DPN Topics
Subject: Polity Context: Recent Custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu and encounter in Uttar Pradesh has brought into focus the role of human rights watchdogs. Concept: NHRC The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established on 12 October, 1993. The statute under which it is established is the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), […]
Subject: IR Context: Maldives has asked Indian government to establish an air bubble or air travel bridge with India as it goes to reopen tourism sector from July 15 Concept: Maldives is located to the southwest of India in the Indian Ocean The economy of the Maldives is almost entirely driven by tourism, which makes up […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Apart from discovered symptoms of respiratory troubles, Coronavirus has now known to cause blood clots, kidney damage etc. Concept: Pulmonary disease It is type of disease that affects the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system. Pulmonary diseases may be caused by infection, by smoking tobacco, or by breathing […]
Subject: Acts and policies Context: Fourteen states rejected over 5 lakhs claims under the Scheduled Tribes and Other traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, in suomotu review. Concept: History of forest laws In the colonial era, the British diverted abundant forest wealth of the nation to meet their economic needs. While procedure for settlement of rights was provided […]
Subject: Environment Context: According to a recent World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report, average global temperature can rise by 1.5°C in next 5 years. Findings This is significant as the countries under 2015 Paris Agreement had agreed to try and limit the average global temperature rise to below 2°C by the end of the century. If […]
Subject: Government Organization Context: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has said that states are not permissible to cancel university exams and commission does have the power to take action if states do so. Concept: As per the UGC Act, State governments cannot take this decision. Unlike school education, which is on the State list, higher […]
Subject: Environment Context: WHO has formally acknowledged the possibility that the novel coronavirus can remain in the air in crowded indoor spaces, where short-range aerosol transmission cannot be ruled out. Concept: Aerosols are defined as a combination of liquid or solid particles suspended in a gaseous or liquid environment. “Primary” aerosols, like dust, soot, or sea salt, come directly from […]
Subject: IR Context: Kuwait is planning to reduce the share of foreigners in the country’s population thereby benefitting locals in employment. Concept: Around 8 million Indians work in the GCC countries. Of them, around 2.1 million of them are from Kerala. Other major contributors to the Indian expatriate communities in GCC countries are Uttar Pradesh, […]
Subject: IR Context: Turkey’s highest court allowed for the conversion of the nearly 1,500 year-old Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque. Concept: The centuries-old structure is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was originally a cathedral in the Byzantine Empire before it was turned into a mosque in 1453, when Constantinople fell to Sultan […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The study published in the journal Nature Astronomy, suggests that white dwarf stars are the main source of carbon atoms in the Milky Way, a chemical element known to be crucial to all life. Concept: When stars like our own Sun, a yellow dwarf star, run out of fuel, they turn into a white dwarf. In […]