DPN Topics
Subject: Society Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has reached the Bondas, a tribal community residing in the hill ranges of Malkangiri district in Odisha. Concept: Bondas The Bondas are Munda ethnic group who live in the isolated hill regions of the Malkangiridistrict of southwestern Odisha. They are a scheduled tribe of India and are also known […]
Subject: Economy Context: A list of 108 military subsystems and components has been identified for development by the Indian industry and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will provide support for the process Concept: Items in negative list cannot be imported. India has been among the top three defence importers in the world So […]
Subject: History Context: Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology released an interim status report with the sixth phase of the excavations at the Keeladi cluster and the excavations at other sites to come to a close in September for the year. Concept: In the current season of excavations, a fine variety of red-slipped ware containing Tamizhi letters […]
Subject: Polity Context: DNA Bill can be misused, flags draft report of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology Features: The Bill regulates the use of DNA technology for establishing the identity of persons in respect of matters listed in a Schedule. These include criminal matters (such as offences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860), […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Phase 2 human clinical trials of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate for Covid-19, manufactured by Serum Institute of India, will begin in the coming week. Concept: The general stages of the development cycle of a vaccine are: Exploratory stage Pre-clinical stage Clinical development Regulatory review and approval Manufacturing Quality control Clinical […]
Subject: Schemes Context: A jobs portal launched on July 11 has seen registration of over 69 lakh individuals in just 40 days. But the number of individuals who got jobs is just a fraction of those who registered. Concept: It will help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. Apart from recruiting a skilled workforce that […]
Subject: Economy Context: For the first time, farm sector witnessed growth even as GDP sees a contraction Concept: April-June may be the first time that India’s economy would contract year-on-year since the government started coming out with quarterly estimates of GDP from 1996-97. But the data for the quarter, to be released by the National […]
Subject: Economy Context: Union Textiles Ministry is planning to commission a study to analyse whether the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on textiles and apparels was creating an inverted duty structure. Concept: The inverted duty structure denotes prevalence of higher taxes on inputs than on finished items.
Subject: Government organisation Context: The Centre has constituted the national council for transgender persons Concept: The council was established by the Centre in exercise of the powers conferred by the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. According to the Act, the functions of the council include advising the Centre on the formulation of policies, […]
Subject: Reports Context: Data from the latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report show that India retains the dubious distinction of being the country with the largest population of food insecure people. Concept: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is the most authoritative global study tracking progress towards […]