DPN Topics
A shared understanding of forest landscapes is the foundation for restoration Subject : Environment Section: Context: An integral part of nature-based solutions is landscape restoration, specifically Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR). Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR): A landscape approach to forest restoration would try to achieve objectives that support a wide range of stakeholders as […]
India’s iron and steel industry is capable of emitting less and producing more Context: CSE underlines the need for better planning, new technologies and adequate finance to help the sector make the much-needed shift in today’s climate-stressed world. More on the News: India’s iron and steel sector can produce less emissions and increase […]
Fossil fuels firms failed to curb methane emission Subject : Environment Section Context: According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual Methane Global Tracker report, fossil fuel companies emitted 120 million metric tonnes of methane into the atmosphere in 2022, only slightly below the record highs seen in 2019. More on the News: […]
Asiatic cheetah Subject :Environment Section: Species in news Context: In Iran, endangered Asiatic cheetah dies at 10 months old More on the News: Iran’s only Asiatic cheetah cub died on February 28 despite days of treatment for kidney failure. Pirouz, 10 months old, had been the only survivor of his litter of three […]
Yellowstone National Park Subject : Environment Section: Place in news Context: Yellowstone Celebrates Its 150th Birthday This March Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone NP is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone was the first national park […]
Zoonotic Spillover Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept : The Energy Department’s conclusion, with “low confidence,” that an accidental laboratory leak in China most likely caused the coronavirus pandemic has renewed questions about what sparked the worst public health crisis in a century — and whether the virus at the heart […]
Representatives of Nithyananda’S Kailasa At Un Event Subject : International relations Section :International Organisation Concept : Representatives of fugitive ‘godman’ Nithyananda’s self-proclaimed country, the United States of Kailasa (USK), attended a discussion conducted by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in Geneva. The event was the ‘Day of […]
Punjab govt moves Supreme Court over Governor’s refusal for state Budget Session Subject : Polity Section :Federalism Concept : Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court Tuesday that Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit has summoned the state Assembly for a budget session. Mehta’s statement came minutes before the Supreme Court was set to […]
Proton Beam Therapy out of reach for many with Cancer Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : Cancer patients in India face twin challenges when it comes to accessing proton beam therapy (PBT): there are not enough facilities offering the treatment, and the cost can run into tens of lakhs of […]
Over 9000 Janaushadi Kendra in country Subject: Schemes Concept: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday that as on January 31, the number of stores selling cheap generic medicines — Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras — stood at 9,082. On the occasion of the Department of Pharmaceuticals marking eight years of the […]