DPN Topics
Puli Thevar Subject : History Section : Personality Context: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to brave Puli Thevar on his birth anniversary. Concept: Puli Thevar was a Tamil Palaiyakkarar who ruled Nerkattumseval, situated in the Sankarankoil taluk, Tenkasi, formerly Tirunelveli Tamil Nadutold the East India Company that “not even […]
CCRAS ‘SPARK’ Program to Support Innovative Research in Ayurveda Subject: Government schemes Context: The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), has taken a unique initiative to support the research efforts of bright young minds of the Country by developing the Studentship Program for Ayurveda Research Ken (SPARK) for Ayurveda (BAMS) students […]
Urgency brews to foreground loss and damage at COP27 Subject : Environment Section: Climate change The progress in establishing a Loss and Damage Finance Facility (LDFF) has been slow over the years, but experts say that the UNFCCC COP27 this year might be different, as the Glasgow Dialogue has initiated important conversations on […]
Spectre of Day Zero: How South Africa is revising its water strategy Subject : Environment Section: Climate change South Africa’s water and sanitation department is revising its decade-old National Water Resource Strategy (NWRS). Parts of the country face a water crisis, with Nelson Mandela Bay staring at a Day Zero situation. Version 2.6 […]
The UK announced continuation of safeguard duties of 25% on five steel categories till 2024, in addition to the initial list of 10 Subject :Economy Section: External sector Context: The UK announced continuation of safeguard duties of 25% on five steel categories till 2024, in addition to the initial list of 10. Details: […]
Tur Subject : Agriculture Section: Crops Context: Known to be rich in proteins, the red gram’s seed coat offers six times more calcium than milk. Details: Tur, also called arhar, redgram or pigeonpea is a staple source of protein and rich in calcium too. A sample of 100-gram tur seed coat has 652 […]
India overtakes Britain Subject: Economy Section: National Income Context:Britain has dropped behind India to become the world’s sixth largest economy. Details: US>China>Japan>Germany>UK are world top six largest countries in nominal terms The calculation is based in US dollars, and India extended its lead in the first quarter, according to GDP figures from the […]
Blue Water Navy Subject : Defence A blue-water navy is a maritime force capable of operating globally, essentially across the deep waters of open oceans. The term “blue-water navy” is a maritime geographical term in contrast with “brown-water navy” (river and near to shore) and “green-water navy” (near to shore). The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency of the United States has […]
Kochi to Bokaro and Kolkata to Pune: INS Vikrant an all-India effort Subject : Security The country’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), built by the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL), and was commissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Vikrant on Friday. The design and construction of the IAC was formally sanctioned by the […]
New Naval Ensign : Nishaan Subject : History The Saint George’s cross has been removed from the new Indian Navy flag. The elements of the new Indian Navy flag consist of the national flag (tricolor) in the upper left canton, symbolizing the national spirit of India’s maritime force. In the lower right-hand corner […]