DPN Topics
Prosopis juliflora or vilayati kikar Subject: Environment Context: Expert panel heading the revival project of Central ridge in Delhi said by removing a few branches of “Kikar” tree will help sunlight to break through and full-grown saplings can be planted in such places to control pollution effectively. Concept: Panel has been working for […]
Taper tantrum Subject: Economy Context: With the yield on the 10-year US Treasury momentarily surging past 1.6 per cent the reaction of market across the world revived the memory of “taper tantrum” of 2013 (when the term originated). Concept: Taper tantrum refers to the 2013 collective reactionary panic that triggered a spike in […]
PM KUSUM Subject: Welfare schemes Context: The Centre modified the scheme and will now provide 30 per cent of the cost of building a small solar plant (70% cost borne by state DISCOMS) to supply electricity to the agricultural feeder, which essentially supplies electricity to all the pumps in a village. Concept: Three […]
Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Subject: Environment Context: Need for move away from fossil driven energy economy to the cleaner renewable source along with India’s continuing dependence on coal for energy needs necessitate focus on “Clean Coal Technology”. Coal Bed Methane, or CBM is seen as one of the alternatives. Concept: CBM is an […]
WTO gets new Director General Subject: International Organizations Context: New DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iwewala, a Nigerian-American economist, took over the charge of WTO. Concept: She is the first woman chief of the WTO. She is also the first African to hold the office of WTO as its director-general. About WTO The World Trade Organization […]
Uighur Subject: International relations Context: China has launched an unprecedented and aggressive campaign to push back, including explicit attacks on women who have made claims of abuse for its handling of Uighurs. Concept: The Uighurs are Muslim ethnic community which speak a language close to Turkish, and are culturally and ethnically closer to […]
Gap between Vaccine doses Subject: Science and Technology Context: In India’s vaccination programme, the prescribed interval between the two doses of Covishield is 28 days. Whereas various international findings have put this gap to be of up to 3 months. Concept: The second dose of Covid vaccine in India started on February 13 […]
Contraindication Subject: Science and technology Context: Second phase of vaccination with the target group of over 60 years and over 45 years with comorbidities started from March 1st. Concept: The Health Ministry fact sheet says the vaccine cannot be given to three categories: persons with a history of an allergic reaction to a […]
CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) Subject: Security Context: Cyfirma, a cyber intelligence firms said that the Chinese hacking group has been targeting Indian vaccine. Concept: CERT-In (the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) is a government-mandated information technology (IT) security organization created in 2004. The purpose of CERT-In is to respond to computer […]
Reservation of seats in Local government Subject: Polity Context: The Goa bench of the Bombay HC directed state to rectify irregularities in reservation of wards for municipal elections. Concept: 73rd Constitutional amendment act provides for reservation for the SCs, STs in Panchayats (at three levels) in proportion to their population as mandatory provision. […]