DPN Topics
NATIONAL VOTER DAY Subject : Current Events Concept : The National Voters’ Day has been celebrated on January 25 every year since 2011, all across the country to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India on January 25, 1950. The main purpose of the NVD celebration is to encourage, facilitate […]
SUNDERBANS Subject : Environment Context : The Indian Sunderbans, which is part of the largest mangrove forest in the world, is home to 428 species of birds, a recent publication of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) states. Concept : The scientists said of the 428 birds listed, some, like the masked finfoot […]
RISA CLOTH Subject : Culture Context : Tripura government have been promoting the traditional risa, a handwoven cloth used by the state’s indigenous communities, as a signature identity of the state Concept : Risa is one of the three parts of customary Tripuri female attire, the other two being the Rignai and Rikutu. […]
PEPSEQ TECHNOLOGY Subject: Science & tech Context : The results of a new study suggest that the immune systems of people infected with Covid-19 may rely on antibodies created during infections from earlier coronaviruses (other than SARS-CoV-2) to help fight the disease. Concept: The study sought to understand how coronaviruses ignite the human […]
ALABAMA FOREST Subject: Geography Context: Among the petitions before United States President Joe Biden from environmentalists is one to save a unique forest off the coast of Alabama. Concept: Entire Alabama forest is underwater — 10 fathoms (60 feet) deep — and made up of the remains of cypress trees that grew in […]
US and CLIMATE ACTION Subject: Environment Context: Joe Biden assumed office as President of the United States on January 20, 2021, and among the first orders he signed was one to restore America’s participation in the United Nations Paris Agreement on climate change. Concept: US National Pledge To achieve an economy-wide reduction of […]
FLASH DROUGHTS Subject: Geography Context: A new study has now pointed out that India could experience more such flash droughts by the end of this century. Several factors including atmospheric anomalies, anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions play an important role. Concept: Fash drought is the rapid onset of drought. It can develop in as […]
BIJU PATNAIK Subject: History Context : Tucked away inside the Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi is a special room — one that has been built in recognition of the nation’s freedom struggle from Dutch colonialism 74 years ago, and named, unusually, for an Indian leader, Biju Patnaik. Concept: Bijayananda Patnaik (1916 – 1997), […]
NATIONAL EMERGENCY Subject: Polity Context: Justices N.V. Ramana and D.Y. Chandrachud of the Supreme Court on Saturday shared their personal experiences as students when the Emergency was declared in 1975. Concept: Emergency can be declared due to war / external aggression [external emergency] or armed rebellion [internal emergency]. A proclamation can be issued […]
NASAL VACCINE Subject: Science & tech Context: Recently, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation recommended granting permission for phase 1 human clinical trials for Bharat Biotech’s nasal COVID-19 vaccine, BBV154. Concept: About the Vaccine Bharat Biotech has partnered with Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis for a novel intranasal coronavirus vaccine […]