DPN Topics
What are the rules for displaying the Tricolour? Subject: History Section : Modern India Context: Retailers in cities, towns and villages are witnessing high sales of the flag as people prepare to celebrate the 75th Independence Day by participating in the government’s Har GharTiranga campaign, being held under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav […]
Government to enumerate people who clean sewers Subject: Government Scheme Section : Modern India Context: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJ&E) is now preparing to undertake a nationwide survey to enumerate all people engaged in hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks, an activity that has led to at least 351 […]
Why 1947 Boundary Commission awards for Punjab and Bengal irked India Subject: History Section : Modern India Context: On August 17, 1947, two days after Independence, the award of the Boundary Commissions for the partition of Punjab and Bengal was announced. What were the two Boundary Commissions? In June 1947, Sir Cyril John […]
Ramsar sites Subject: Environment Section :Conservation Context: India adds 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites covering an area of 13,26,677 ha in the country in the 75th year of Independence. Concept: India is one of the Contracting Parties to Ramsar Convention, signed in Ramsar, […]
Essential Commodities Act Subject: Polity Section :Act Context: To rein in tur dal price surge, Centre invokes Essential Commodities Act Concept: Essential Commodities Act The ECA was enacted way back in 1955. It has since been used by the Government to regulate the production, supply and distribution of a whole host of commodities […]
Agasthiyamalai Elephant reserve Subject: History Section : Modern India Context: Context: The proposal to designate 1,197.48 sq.km in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli as the Agasthiyarmalai Elephant Reserve was approved by the Union Environment Ministry. Concept: India has 31 Elephant Reserves. In the last 3 years, Dandeli Elephant Reserve of Karnataka, Singphan Elephant Reserve by […]
Banking licence Subject :Economy Section: Banking Context: The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the banking licence of Rupee Cooperative Bank, and directed the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to liquidate it. Why did RBI cancel the licence of Rupee Cooperative Bank? The bank does not have adequate capital and earning prospects as per […]
NASA Studies Find Previously Unknown Loss of Antarctic Ice Subject :Environment Section: Climate Change Context: New research on Antarctica, including the first map of iceberg calving, doubles the previous estimates of loss from ice shelves and details how the continent is changing. One study, published in the journal Nature, maps how iceberg calving […]
7.3% Of Indians Owned Digital Currency In 2021, 7th Highest In World, Says UN Subject : International Organization Section: International body According to the UN trade and development organization UNCTAD, in 2021, 15 of the top 20 economies in terms of the percentage of the population that owns cryptocurrencies were developing countries. The […]
HC abolishes Karnataka ACB under state govt, shifts cases to Lokayukta Subject :Polity Section: Constitutional bodies Context: The court said it is “high time” the state government strengthened the institution of Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta and got back their “glory”. It observed that the institution of Lokayukta has been reduced to being “paper tigers” […]