DPN Topics
Subject : Culture Context : A proposal for a museum reflecting this culture has triggered a controversy, especially because of the venue. Concept : Char-chaporis are shifting riverine islands of the Brahmaputra and are primarily inhabited by the Muslims of Bengali-origin (pejoratively referred to as ‘Miyas’). A char is a floating island while chaporis are […]
Subject : Economy Context : To initiate the process of taking the country towards nutritional security, Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) has been running a “Centrally Sponsored Pilot Scheme on Fortification of Rice & its distribution through Public Distribution System”. Concept : The Pilot Scheme has been approved for a period of three […]
Subject : Economy Context : The 13th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference is being organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 9th November 2020. The day-long Conference will be held on-line through Video Conference/Webinar. Concept : The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India issued the National Urban Transport Policy, […]
Subject : Defence Context : The first phase of the Malabar Naval exercise 2020 began off the Visakhapatnam coast. Concept : Trilateral naval exercise (United States, Japan and India as permanent partners). Now, it has began Quadilateral Exercise( with Australia ) It began as a bilateral naval exercise between India and the USA in 1992, […]
Subject : Polity Context : Parties are free to engage in political activity says L-G of Jammu & Kashmir. Concept : The rules have been notified under the Section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. According to Section 55 of the act “the Lieutenant Governor (LG) shall make rules on the advice […]
Subject : Polity Context :Tele-Law has touched a new milestone on 30th October 2020 with 4 Lakh beneficiaries having received legal advice under this through CSCs (Common Service Centres). Concept : Tele-Law programme was launched by Department of Justice in 2017 to address cases at pre–litigation stage. Under this programme, smart technology of video conferencing, […]
Subject : Legislations Context : The Supreme Court has ruled on a long-pending question of law on whether statements recorded under Section 67 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act can be admissible as confessional statements during criminal trials. Concept : Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic […]
Subject : Science & tech Context : It was reported that England World Cup winner Bobby Charlton, regarded England’s greatest, had developed dementia. Concept : Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a disease that causes severe damage to the brain because of repeated head injuries and is linked to memory loss, depression and dementia. Dementia is […]
Subject : History Context : Maharani Jindan Kaur, the last wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, is in news for the auction of some of her jewellery at Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art sale in London. Concept : Rani Jindan (1817-1863) was the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh empire, whose boundaries […]
Subject : Economy Context : e-Invoice, a path breaking initiative completes one month on 31st October. Concept : The e-invoice system under goods and services tax (GST) was launched on October 1, 2020 for the businesses with aggregate turnover of more than Rs 500 crore in the financial year. According to NIC, within the first […]