DPN Topics
Subject: Schemes Context: After Facebook, Google partners with CBSE to promote online education in India. It will provide a $1 million grant to the Kaivalya Education Foundation through the Global Distance Learning Fund Concept: It is part of Google.org, aimed at helping teachers deliver virtual education to students in the country. The initiative empowers 700,000 […]
Subject: Government schemes Context: Google announces $10billion investment in ‘digital India’ Concept: Digital India is a flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. The Digital India programme is centred on three key vision areas: Digital Infrastructure as a Core Utility to […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Expert Appraisal Committee of the Environment Ministry has recommended the grant of Environmental Clearance for the development of an economic corridor between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka under Bharatmala Pariyojna Concept: It is a new umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across […]
Subject: Polity Context: Rising allegations against police system in India brings to light judgments of Prakash singh case. Concept: In 1996, a petition was filed before the Supreme which stated that the police abuse and misuse their powers. It alleged non-enforcement and discriminatory application of laws in favour of persons with clout, and also raised […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Travancore royal family has rights to maintain and manage the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala. Concept: Rulings: A two-judge bench held that the royal family’s Shebaitship — the right to maintain and manage the temple and the deitydoes not come to an end with the […]
Subject: Arts and culture Context: In Delhi, since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown, one lakh meals have been served to poor and migrant laborers through community kitchen of Sikhs. Concept: It was founded by Guru Nanak in the 15th century. The practice of a free community kitchen serving food to everyone without any discrimination […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court, in a significant decision, confirmed that persons suffering from disabilities are also socially backward and entitled to the same benefits of relaxation as Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates in public employment and education. Concept: Article 15 (4) of Indian states that nothing in article 15 or in article 29(2) shall […]
Subject: Government bodies Context: National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) has signed a MOU with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) to access the centralized online database on FIRs and stolen vehicles. Concept: National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) is an attached office of Ministry of Home Affairs It has been created as an IT platform to assist the […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Biocon has gotten approval of DGCI nod to market Itolizumab for Covid treatment Concept: It is a drug used to cure skin ailment psoriasis It is approved for restricted emergency use for the treatment of cytokine’ release syndrome in moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome patients due to Covid-19
Subject:IR Context: India plans to invite Australia to join the annual Malabar naval exercise that has so far included Japan and the U.S. Concept: The Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bi-lateral one between the Indian Navy and the US Navy in the Indian Ocean. However, this joint naval exercise was suspended from 1998 to 2001 as the […]