DPN Topics
Subject: Report Context: Ministry of Earth Sciences has released the report First Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region. Concept: Findings: West Bengal is one of the most climatically vulnerable states of India with a history of a high number of severe cyclones in the Bay of Bengal coast, severe thunderstorms, a high sea-level rise and projected […]
Subject: Environment Context: United Nations University (UNU) released report on e-waste. Concept: Findings: E-waste will increase by 38 per cent in the decade between 2020 and 2030. There was 6 million tonnes (MT) e-waste in 2019, according to the report. That is a nearly 21 per cent increase in just five years. Asia generated the […]
Subject:Polity Context: Prime minister called on President Ram at RashtrapatiBhavan and briefed him on issues of national and international importance. Concept: It is provision with respect to duties of Prime Minister in furnishing of information to the President It shall be the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate to the President all decisions of […]
Subject:Economy Context: Political party CPI(M) has asked the government to invoke Clause 92 of the Patents Act and issue compulsory license to manufacturers to produce the generic version of Remdesivir used for treating coronavirus patients Concept: Compulsory licensing is when a government allows someone else to produce a patented product or process without the consent […]
Subject: Schemes Context: States and Union Territories have drawn more than double the quantity of rice for distribution during April to June this year, compared to the corresponding period last year. Concept: Reason As relief package, the Central government had announced that Priority Household (PHH) and Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) cardholders in the country would […]
Subject:IR/Environment Context: Beijing made new territorial claim on eastern Bhutan while objecting to a request to develop the Sakteng wildlife sanctuary in eastern Bhutan’s Trashigang district at an online meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Concept: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established on the eve of the 1992 Rio Earth Summitto help tackle […]
Subject: Arts and culture Context: Prime Minister has performed Sindhu Darshan puja at Nimu in Ladakh Concept: It is celebrated annually from 1997with an objective to signify role of river Sindhu in shaping culture of this region It is celebrated for three days on the eve of ‘Guru Purnima’ or the full moon day in […]
Subject:Science and tech Context: Various serological tests to detect antibodies against novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) could improve diagnosis of COVID-19 and be useful tools for epidemiological surveillance. Concept: ELISA ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) is a plate-based assay technique designed for detecting and quantifying peptides, proteins, antibodies and hormones. In an ELISA, an antigen must be immobilized […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Researchers have foundfungi Ophicordycepsnutans for the first time in central India and show how it infects a stink bug and trying to explore the potential of using this fungus as biopesticide and medicine. Concept: Animals or plants used wilfully to destroy pests are called Biopesticides. These are pest management tools that are […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Mumbai-based Tata Memorial Centre has used Raman Spectroscopy to detect RNA viruses present in saliva samples. Concept: Raman Spectroscopy is a non-destructive chemical analysis technique which provides detailed information about chemical structure, phase and polymorphy, crystallinity and molecular interactions. It is based upon the interaction of light with the chemical […]