DPN Topics
Saurashtra-Tamil Sangam Subject: History About: It is a program that highlights the oneness of India’s culture by narrating untold histories of how a community emigrated to Tamil Nadu and their contributions to the country. The Saurashtra Tamil Sangam will be held at Somnath, Dwarka and other places in Gujarat to connect Tamil Nadu […]
Dalai Lama Subject : International Relations About: Dalai Lama is a title given by the Tibetan people for the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or “Yellow Hat” school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the classical schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso. He was born […]
Magnetoresistance Subject: science and technology Context: Recently, researchers in the UK, led by Nobel laureate Andre Geim have found that graphene displays an anomalous giant magnetoresistance (GMR) at room temperature. Magnetoresistance: GMR is the result of the electrical resistance of a conductor being affected by magnetic fields in adjacent materials. Say a conductor […]
Oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 virus Subject: Science and technology Context: Oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 virus can transmit from wild ducks to chickens. More on the News: When the influenza burden is high during certain years, the amount of antiviral oseltamivir used will be high. Much of it enters the water system and will end up driving antiviral […]
Repatriation of ancient remains has to be a Naga process Subject :History Section: Art and Culture Concept : Speaking of repatriating ancestral human remains, taken away as trophies of colonialism, it took the Maoris 12 years. In the case of other aboriginal peoples, it has taken decades. For the Naga people, the journey […]
Germany ends nuclear era by shutting down last three power plants Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : Reaching its final step in quitting nuclear power, Germany on Saturday pulled the plug on its last three nuclear power stations, ending the country’s nuclear era that began almost six decades ago. Berlin has […]
NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones Subject : Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept : NISAR satellite is going to map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity and aims to build an advance warning system of land subsidence and earthquakes. Need of the initiative: A large section […]
Mercy plea decisions and Delays Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Concept : While asking states/appropriate authorities to decide on mercy petitions at the earliest, the Supreme Court has mentioned that inordinate delay in not deciding on mercy pleas will “frustrate the object and purpose of the death sentence.” What is the Case? The […]
Jamia masjid in J&k Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Concept : All Parties Hurriyat Conference of Friday said that disallowing prayers at Srinagar’s grand mosque as well as the continued incarceration of its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq defies the government’s claims that “all is well now” in “Naya Kashmir“. Jama Masjid […]
Ambedkar Jayanti Subject : History Section: Personality Concept: Bhirao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb, was the chairman of Constitution Drafting Committee and a champion of Dalit and minority rights movement in India. Ambedkar, who was an economist and social reformer, also served as the first Law Minister of Independent India. Born into a […]