DPN Topics
VANADIUM Subject: Geography Context: Exploration being carried out by Geological Survey of India (GSI) has placed Arunachal Pradesh on the vanadium map of the country. Concept: Vanadium is a chemical element with the symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery-grey, malleable transition metal. The elemental metal is rarely found […]
Pre-pack Subject: Economy Context: According to the report submitted by the panel headed by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India chairman M S Sahoo, the ‘pre-pack’ insolvency scheme will be available for any stress i.e., pre-default and post-default. Concept: The scheme is sought to be put in place to for the identification of […]
Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency/Economy regulations (CAPE) Subject: Economy Context: Automakers seek relief on new fuel efficiency, emission norms like CAPE, BS-6 norms. Concept: It seeks to achieve emission norms as part of climate change commitments by mandating norms to be adopted by automotive sectors. It seeks to lower fuel consumption (or improving fuel […]
Black Box in flight Subject: Science & Technology Context: Black boxes located at Indonesian airliner crash site as human remains recovered. Concept: It is also called flight data recorder or cockpit voice recorder and it stores data about planes. They reveal information which leads to information about the accidents of flight. There are […]
Gas pipeline from Kochi to Bengaluru Subject: Economy Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline of the Gail Authority of India Limited (GAIL). Concept: It is South India’s first LNG-receiving, regasification and re-loading terminal with a capacity of five million metric tonnes per annum. It will […]
Lithium reserve found in India Subject: natural resources Context: Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) survey estimates the presence of 1,600 tonnes of lithium resources in the igneous rocks of the Marlagalla-Allapatna region of Karnataka’s Mandya district Concept: Lithium is a silver white and alkali metal i.e., Alkali metal are any […]
Expenditure budget Subject: Indian Budgeting Context: Government looks at expenditure budget to revive growth. Concept: With less than 1.5% of GDP as additional spending in pandemic year government has significant scope for spending as recent green shoots in economy if supported by further public investment can help the growth of the economy. British […]
Quantum entanglement Subject: Science and Tech Context: Recognising the importance of quantum technology, the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India had initiated a programme called QuEST at a modest 200- crore-rupee budget to explore the possibilities and engage with the researchers. Concept: Quantum entanglement is a physical phenomenon that […]
METEORITE Subject: Science and Tech Context: Researchers have decoded the nature of a meteorite that fell near Jaipur in 2017. Concept: A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach […]
AVIAN INFLUENZA Subject: Science and Tech Context: Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has been reported from Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in recent weeks. Concept: Avian influenza, known informally as avian flu or bird flu, is a variety of influenza caused by viruses adapted to […]