DPN Topics
Subject: Environment Context: Odisha’sAthagarh Forest Division has begun casting seed balls inside different reserve forest areas to enrich food stock for wild elephants. Concept: Seed balls, also known as “earth balls” consist of a variety of different seeds rolled within a ball of clay. Various additives may be included, such as humus or compost. These are placed around the seeds, […]
Subject: Polity Context: Former Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor GC Murmu sworn-in as India’s 14th CAG Concept: The Constitution of India (Article 148) provides for an independent office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). He is the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department. He is the guardian of the public […]
Subject: History Context: The Archaeology Department of the Tamil Nadu State government has undertaken the restoration work of fort of the Marudu Brothers at AranmanaiSiruvayal in Sivaganga district. Concept: The elder brother was called PeriyaMarudu (VellaMarudhu) and the younger brother ChinnaMarudu. ChinnaMarudu was more popular and was called MaruduPandiyan. In 1772 the Nawab of Arcot […]
Subject: History Context: Several stone tools and artefacts belonging to microlithic age and iron age were found at the foothills of the Western Ghats in Manuthu – Paraipatti village near Usilampatti block in Madurai Concept: Microlithic age The Mesolithic Age, also known as Middle Stone Age, was the second part of the Stone Age. In […]
Subject: Geography Context: Geophysicist Roger Bilham has said Himalayas the only place in the world where a large quake can occur on land Concept: In both C-C convergence and C-O convergence, there is the formation of fold mountains and frequent occurrence of earthquakes. This is because of the sudden release of friction between the subducting plate […]
Subject: Economy Context: India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by a record $11.9 billion in the week ending July 31 to hit a fresh high of $534.5 billion, making it the fifth largest holder of reserves in the world. Concept: The Forex Reserves (‘foreign exchange reserves’) of an economy is its ‘foreign currency assets’ added with its gold reserves, SDRs […]
Subject: Government organisation Context: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are now a familiar sight at most of the natural calamities or man-made disasters in India. Concept: The Disaster Management Act has statutory provisions for constitution of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for the purpose of specialized response to natural and man-made disasters. The practice of […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Investigators have found the “black boxes” of the ill-fated Boeing 737-800 aircraft which get crashed at Kozhikode Concept: The black boxes are two orange metallic boxes containing the recorders which date back to the early 1950s, when, following plane crashes, investigators were unable to arrive a conclusive cause for the […]
Subject: History Context: The 78th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, famously known as the August Revolution in the history of India’s freedom movement, falls on August 9. Concept: In July 1942, the Congress Working Committee met at Wardha and resolved that it would authorise Gandhi to take charge of the non-violent mass movement. The […]
Subject: Economy Context: NCAER’s Business Confidence Index (BCI), an indicator of the business sentiment across the Indian industry, stood at 46.4 in the first quarter of 2020-21, a drop of 40.1 per cent from its level of 77.4 in the previous quarter. Concept: Business sentiment across Indian industry fell to its lowest level in the first quarter […]