DPN Topics
KEN BETWA LINK Subject : Economy Context : Memorandum of Agreement between the Union Minister of Jal Shakti and the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to implement the Ken Betwa Link Project, the first project of the National Perspective Plan for interlinking of rivers, will take place on 22nd March […]
NOWRUZ FESTIVAL Subject : Culture Concept : Nawruz is the new year celebrations for Parsis (Zoroastrians) and Muslims (both Shia and Sunni). It is celebrated on 21st March every year. In 1079 AD, a Persian (Iranian) king named JalaluddinMalekshah introduced this festival to generate revenue and collect taxes from people. It was observed […]
LARGEST TULIP GARDEN Subject : Environment Context : Asia’s largest tulip garden in srinagar gets high tech cold storage facility. Concept : Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden, previously Model Floriculture Center, is a tulip garden in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the largest tulip garden in Asia spread over an area […]
SCRAMBLE CROSSING Subject : Current Events Context : A scramble crossing or X-crossing is going to come up in front of the Red Fort under the Chandni Chowk Redevelopment project. Concept : A pedestrian scramble, also known as scramble intersection and scramble corner (Canada), ‘X’ Crossing (UK), diagonal crossing (US), exclusive pedestrian interval, […]
BLACK HOLE Subject : Science & tech Context : Until now, the number of black hole mergers detected by LIGO, VIRGO and KAGRA detectors is minuscule compared with the number of mergers actually taking place in the sky. Concept : A black hole is formed when stars collapse and can be defined as […]
INSIGHTS MISSION Subject : Science & tech Context : NASA’s Insight spacecraft which is located on Mars has made an estimate of the size of the Martian core. It finds that Mars’s core is about half the size of Earth’s core and measures between 1,810 and 1,860 kilometres. Concept : NASA’s Interior Exploration […]
INDIAN MONSOON Subject : Geography Context : The evolution of the monsoonal climate in India is still debatable and not fully understood. Though recent data indicates that the monsoon system we experience now dates back to about 25 million years, it is still unclear how the climate was during its long voyage. Concept […]
HELIUM Subject : Science & tech Context : Every year, India imports helium worth ₹55,000 crore from the U.S. Concept : Helium is a colourless, odourless, insipid and non-toxic gas. It’s less soluble in water than any other gas. It’s the less reactive element and doesn’t essentially form chemical compounds. The density and […]
CLASSIC BAGH FESTIVAL Subject : Culture Context : Classic Bagh Festival all set to captivate music and nature lovers in the national capital. Concept : The Classic Bagh Festival, a symbol of UK-India creative collaboration, is all set to captivate music and nature lovers in the national capital today Set within the grounds […]
VOYAGER STATION Subject : Science & tech Context : One big discovery this year was the announcement to open the first hotel in space, named Voyager Station, in 2027. Concept : Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the company behind the ambitious project, recently unveiled new details about the resort, and the images and videos […]