DPN Topics
Rat Hole Mining Subject: Geography Section: Economic Geography Context: As per information received from Coal Controller Organization (CCO), no coal production has been reported during last 4 years from the State of Meghalaya. Concept: Rat hole mining involves digging of very small tunnels, usually only 3-4 feet high, which workers (often children) enter […]
Coal Production Subject : Geography Section : Economic Geography Context: The coal stock available with the thermal power plants (TPP) has increased from 25.6 Million Tonnes (MT) as on to 29.5 MT from March to June. Concept: The draft Economic Survey 2021-22 projects coal demand to rise in the range of 3 – […]
Education in Mother Tongue Subject :Government Schemes Section: Education Concept: Steps taken: Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under the domain of the States/UTs. Section 29(f)of Chapter V under Right to Education Act, 2009 clearly states that, “medium of instructions shall, as far as […]
Schemes in news Subject : Government Scheme Concept: Scheme Initiated by Beneficiary Salient features Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) 1. Sub schemes A) Atal innovation center (AIC) B) Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) Niti Aayog Atal innovation center (AIC): AIC is an initiative of the AIM, NITI Aayog to foster innovation […]
Pingali Venkayya Subject: Modern History Section :Personality Context: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid homage to Pingali Venkayya on his birth anniversary. Concept: PingaliVenkayya was born on 2nd August 1876 in Bhatlapenumarru village of Andhra Pradesh. PingaliVenkayya was agriculturist and also an educationist who set up an educational institution in Machilipatnam. […]
Operation AAHT Subject : Government Scheme Section : Animal Sector Context: A month long special drive against Human Trafficking through rail was launched in the month of July 2022 Concept: The Railway Protection Force, as a response mechanism to supplement the efforts of Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) of police, has recently launched an […]
Working towards animal health Subject : Government Scheme Section : Animal Sector Context: The developments unleashed by COVID-19 have once again put the spotlight on the pressing need to create greater collaborations and synergies between research on human health and animal health. Why Animal Health Matters? Globally, we have witnessed around 9,580 instances […]
Kerala opposes changes to MMDR Act Subject: Geography Section: Economy Geography Context: The Kerala government has opposed the new set of proposed amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act. Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act: Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act (1957) enacted to regulate the mining sector […]
India’s unique jobs crisis Subject: Economy Section: Unemployment India has “too many people” in agriculture and the inability to move surplus labour from farms constitutes a major policy failure of successive governments. Overall, between 1993-94 and 2018-19, agriculture’s share in India’s workforce came down from 61.9% to 41.4% based on data from the […]
As Chinese rocket debris plunges into ocean, the risks of space junk and its uncontrolled descent Subject: Science and Technology Section: Space Ending over a week of global anxiety and alarm, the debris from a large Chinese rocket – the Long March 5B — crashed to earth over the Pacific and the Indian […]