DPN Topics

    Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) Subject – Security Context – Tamil Nadu Public Department comes under malware attack. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C­DAC) and the Computer Emergency Response Team are trying to retrieve the files. Concept – To know about CERT-In, please click here.

    Centre for Development of Advanced Computing Subject – Security Context – Tamil Nadu Public Department comes under malware attack. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C­DAC) and the Computer Emergency Response Team are trying to retrieve the files. Concept – The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is an Indian autonomous scientific […]

    Ransomware Attack Subject – Security Context – Tamil Nadu Public Department comes under malware attack Concept – Ransomware is a type of malicious software (malware) that threatens to publish or blocks access to data or a computer system, usually by encrypting it, until the victim pays a ransom fee to the attacker. In […]

    Constitutional Provisions regarding Education Subject – Polity Context – Across the Aisle: Inequity and injustice writ large, writes P Chidambaram Concept – ‘Education’ is a State List subject. List II (State List), Entry 11, as originally enacted, read: Education, including universities, subject to the provisions of entries 63, 64, 65 and 66 of […]

    Vaccine Wastage Subject – Science and Tech Context – On one hand, India’s COVID-19 vaccine shortage is impeding the success of the ongoing immunisation drive. On the other, there are reports of vaccine wastage. Concept – The WHO describes vaccine wastage to be the “sum of vaccines discarded, lost, damaged or destroyed.” On […]

    Securitisation Subject – Economy Context – Securitisation volumes pick up post-Q1 FY22 as collection efficiency improves: Report Concept – Securitisation is the process of pooling and repackaging of homogenous illiquid financial assets into marketable securities that can be sold to investors. In return, the investors in such securities get interest. This process enhances […]

    Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Subject – Environment Context – Thermal plant closure on the cards when air quality worsens: Panel Concept – The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) is deliberating partial or complete shutdown of thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR, as part of its emergency measures when air pollution hits […]

    GST Compensation Regime Subject – Economy Context – GST compensation regime: Several Opposition-ruled states seek extension Concept – States were guaranteed compensation under GST for the revenue gap between actual collections and the protected amount based on a 14 per cent compounded rate from the base year 2015-16 for five years after the […]

    Planet Nine Subject – Science and Tech Context – researchers are looking for Planet Nine Concept – In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union broke several hearts when it announced that it had reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet. The decision was based on Pluto’s size and the fact that it resides within […]

    Stablecoins Subject – Science and Tech Context – Washington worrying about Stablecoins Concept – Stablecoins might be the most ironically named innovation of the cryptocurrency era, at least in the eyes of many Washington regulators and policymakers. These digital currencies promise to maintain their value, which is generally pegged to a government currency […]