DPN Topics
E-Waste E-Waste is short for Electronic-Waste and the term is used to describe old, end-of-life or discarded electronic appliances. It includes their components, consumables, parts and spares. It is categorized into 21 types under two broad categories: Information technology and communication equipment. Consumer electrical and electronics. Laws to manage e-waste have been in […]
Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) The Supreme Court recently directed that national parks and wildlife sanctuaries must have an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of minimum one km from the demarcated boundary of a protected forest. Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) Eco-Sensitive Zones or Ecologically Fragile Areas are areas within 10 kms around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife […]
D2M technology The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and India’s public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati are exploring the feasibility of a technology that allows to broadcast video and other forms of multimedia content directly to mobile phones, without needing an active internet connection. The technology, called ‘direct-to-mobile’ (D2M) broadcasting, promises to improve consumption of […]
Rising sea level- a threat to coastal areas Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: An increase in sea level as a result of global warming, according to data, poses athreat to millions of coastal dwellers across the world. States such as Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have been witnessing rapid coastal erosion […]
Service Charge Norms Subject :Polity Section :Governance In a bid to protect consumer interest, the Department of Consumer Affairs on Thursday said that it will bring out a “robust framework” to ensure compliance with norms relating to the service charge levied by hotels and restaurants. This issue regarding service charge included “compulsory” levy […]
Santoor maestro Pandit Bhajan Sopori passes away Sopori’s death comes just weeks after santoor virtuoso Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, who also belonged to Kashmir and took the stringed instrument to the classical music stage, died on May 10. The musician-composer belonged to north Kashmir’s Sopore district and came from the ‘Sufiana Gharana’. Indian […]
Ribbon weed: largest plant in the world Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity The world’s largest plant has recently been discovered off the West Coast of Australia: a seagrass 180 km in length. The plant is called the ribbon weed, or Posidonia australis. The plant is 4,500 years old, is sterile, has double the number […]
Barcodes vs Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags Subject: Science and Technology Section: Computers Baggage tags equipped with radio-frequency identification will soon be available at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that uses radio waves to automatically identify various tagged objects. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is […]
Capital Intensity Context: Capital intensity in India is on the increase as the average value of output per unit of net capital stock for the economy as a whole declined from 0.626 in 2011-12 to 0.576 in 2019-20. Details: Capital intensity remained in the narrow range There have been significant inter sector differences […]
Under recovery Context : With fuel prices remaining unchanged for almost two months despite a rise in costs, oil companies have started detailing under-recoveries, or losses, which are as high as ₹17.1 per litre on petrol and ₹20.4 on diesel as of Thursday. Details: Local pump rates are benchmarked to about $85 per […]