DPN Topics
AAP gets tag: How a ‘national party’ is defined Subject: Polity Section: Elections What is a national party? As the name suggests, a national party has a presence ‘nationally’, as opposed to a regional party whose presence is restricted to only a particular state or region. A certain stature is sometimes associated with […]
Comstock Act 1873 Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act has been revived by anti-abortion groups and conservative states seeking […]
SC to hear identification of minorities at state level Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Concept : The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas seeking the identification of minorities at the state level. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ahsanuddin Amanullah will take up for hearing […]
Existing vaccines versus new variants Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept : As COVID19 cases began rising yet again in India in March, many wondered whether the existing vaccines, based on the SARSCoV2 virus that was first reported in China, would still be effective against newer versions of the same virus. […]
International Prize Of Statistics Subject : International relations Section :Awards Concept : Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, an Indian-American statistician, has been awarded the 2023 International Prize in Statistics, the statistical equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Contributions of Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao In 1945, Professor Rao’s article, “Information and Accuracy Attainable in the Estimation of Statistical […]
Language Friendship Bridge Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : About the Project The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has envisaged a special project called ‘The Language Friendship Bridge’, which plans to train five to 10 people in the official languages of Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Indonesia. Aim : To expand […]
Livestock Insurance Scheme Subject :Schemes Concept : According to information by a Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) regarding zero insurance coverage of livestock in 2022-23, the Centre is considering a comprehensive livestock insurance scheme modelling the Prime Minister’s Fasal Bima Yojana. Findings of the Parliamentary panel: At present, less than 1% of the country’s […]
Endometriosis Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : Endometriosis Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus. It can cause severe pain in the pelvis and make it harder to get pregnant. Endometriosis can start at a person’s first menstrual period […]
Theppakkadu elephant camp Subject: Environment Section: Places in news Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Theppakadu Elephant camp is the oldest elephant camp in Asia. This elephant camp was established 100 years before. This elephant camp having 28 elephants including 2 calves at present. In this elephant camp elephants are mainly used in Human- Wild animal […]
Tiger Census 2022 Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: Tiger Census 2022: India’s tiger population increased by 200 in last four years. The tiger population numbers were made public by Prime Minister at an event to mark the International Big Cat Alliance conference as well as the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger […]