DPN Topics
Subject: Polity Context: Increasing suicides in the country bring to limelight section 309 of IPC Concept: Anyone who survives an attempted suicide can be booked under Section 309 IPC, which deals with “Attempt to commit suicide”. Contrary to popular perception that it has been repealed, continues to exist in the statute book. The Mental Healthcare […]
Subject: History Context: Assam state government has ordered the arrest of political commentator who had described Chaolung Sukapha as a “Chinese invader” Concept: Sukapha was a 13th-century ruler who founded the Ahom kingdom that ruled Assam for six centuries. Contemporary scholars trace his roots to Burma. The founders of the Ahom kingdom had their own language […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Plumes of water erupt from Europa and Enceladus which indicates that these bodies have subsurface oceans beneath their ice shells. Concept: Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s moon Europa may support life, because scientists have spotted water plumes bursting from their icy shells. A mathematical calculation by NASA scientists guesses that […]
Subject: Policy/Schemes Context: Latest round of fuel price increase has helped the state owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) to recover a part of ₹35,000 crore investments made in upgrading their refineries to BSVI fuels. Concept: Emissions from vehicles are one of the top contributors to air pollution, which led the government at the time to […]
Subject: Polity Context: The BJP-led coalition government in Manipur came apart with three BJP MLAs defected to the Congress, thus reducing its number of legislators from 21 to 18 in the 60-member assembly. Concept: The Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 by 52nd amendment. It lays down the process by which legislators […]
Subject: Welfare schemes/Policies Context: COVID pandemic has increased mental illness through uncertainties it caused to people’s lives and has thrown light on India’s mental healthcare. Concept: Mental health problems were already a major contributor to the burden of illness in India before the pandemic, with a third of all female and a quarter of all […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Researchers have reported in The Lancet that Covid-19 patients with very high levels of cortisol in their blood are more likely to deteriorate quickly and die. Concept: Cortisol is a steroid hormone, one of the glucocorticoids, made in the cortex of the adrenal glandsand then released into the blood, which transports it all […]
Subject: Economy Context: A Deloitte report from April “Future of work accelerated” notes that Indian organisations are considering to expand the share of gig workers, as dependence on full-time workers reduces. Current pandemic crisis also induced discussion on the levels of social protection available to gig workers including wage protection, health benefits and safety assurance […]
Subject: Economy Context: The RBI and the government differed on a number of policy-related matters including surplus transfer to the exchequer while Mr.Urjit Patel was RBI governor Concept: According to Section 7(1) of the RBI Act, 1934, the Central Government may from time to time give such directions to the Bank as it may, after […]
Subject: Economy Context: Mr.Urjit Patel was appointed as chairman of India’s premier economic think tank National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), Concept: The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) is a centre for research in public economics and policies. Founded in 1976, the institute undertakes research, policy advocacy and capacity building […]