DPN Topics
India’s CAMPA is at odds with IPCC Report Subject :Environment Section: Environment Acts Concept : The Synthesis Report of the IPCC has said that safeguarding and conserving the existing ecosystems in the first place will play a better role in mitigating the impact of the climate crisis rather than efforts to restore ecosystems […]
India’s push for semiconductors Subject : Science and technology Section: Awareness in computers and IT Concept : As part of its efforts to encourage the electronics supply chain to India, the Union Government has disbursed close to ₹1,645 crores through performance-linked incentives (PLI) for electronics manufacturers. There is a growing need for semiconductors […]
India rejects J&J’s attempt to extend patent on TB drug Subject : Science and tech Section: Health Concept : The Indian Patent Office rejected S. pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) attempt to extend its monopoly on the manufacturing of the anti-tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline in India beyond July 2023. This will pave the […]
Great Salt Lake won’t go the Aral Sea and Lake Urmia way Subject : Environment Section: Places in news Context: Down To Earth speaks to Kevin Perry from the University of Utah on the Great Salt Lake in the American West. More on the News: United Nations is holding a global water conference […]
Ibisbill Context: Ibisbill, the poorly understood Himalayan waterbird faces threats, finds study. More on the News: Experts say that unlike other riverine birds, the ibisbill nests in small islands of the third-order streams (waterways in the upper reaches of the watershed) being interrupted with boulders and pebbles. In India, the bird has been […]
India’s disputed compensatory afforestation policy at odds with new IPCC report Subject : Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: The Synthesis Report has found that the climate-mitigating potential of natural ecosystems is second only to solar power. More on the News: Not degrading existing ecosystems in the first place will do more to lower the […]
U.P.’s ‘missing’ sarus crane that’s stirred up a hornet’s nest in the State’s politics Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: An injured bird that became a social media sensation when its alleged saviour posted a video about it, may be missing according to SP president Akhilesh Yadav, though the current administration denies […]
HAL offer for sale opens today Subject: Economy Section: Financial Market Concept: Offer For Sale (OFS) It is a method that allows the promoter of a company to sell their shares to institutional and retail investors through exchanges. IPO, OFS, and FPO – How are they different? IPO Initial Public Offering is when […]
Famous as Ayurvedic paradise, Gandhamardan hill range in Odisha gets ‘biodiversity heritage site’ tag Subject : Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: The picturesque Gandhamardan hill range of Odisha has been accorded the tag of ‘biodiversity heritage site’ — the third such spot in the state after Mahendragiri hills in Gajapati and Mandasaru gorge in […]
Schemes and Programmes to attract youth in agriculture Concept: Schemes/programmes to attract youth towards agriculture and other related industries and for the development of entrepreneurship: Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, implements: Establishment of Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centers (AC&ABC) Skill training programmes (minimum 200 hours’ duration) […]