DPN Topics
Session of Parliament Subject: Polity Context: The three meetings of all parties convened by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, Speaker Om Birla and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi over the weekend, will set the tone of the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning on Monday. Concept: The president from time to time summons each House of […]
Financial health of bank Subject: Economy Context: The Yes Bank episode was the latest in the series. The bank’s fall is yet another reminder for customers to know better, such as not putting all their life’s savings in a single spot and keeping an eye out on the activities and performance of the institution unto […]
Foreign card payment network Subject: Economy Context: Reserve Bank of India has so far barred three foreign card payment network companies — MasterCard, American Express and Diners Club — from taking new customers on board over the issue of storing data in India. Concept: According to RBI data, there were 90.23 crore debit […]
IFC Subject: International Relations Context: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has invested $16.5 million (₹123 crore) in genetic diagnostics and research company, MedGenome, to increase access to Covid-19 testing and support research to better understand the virus, its variants, and manage future outbreaks. Concept: MedGenome is also working on genetic […]
Tides Subject: Geography Context: The frequency of high-tide flooding along the coasts of United States has doubled since 2000, and it’s expected to increase five to 15 times more in the next 30 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warns in a new report Concept: The gravitational pull of the moon […]
Ultraviolet radiation Subject : Science and Tech Context: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, recently announced that the government would install Ultraviolet-C or UV-C Disinfection Technology in Parliament to mitigate the possibility of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Concept: Ultraviolet is the Sun’s natural radiation or light and covers […]
Kisan Sarathi Subject: Government Schemes Context: In order to facilitate farmers to get ‘right information at right time’ in their desired language, a digital platform namely ‘KisanSarathi’ was launched jointly by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar,Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare with Shri AshwiniVaishnaw, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, through video conference on […]
Doppler radars Subject: Geography Context: The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) only Doppler radar in Mumbai, which surveys weather patterns and forecast, stopped working again on Wednesday afternoon, when the city was witnessing rainfall. Concept: Doppler radars are crucial for gauging the intensity of rainfall and impact area in real-time. Doppler radar working: In radars, a […]
IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMME Subject: Government Schemes Context: Global and regional estimates of Covid-19’s impact on routine childhood immunisation indicates unparalleled disruptions in delivery of vaccines against measles (MCV1) and diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough) (DTP3) — with, according to a new modelling study published in The Lancet. Concept: 2020’s coverage likely falling in some regions to […]
Hubble space telescope Subject: Science and Tech Context: NASA plans to fix a glitch that has stopped the Hubble space telescope from being used for science work for more than a month. Concept: The Hubble, launched in 1990, is the most important scientific tool ever to be built, the observatory is the first […]