DPN Topics
Subject: Geography Context: In Assam, over 24.68 lakh people affected and death toll rises to 102 Concept: Apart from incessant rainfall during the monsoon, there are many contributory factors to yealy floods in Assam Major cause is the very nature of the river Brahmaputra —dynamic and unstable. The Brahmaputra features among the world’s top five […]
Subject: Economy Context: Government has amended the General Financial Rules, 2017 to impose curbs on public procurement from bidders of countries that share a land border with India. Concept: General Financial Rules (GFRs) are a compilation of rules and orders of Government of India to be followed by all while dealing with matters involving public finances. These […]
Subject: Polity Context: Growing crisis in Rajasthan brings into discussion powers of Governor Concept: Article 163 states that there shall be a council of Ministers with the chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is by or under this […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Apart from animal studies, organoids are now used by scientists to develop vaccines. Concept: Organoids are tiny, self-organized three-dimensional tissue cultures that are derived from stem cells. Such cultures can be crafted to replicate much of the complexity of an organ, or to express selected aspects of it like producing […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Researchers have always relied on using animals to understand various human diseases. Concept: Major reason to use animals is that they have been the genetic similarity with humans (mice share 98% of DNA with us), and humans have developed tools to edit genes in various animals. An animal model for […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Some individuals who had tested negative twice for the coronavirus, had, after a few weeks or months, has been tested positive, the second time around albeit with milder symptoms. Concept: A latent infection is when the virus in the body is dormant and does not replicate within the host. It […]
Subject: History Context: Every year July 26 is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas to mark the successful completion of “Operation Vijay” Concept: India and Pakistan fought the Kargil War between May and July of 1999 in Kargil district under the temperature of minus 10 degree Celsius. The conflict began after Indian forces detected infiltrations by […]
Subject:Polity Context: Rajasthan CM has demanded governor to convene assembly Concept: Under Article 174, the Governor shall from time to time summon the House or each House of the Legislature of the State to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in […]
Subject:Polity Context: Ministry of Panchayati Raj has decided to conduct an online audit of 20 per cent of the estimated 2.5 lakh gram panchayats (GPs) across the country for the current financial year. Concept: Article 243J provides for audit of accounts of Panchayats. The Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions with respect […]
Subject: Government organization Context: Income Tax Department is going to sign an MoU with National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) to facilitate automatic exchange of information linked to bank accounts, PAN, tax returns and any other “mutually agreed” information with 10 agencies . Concept: National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) is an attached office of Ministry of Home Affairs It […]