DPN Topics
Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Subject: Economy Context: TRP controversy with some news channel using unfair means to raise TRP by having access to exclusive TRP data. Concept: Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India is a Joint Industry Company founded by stakeholder bodies that represent Broadcasters, Advertisers, and Advertising and Media Agencies. It […]
Fin Min say no anti-dumping duty Black Carbon Context: Finance Ministry has turned down DGTR recommendation to continue the anti-dumping duty of black carbon from China. Concept: Black Carbon: Carbon black is a material produced by the incomplete combustion of heavy petroleum products such as FCC tar, coal tar, or ethylene cracking tar. Carbon black is a form of paracrystalline carbon that has […]
Demand for tourism in concurrent list Subject: Indian economy Context: The Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has urged the Union government to bring tourism under the concurrent list and to grant the ”industry” status to the hospitality sector in the wake of sector being the biggest causality in Covid-19 […]
Transhumance Subject: Geography /Art and culture Context: Ladakh’s nomads have been forced to migrate due to climate change and other reasons with impact on future of pashmina wool. Concept: Pashmina is considered the finest craftsmanship in the world which transforms the exceptionally warm and delicate Cashmere threads to opulent accessories. The fleece of […]
Article 33 Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on Centre’s application for clarification that its 2018 judgment decriminalising adultery under IPC should not apply to the Armed Forces where personnel can be cashiered from service on grounds of “unbecoming conduct” for committing adultery with a colleague’s wife. Concept: The […]
Bird flu and Bird migratory pattern Subject: Environment and health Context: Subject: Rising bid flu cases in India has impacted mainly poultry but many states like Kerala, Himachal Pradesh forests have reported bird flu in migratory birds raising concern about many endangered species. Concept: forest and protected areas of Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, and […]
Entomophagy Subject: Science and Technology Context: The EU food safety agency has certified the yellow mealworm (not actually a nematode, but the larva of a species of darkling beetle)as being i.e., safe to be part of meal. Concept: Entomophagy is the technical term for eating insects. It is a sustainable, cheap diet that […]
Clinical Trial Liability Insurance Subject: Economy Context: Pharma companies have opted to buy insurance covers from domestic general insurers for their clinical trials to develop vaccines in the country as the vaccine demand is set rise and it is a highly risk activity. Concept: It offers protection against legal liabilities which result from […]
Pig painting may be world oldest cave art: archaeologists Subject: Art and Culture Context: Archaeologists of the Griffith university have discovered the world’s oldest known cave art — a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was painted at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia Concept: It was found in South Sulawesi and […]
Indian Council of cultural relations (ICCR) Subject: Art and Culture Context: The Department of Indian Studies at the university in South Korea had been considering phasing out the teaching of Hindi language at the university saying that knowledge of English would be sufficient for Korean nationals interested in working, studying and travelling in […]