DPN Topics
INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Subject : Economy Context :India’s IIP contracts to 1.6% in Jan; retail inflation rises to 5.03% in Feb. Concept : The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index that shows the growth rates in different industry groups of the economy in a fixed period of time. It is […]
STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS Subject : Polity Context : The Supreme Court held that independent persons and not bureaucrats should be appointed State Election Commissioners. Concept : It said that giving government employees the additional charge of State Election Commissioners is a “mockery of the Constitution”. The top court directed that the States should […]
APPOINTMENT OF CBI DIRECTOR Subject : Polity Context : The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on Friday a plea by an NGO for a direction to the Centre to immediately appoint a regular CBI director. Concept : The CBI is headed by a Director. The Director of CBI as Inspector General of […]
ATMANIRBHAR INCUBATOR Subject : Current Events Context :As part of Atmanirbhar initiative of the central government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched ‘Atmanirbhar Incubator’ to train artisans, especially in the cotton value chain. Concept : The Atmanirbhar Incubator is aimed at supporting artisans facing extinction due to lack of market linkage and […]
LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN FROM BROWN CARBON Subject : Science & tech Context : A Japanese-Australian venture has begun producing hydrogen from brown coal in a A$500 million ($390 million) pilot project that aims to show liquefied hydrogen can be produced commercially and exported safely overseas. Concept : Liquid hydrogen (LH2 or LH2) is the […]
2001 FO32 Subject : Science & tech Context : On March 21, the largest asteroid predicted to pass by Earth in 2021 will be at its closest. It is called 2001 FO32. Concept : It is a near-Earth asteroid classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group. With an estimated diameter […]
LIGHTS OUT PHILLY INITIATIVE Subject :Intenational Events Context : Bird Safe Philly announced the Lights Out Philly initiative, a voluntary program in which as many external and internal lights in buildings are turned off or dimmed at night during the spring and fall. Concept : Lights Out Philly is the result of a […]
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY Subject : Environment Context : The LG stressed the need to provide for a mechanism to effectively implement the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) pertaining to the collection of e-waste and its processing. Concept : Extended Producers Responsibility is essentially the use of financial incentives to encourage manufacturers to design environmentally […]
PLACES OF WORSHIP ACT Subject: Legislations Context: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre sought the Centre’s response on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of worship act, 1991. Concept: Objective of the Act: To freeze the status of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, […]
QUAD VACCINE INITIATIVE Subject : International Events Context : A mega Quad vaccine initiative, with India as the key, will be one of the main outcomes of the first-ever Quad grouping’s leadership summit. Concept : Quad vaccine initiative will basically function as “Vaccines developed in the US, manufactured in India, financed by Japan […]