DPN Topics
Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk2 Subject – Security Context – LCAMk2 to roll out next year Concept – Roll-out of the aircraft (Mk2) is planned next year and the first flight in early 2023. The aircraft features enhanced range and endurance including an onboard oxygen generation system, which is being integrated for the first time. Heavy weapons of […]
NATGRID Subject – Security Context – NATGRID to finally see the light of day Concept – The National Intelligence Grid or NATGRID is the integrated intelligence master database structure for counter-terrorism purpose connecting databases of various core security agencies under Government of India collecting comprehensive patterns procured from 21 different organizations that can be readily accessed by security agencies […]
Kivi Kuaka project Subject – Environment Context – Birds which hear the infra-sounds of storms, tsunamis, lightning, and so on serve as alarms when tagged. Concept – The Kivi Kuaka project, led by French ornithologist Frederic Jiguet, wants to use migratory birds to warn of an impending tsunami in the Pacific. Jiguet has […]
Magnetic Hyperthermia Subject – Science and Tech Context – Hot magnets that kill cancer cells while sparing healthy ones. Concept – Magnetic hyperthermia — generating heat in magnetic nanoparticles by applying alternating magnetic fields on them — has been an area of research in cancer therapy since the 1990s. The goal is to […]
Genome Sequencing of Plant Varieties Subject – Science and Tech Context – IISER is sequencing the genomes of medicinal plants to know how they heal. Concept – For some years now, researchers have been sequencing the genomes of plant varieties to better understand their traits. According to a study, there are about 391,000 […]
CRISPR Technology Subject – Science and Tech Context – New tech based on CRISPR to control growth of mosquitoes Concept – Leveraging advancements in CRISPR-based genetic engineering, researchers have created a system that restrains populations of mosquitoes that infect millions each year with debilitating diseases. The “precision-guided sterile insect technique” (pgSIT), alters genes […]
Electrolyser Context – Green hydrogen spawns new industry Concept – Green hydrogen (g-hydrogen) is hydrogen produced without carbon footprint. The most favoured process for producing g-hydrogen is using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The machine that does this is the ‘electrolyser’. The manufacture of electrolysers is a huge emerging business […]
Zero Covid Strategy Subject – Science and Tech Context – countries abandoned ‘Zero Covid’ strategy Concept – The objective of this strategy is to keep transmission of the virus as close to zero as possible and ultimately to eliminate it entirely from particular geographical areas. The strategy aims to increase the capacity to […]
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Subject – Governance Context – NCLAT admits Dhoot petition against Twin Star takeover Concept – To know more about NCLAT, please click here.
Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre Subject – Environment Context – Concept – The Jatayu and Sparrow Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore (JCBC), is world’s largest facility within BirShikargah Wildlife Sanctuary for the breeding and conservation of Indian vultures and House sparrow in the State of Haryana, India, in Panchkula district in the town of […]