DPN Topics
Millets as smart crop Subjects: Geography Context: Millets have received renewed attention as crops that are good for nutrition, health, and the planet. Know about Millets: https://optimizeias.com/millets-2/ As climate-smart crops, they are hardierthan other cereals. Since they need fewer inputs,they are less extractive for the soil and can revivesoil health. Additionally, their genetic […]
World Food Day Subject : Social Issue Context : This year’s World Food Day (October 16) should be a reminder to ensure that the most vulnerable people within our communities have easy access to safe and nutritious food and to end hunger by 2030. Concept : World Food Day Every year on October […]
American Express to resume sharing card holders financial information with NeSL Subject: Economy Context:American Express has written to its card holders saying that it will report financial information related to their cards to National E-Governance Services Ltd (NeSL) starting next month, a move that has irked card holders as they fear it may […]
Lectures trans created from English to five Indian languages Context- In India, people speak many different languages, yet the medium of higher education is mainly English. It would be a grand feat if quality lectures available in English could be transcreated into various Indian languages. This idea first occurred to Prof. Rajeev Sangalof […]
Centre considering Sri Lanka’s proposal to translocate gaurs Context- The Indian government is considering a proposal from Colombo to export a number of gaurs, or Indian bisons, to Sri Lanka to revive the population of gavaras that have been extinct in the island since the end of the 17th century. Zoological diplomacy- If […]
Learning from new life forms Context- The Geological era that we live in is called the anthropocene. This is because of the global impact that humans and their activities have made after they evolved. A notable effect of changes seen in the anthropocene has been a rapid increase in the rate of extinction […]
Neutralising antibody against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants Context- The discovery of monoclonal antibodies have come a long way since they were first made using the hybridoma technology in 1975. Now more cutting edge platforms are available that can clone and express antibody genes from the cells that make the antibodies (B cells) in a […]
6 varieties of neelakurinji identified in Santhanpara region of Western Ghats Context- As visitors keep pouring in to witness the blooming of neelakurinji on a vast area on the Kallippara hills at Santhanpara in Idukki, Kerala, an expert team has identified six varieties of the plant across the region. The team, comprising Jomy […]
Dravidian Identity Subject : Social Issue Context : Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi stated that Dravidian has become a Tamil identity due to divisional politics Concept : Dravidian is the term usually used for people from south Indian affinities. The antiquity of the term Dravida goes back to the time of the AdiShankaracharya, […]
138 exotic mammals, reptiles, birds rescued in Mizoram; three arrested Subject : Environment Context : Sleuths of multiple government agencies seized 138 exotic wild mammals, reptiles and birds from Mizoram’s Champhai district bordering Myanmar. Concept : The rescued animals include crocodile hatchlings, tortoises, pythons, Sumatran water monitors, four flame bowerbirds endemic to the […]