DPN Topics

    180nm CMOS Subject – Science and Technology Context: India’s Milestone in Semiconductor R&D, IIT Bombay demonstrates Memory Technology on 180nm CMOS Process Concept: The natural world is analog while computing is digital. Computers perceive the natural world through sensor chips whose output is analog. The analog output is converted into the language of […]

    Colorado River Basin Subject – Geography Context – US government has declared water shortage for the Colorado River Basin for the first time. Concept – The Colorado River flows from the Rocky Mountains into the southwestern US and into Mexico. The river is fed by snowmelt from the Rocky and Wasatch mountains and […]

    Blood Clotting Subject – Science and Tech Context – Blood clotting may be root cause of long Covid Concept – Clotting is a necessary process that can prevent too much loss of blood when there is cut or injury. A blood clot is a clump of blood that has changed from a liquid to a […]

    Ransomware Subject – Security Context – The confluence of remote working together with the rise in sophistication of organised cyber-criminal groups has led to the rise of ransomware as the one of the most significant cyber risks to face organisations and governments alike. Concept – Ransomware is a malware or malicious software that […]

    Small Finance Bank Subject – Economy Context – Small finance banks are meeting inclusion objectives, and must stick to their differentiated model. Concept – Small Finance Banks are the financial institutions which provide financial services to the unserved and unbanked region of the country. They are registered as a public limited company under […]

    Financial Inclusion Index Subject – Economy Context – RBI unveils financial inclusion index. Concept – The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) announced the formation of a composite Financial Inclusion Index (FI­Index) tocapture the extent of financial inclusion across the country. The FI­Index for the period ended March 2021 stood at53.9 compared with 43.4 for the period […]

    Maharaja Ranjit Singh Subject – History Context – Sikh emperor’s statue vandalised in Pakistan. Concept – He was born on November 13, 1780 in Gujranwala, now in Pakistan. At that time, Punjab was ruled by powerful chieftains who had divided the territory into Misls (refers to the sovereign states of the Sikh Confederacy, that rose during the […]

    Right to be forgotten Subject – Polity Context – Acquitted men move Delhi HC seeking ‘right to be forgotten’. Concept – Right to be forgotten refers to the ability of an individual to limit, delink, delete, or correct the disclosure of the personal information on the internet that is misleading, embarrassing, or irrelevant. It allows for the lawful removal of personal information […]

    Hirakud Reservoir Subject – Geography Context – Odisha plans ‘odyssey’ to wild cattle island. Hirakud reservoir to open for ecotourism. Concept – It is a multipurpose scheme conceived by Er. M. Visveswaraya in 1937, after recurrence of devastating floods in Mahanadi river. Its first hydro power was commissioned in 1956. Hirakud Dam is built across […]

    Gurkhas Subject – IR Context – Gurkhas not to be tagged as foreigners. Concept – Impressed by their discipline and ferocity in Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16, the British decided to recruit Gurkha soldiers starting in 1815. Since then, the Gurkhas have fought on the side of the British Empire in almost every war, including both World Wars. After the […]