DPN Topics
NFC technology for instant payments Subject: Science & Tech Section: Computer Context- Google Pay has recently launched a new feature in India, ‘Tap to pay for UPI’, in collaboration with Pine Labs. The feature makes use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Concept- Google Pay has been the first among UPI apps to […]
Need to change first-past-the-post (FPTP) system Subject: Polity Section: Election Context: Indian elections since 1952 have under gone massive social changes. This has contributed to each caste polity reclaiming its share, giving rise to coalition governments, thus going against the maximum of FPTP Concept – The first-past-the-post (FPTP) system is also known as […]
Bats Subject: Science Section: Basic Context: A genomic analysis suggests that there are probably dozens of unknown species of horseshoe bats in Southeast Asia. About Bats: https://optimizeias.com/bats/
Immunity following infection lasts up to 19 months Subject: Science Section: Basic Context: Study undertaken in Sweden has once again found irrefutable evidence in support of vaccination, even among people who have been previously infected. Findings: What is Immunity? Immunity is the capability of multicellular organisms to resist harmful micro organisms. Immunity involves both specific […]
Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna Subject: Government Schemes Section: Tribal welfare Concept: It is on line of Adarsh Gram. These villages have tribal population of more than 500 and 50% tribals. An amount of Rs. 1354 cr. has been allocated which will be utilized as a gap filling arrangement in addition to […]
Darlong community in ST list Subject: Geography Section: Tribes Context: Darlongs – a small community of around 11,000 people in Tripura – was officially included in the list of Scheduled Tribes after the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Concept : Tribes of Tripura Tripura has 19 tribal communities. […]
Softbank slowing down investments and possible impact in India Subject: Economy Section: Indian Economy Context: The founder of Softbank Masayoshi Son has told his top executives to slow down investments, according to a report by Financial Times. Cause: Falling tech stocks and a regulatory crackdown in China –leading to fall in stock of […]
Retail prices of petrol and diesel need to soften to provide much-needed relief to consumer Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal policy Context: In the past few days, retail prices of petrol and diesel have consistently increased to all-time high levels. Concept: Public sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) revise the retail prices of petrol and […]
Private member’s bill to regulate population withdrawn in RS Subject: Geography Section: Human geography Context: A private member’s bill moved by BJP member Rakesh Sinha in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the rising population was withdrawn on Friday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, during the discussion on the bill, said that the population […]
Hydroelectric Power Projects In Manipur Subject: Environment Context- Manipur’s push for dams threatens local ecology and communities. Concept- In 1983, a hydropower project called the Ithai barrage on Manipur (or Imphal) river that uses Loktak as the reservoir came up. As of March 2022, the Loktak multipurpose project is Manipur’s only functional hydropower […]