asia’s two principal areas of illicit opium production (with the other being the Golden Triangle), located at the crossroads of Central, South, and Western Asia. This space overlaps three nations, Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, whose mountainous peripheries define […]
Greenland Summit Subject – Environment Context – On Saturday last week, for the first time on record, the summit of Greenland received rain and not snow, just as temperatures at the spot went above freezing for the third time in less than ten years. The event has sparked fear as scientists are pointing […]