DPN Topics
Subject : Governance Context : Migrant labourers, abandoned by employers and the state, undertaking an arduous journey home, in many cases walking hundreds of kilometres on the highways, became the defining image of the national lockdown during the pandemic. Concept : The Act seeks to regulate the employment of inter-State migrants and their conditions of […]
Subject : International events Concept : World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated the year 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and midwife”, in honour of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. The declaration of “Year of the Nurse and midwife” will help to strengthen nursing and midwifery for Universal Health Coverage. Strengthening nursing […]
Subject : Culture Concept : NGMA was established in 1954, at the Jaipur House, New Delhi. It is run and administered as a subordinate office to the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The NGMA has two branches, one at Mumbai and the other at Bengaluru. Main objectives of the NGMA are to create an […]
Subject: Social Issue Context: National Conference chief has announced People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration 2.0 after an all-party meet at his residence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Concept: The six parties have jointly stated the Centre’s decision to alter the special status of Jammu and Kashmir is ‘grossly unconstitutional’. The parties have unequivocally and unanimously […]
Subject : Science & tech Context :To conduct ground survey for the Delhi-Varanasi high speed rail corridor, Indian Railways will use the LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technique with laser-enabled equipment mounted on a helicopter, said the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). Concept: Lidar, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a […]
Subject: Environment Context: The Park can now be explored by boats while bicycle tracks are also being finalised. One can go trekking too. But the new activities are beyond the 1,302 sq km Kaziranga’s core area of 482 sq km according to officials. Concept: It is located in the State of Assam and covers 42,996 […]
Subject: Current Events Context: The detection of the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in sewage samples has raised the possibility of using environmental water surveillance to monitor virus activity in infected areas, researchers have said. Concept: In the paper, titled “SARS-CoV-2 detection in sewage samples: standardisation of method and preliminary observations”, published recently in the Indian […]
Subject: Environment Context: Myristica swamp tree frog, a rare arboreal species endemic to the Western Ghats has been recorded for the first time north of the Shencottah gap in the Vazhachal Reserve Forest in Kerala’s Thrissur district. Concept: It’s scientific name is Mercurana myristicapalustris. These frogs are rare and elusive for the reason that they […]
Subject : Science & tech Context :A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its three-day return to Earth on Sunday. Concept : The Long March-5 Y5 rocket, carrying the Chang’e-5 spacecraft, was launched from Wenchang Space Launch Center (China). Objective : To drill 2 meters beneath […]
Subject : Culture Context: The annual “PoushMela”, a heritage cultural event attracting lakhs of travellers to West Bengal’s Santiniketan(visvabharati university) , will not be held this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, an official said. Concept : The 120-year-old fair and festival (PoushMela) isorganised for 3 to 4 days every year generally at the december end. […]