DPN Topics
MARTIAN BLUEBERRIES Subject: Science & tech Context: Martian ‘blueberries’ find a parallel on Earth. Similar haematite concretions have been found in Kutch, Gujarat. Concept: In 2004, NASA’s Mars exploration rover ‘Opportunity’ found several small spheres on the planet, informally named Martian blueberries. Opportunity’s spectrometers studied the mineralogy and noted they were made of […]
ADENOVIRUS VACCINE Subject: Science & tech Context: Unlike the mRNA vaccine platform used by Pfizer and Moderna, where vaccine efficacy reached 94% and 95%, respectively, the vector-based vaccine platform technology used by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have shown lower efficacy. Concept: Adenovirus Vector Vaccine : In this vaccine, adenovirus is used as […]
PALAMU TIGER RESERVE Subject: Environment Context: Don’t lay 3rd broad gauge track in core area of Palamu Tiger Reserve: Jharkhand to Centre. Concept: The Palamau Tiger Reserve is one of the nine original tiger reserves in Jharkhand, India and the only one in this state. It forms part of Betla National Park and […]
EXTREME WET BULB TEMPERATURE Subject: Science & tech Context: A new study suggests that large swaths of the tropics will experience dangerous living and working conditions if global warming isn’t limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Concept: A study published Monday suggests that sharply cutting emissions of greenhouse gases to stay below that limit, […]
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVE Subject: Economics Context: The country’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $4.255 billion to $580.299 billion in the week ended March 5, according to RBI data. 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 […]
OPERATION GREEN – TOP TO TOTAL Subject: Government Schemes Context : The Ministry of Food Processing and Industries (MoFPI) has refused to give assent to the Railways proposal last month to include seven major items — tea leaves, bamboo, rubber, betel nut, black pepper, mustard, and soyabean — under “Operation Greens-TOP to Total”, […]
LIGHTENING Subject: Geography Context: Gurugram: 1 dead, 3 injured after lightning strikes tree Concept: It is a very rapid and massive discharge of electricity in the atmosphere. It is the process of occurrence of a natural ‘electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within […]
ORDINANCE Subject: Polity Context: Air quality commission shuts down after ordinance lapses. Concept: An ordinance is any law promulgated by the President in those circumstances when the Indian parliament is not in session. The ordinance making powers of the President are listed in Article 123 of the Constitution. The President has certain law-making […]
NOVAVAX VACCINE Subject : Science & tech Context : US-based Novavax on Friday announced a final efficacy figure of 96.4% for its vaccine against the original strain of the novel coronavirus, with an efficacy as high as 83.4% two weeks after the first shot itself, boosting the global fight against covid-19. Concept : […]
AT1 BONDS Subject : Economics Context : The decision of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to slap restrictions on mutual fund (MF) investments in additional tier-1 (AT1) bonds has raised a storm in the MF and banking sectors. Concept : AT-1 bonds are a type of unsecured, perpetual bonds that […]