DPN Topics
DIPHTHERIA Subject : Science & tech Context : Researchers from India, the U.K. and Russia have analysed a large collection of 502 genomes sourced from over 16 countries and collected from over a period of 122 years of the bacterium that causes diphtheria – Corynebacteriumdiphtheriae. Concept : Diphtheria is primarily caused by the […]
DIGITAL RMB Subject : Science & tech Context : China in February 2021 launched the latest round of pilot trials of its new digital currency, with reported plans of a major roll-out by the end of the year and ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February 2022. Concept : Officially titled […]
DECISION REVIEW SYSTEM Subject : Science & tech / sports Context : The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricket committee has made changes to the way lbws will be decided under the Decision Review System (DRS). Concept : The “wicket zone”, the area of the stumps a ball must hit for an on-field not-out […]
H1 B VISA RULE Subject : International Relations Context : USA President Joe Biden has allowed a Trump-era H-1B visa rule to expire Concept : Last June, the administration of former President Donald Trump, a Republican, halted the issuance of non-immigrant work visas of several types, including the skilled worker visa, or H-1B. […]
NATIONAL POLICY ON RARE DISEASES Subject : Governance Context : Union Health Minister approved the “National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021” on 30th March 2021. Concept : The Rare Diseases Policy aims to lower the high cost of treatment for rare diseases with increased focus on indigenous research with the help of a […]
GLASHOW RESONANCE Subject : Science & tech Context : The neutrino observatory in Antarctica sees evidence of Glashow resonance. Concept : In 1959, the physicist Sheldon Lee Glashow predicted that the collision between electron-antineutrino (the antiparticle version of the electron-neutrino) and an electron at rest via the weak (nuclear) force can, at a […]
LOKAYUKTA Subject : Polity Context : Questioning the motives of Justice Ambadas Joshi, Congress on Saturday urged the former Bombay high court judge to study the Goa Lokayukta Act to see if he can do justice to the post before accepting the responsibility. Concept : The Lokayukta is an anti-corruption authority constituted at […]
CHENAB ARCH BRIDGE Subject : Current Events Context : Chenab arch to bridge distance between Kashmir, Kanyakumari. Concept : The Chenab Bridge is a railway bridge currently under construction in the Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. The project is being carried out under the auspices of the […]
IRANIAN PLATEAU Subject : Geography Context : A hotter Iran means increased monsoon flow on Indian subcontinent, study finds. Concept : The Iranian Plateau or the Persian Plateau is a geological feature in Central Asia, South Asia, and Western Asia. It is the part of the Eurasian Plate wedged between the Arabian and […]