DPN Topics
Carbon Neutrality Subject – Environment Context – India can do more, hints climate official. Concept – Climate neutrality is achieved when a country’s emissions are balanced by absorptions and removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. It is also expressed as a state of net-zero emissions. Net zero or carbon neutrality is when more carbon is sucked out from […]
G-sec Acquisition Programme (GSAP 2.0) Subject – Economy Context – RBI to buy ₹25,000cr. of bonds Aug. 26. Concept – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it will conduct an open market purchase of government securities of ₹25,000 crore on August 26 under the G-sec Acquisition Programme (G-SAP 2.0). The RBI periodically purchases Government bonds from the […]
National Edible Oil Mission – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) Subject – Environment Context – Centre to boost oil palm farming. Concept – Current situation India’s import bill of edible oils will top ₹1.20-lakh crore this year from ₹75,000 crore last year. According to SEA, the country has 3 lakh hectares of land under oil palm cultivation, producing around 2.80 […]
UNITE Aware Subject – IR Context – Tech to help protect UN peacekeepers: Jaishankar. Concept – External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar announced the rollout of a technological platform in partnership with the UN — ‘UNITE Aware’ — to help enhance the safety of UN peacekeepers. The launch of the UNITE AWARE platform came […]
Tiwa Tribes Subject – Governance Concept – Thetribe Tiwas (Lalungs) lives both in the hills and plains of Assam and Meghalaya state. Tiwa means people who were lifted from below. They are recognized as a Scheduled tribe within the State of Assam. Wanchuwa festival is celebrated by Tiwa tribe to mark their good harvest. The hill Tiwa […]
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Subject – Polity Context – NHRC flags delay in criminal justice reform process Concept – It is a statutory body established on 12th October, 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993. The Act also provides for the creation of the State Human Rights Commission as well. The chairperson is a retired chief justice of […]
Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Subject – Environment Context – A moderate earthquake of 3.3 magnitudes on the Richter scale was reported in the Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary areas of Thrissur district. Concept – Headquartered in Peechi, Thrissur District of Kerala, India. The sanctuary was established in 1958 consisting of Palappilli- Nelliyampathi forests including the area of Chimmony Wildlife sanctuary and is the second oldest sanctuary in Kerala. Kuthiran Tunnel, first road tunnel in Kerala, runs through the Peechi-Vazhani wildlife […]
Tumakurense Subject – Environment Context – New plant found in Tumakuru takes the district’s name. Concept – A new plant of the Brachystelma R.Br. species has been found in Tumakuru, and has been named after the district from where its type material was collected. ‘B. tumakurense’ comes from a tuber and belongs to […]
Sharia law Subject – Governance Context – Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan will see the re-imposition of Sharia law, which will restrict women’s rights. Concept – Sharia in Arabic means “the way,” and does not refer to a body of law. It’s a set of wide-ranging moral and broad ethical principles drawn from the Koran […]
National Defence Academy Subject – Security Context – In interim measure, SC allows women to take NDA exam Concept – The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services i.e. the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force train together before they go on to respective […]