DPN Topics
Poshan Utsav Subject :Government Schemes Concept: The “Poshan Utsav” is in the nature of a celebratory fair with the central message of good nutrition particularly for young children and women so as to sensitize them on age-appropriate good health practices to address the challenges of malnutrition in the country. “Poshan Utsav’ has been […]
Saga of Freedom: Known & Lesser-known Struggle Context: An exhibition organized by the National Archives of India has been extended till 30th October, 2022. A number of revolutionary movements and struggles in various parts of the country including: Revolt of Jungle Mahal, or Chuar Uprising (1771- 1809)(West Bengal),Sambalpur Revolt, Odisha (1827-62),Great uprising (1857), Kuka […]
Industry Research & Development Fellowship Programme (IRDFP) Subject :Science and Technology Concept: Industry Research & Development Fellowship Programme (IRDFP) is jointly initiated by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) and the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA). This fellowship programme will enhance the skills of the Fellows and will be of mutual benefit […]
Hydrogen Valley Platform Concept: Hydrogen Valley Platform is a global initiative to optimize the hydrogen demand and supply by onsite generation and utilisation, to utilise the renewable resources effectively in water excess areas with geographical identity. Mission of the platform: Our mission is to create a global collaboration and go-to-platform for all information […]
New varieties of Basmati by ICAR Context: The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) organised the ‘Kisan Sampark Yatra’ during September 27-29 in the rice growing region of Haryana and Punjab to obtain farmers’ feedback on the three newly released IARI Basmati varieties. Concept: Basmati rice is an export commodity with annual forex earning […]
How can India reduce its impact on global warming- Subject: Environment Context: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has pointed out that since the industrial revolution, which started around 1800,human activities have released large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) due to fuel burning and other ‘greenhouse gases’ such as methane, nitrous oxide, and […]
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Subject : History Context : The country’s oldest Muslim organisation has maintained studied silence over the arrests of PFI members. Concept : Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind or Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind is one of the leading organizations of Islamic scholars belonging to the Deobandi school of thought in India. It was founded in November 1919 […]
Medicinal fungi may be suitable for identifying novel drugs Subject : Science & Technology Context : An analytical study of medicinal fungi carried out by researchers from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (IMSc), shows that some chemicals they secrete may find use as novel drugs. Concept : The team used a database, […]
Over 6000 trees illegally cut in Corbett Reserve Subject : Environment Context : The much-awaited tiger safari project of the Uttarakhand government is under scanner after a Forest Survey of India (FSI) report stated that over 6,000 trees were illegally cut in the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) against the permission for 163 for […]
Professors of practice Subject : Education / Governance Context: UGC clears ‘professors of practice’ in all colleges, universities. Concept : The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 had recommended integrating vocational education with general education and strengthening industry-academia collaboration in higher education institutions (HEIs). Towards this, the UGC has taken a new initiative called […]