DPN Topics
Forex Reserves Subject – Economy Context – Fall in currency assets, gold pulls forex reserves off record high. Concept – Foreign exchange reserves are assets held on reserve by a central bank in foreign currencies, which can include bonds, treasury bills and other government securities. It needs to be noted that most foreign exchange reserves […]
Participatory notes (P-notes) Subject – Economy Context – P-note investment rises to 40-month high in July. Concept – Participatory notes (P-notes) are issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be a part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves under SEBI directly after going through a […]
Peer-to-Peer Lending Subject – Economy Context – Fintech platform CRED has launched a peer-to-peer lending feature called CRED Mint. Concept – P2P lending is a form of crowdfunding; an online platform that matches lenders with borrowers in order to provide unsecured loans. The borrower can either be an individual or a business requiring a […]
Gwadar Port Subject – Geography Context – Protests in Pakistan erupt against China’s belt and road plan. Concept – Gwadar Port is a warm water port located in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province. It is a deep seaport located on the Arabian Sea in Gwadar. This port is deemed as a link between China’s One Belt […]
Double Blind Trial Subject – Science and Tech Context – Year later, many participants of vaccine trials await certification. Concept – A type of clinical trial in which neither the participants nor the researcher knows which treatment or intervention participants are receiving until the clinical trial is over. Double blind studies prevent bias […]
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Subject – Science and Tech Context – Moderna, the Massachusetts based American biotechnology company, has indicated that it may begin human trials for a vaccine for HIV (human immuno deficiency virus) in September, according to theClinicalTrials.gov website, employing the same mRNA platform that it has used in its COVID19 […]
Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill 2021 Subject – Government Schemes Context– In the monsoon session, Parliament passed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Concept – It seeks to amend the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008. The 2008 Act established the Airport Economic Regulatory […]
Turmeric Subject – Environment Concept – Turmeric (Curcuma longa): It is a perennial herbaceous plant of the ginger family. The plant’s underground stems or rhizomes have been used as a spice, dye, medicine, and religious maker since antiquity. Significance: The spice’s color comes mainly from curcumin, a bright yellow phenolic compound that has been in […]
Herd Immunity Subject – Science and Tech Context – When people move, changing the demography of the ‘herd,’ or when new variants emerge, this can lead to loss of herd immunity. Concept – Herd immunity is when a large number of people are vaccinated against a disease, lowering the chances of others being infected by it. When a sufficient percentage of a population is vaccinated, it slows the spread of disease. It is […]
Storm Henri Subject – Geography Context – Hurricane threatens U.S. East Coast. Concept – A swath of the U.S. East Coast, including New York City, was under alert on Saturday, as storm Henri was upgraded to what could be the first hurricane in 30 years to hit New England. For more information on cyclones, please refer to Tropical Cyclones.