DPN Topics
AUROVILLE Subject: Current Events Context: Aurovillian Christoph Pohl’s documentary EverSlowGreen has been officially selected for screening at the prestigious ChangeNow summit in Paris. Concept: EverSlowGreen tells the story of Auroville’s unique afforestation project that took root on an eroded desert plateau at Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu. The project was supported by Auroville […]
ECOLOGICAL TAX REFORM Subject: Governance Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has also forced countries all over the world to rethink climate change and the need for preservation of the environment. The fiscal reforms for managing the environment are important, and India has great potential for revenue generation in this aspect. Concept: Ecological Tax Reform […]
SC RULING ON CREDITORS INVOKING PERSONAL GUARANTEES Subject: Polity Context: Recently, the Supreme Court has ruled that creditors can proceed against promoters of defaulting companies to recover debt if such promoters have given personal guarantees to secure funds. Concept: The SC has said is that mere approval of a resolution plan for a […]
HAVANA SYNDROME Subject: Science & technology Context: The Biden administration is facing new pressure to resolve a mystery that has vexed its predecessors: Is an adversary using a microwave or radio wave weapon to attack the brains of US diplomats, spies and military personnel? Concept: Havana Syndrome: In late 2016, USA diplomats and […]
VIRGIN GALACTIC ROCKET Subject: Science & technology Context: Virgin Galactic on Saturday made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space in a manned shuttle, as the company forges toward offering tourist flights to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere. Concept: Virgin Galactic announced that its VSS Unity with […]
SEMICONDUCTOR Subject: Science & technology Context: A protracted shortage of inputs, especially semiconductor chips, has made India-based car manufactures and premium bike makers curtail production across categories. Concept: Semiconductors are the materials which have a conductivity between conductors (generally metals) and non-conductors or insulators (such as ceramics). Semiconductors can be compounds such as […]
PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION Subject: International Organisations Context : German telecom company Deutsche Telekom, an investor in Indian firm Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd, has filed a petition in a US court against the Indian government seeking confirmation of a $135-million compensation payment to it. Concept: The compensation, which includes interest, was awarded by […]
CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION TO GOVERNOR & PRESIDENT Subject: Polity Context: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said he was left “stunned” after Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee told reporters that he had urged party workers to file police complaints against the governor so that action can be taken against him after he leaves office. […]
NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL Subject: Environment Context: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Union environment ministry to re-examine environmental clearance (EC) given to the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board for developing a ‘Modern Poultry and Egg Market’ at Ghazipur. Concept: It is a specialized body set up under the National Green Tribunal Act […]
BAWG Subject : International Organisations Context : 7th BRICS Astronomy Working Group Meeting recommends networking of existing telescopes. Concept : About BRICS Astronomy Working Group: It provides a platform for BRICS member countries to collaborate in the field of astronomy, recommending that the focal points in each country should present the scientific results […]