DPN Topics
Pledging of shares Subject : Economics Concept : A pledge of stock or share pledge means using shares as collateral and taking a loan against them. Shares are basically the assets of the company or a shareholder. Pledging is a way by which the promoters of any company take a loan against the […]
SEBI gets strict on beneficial owners hiding behind FPIs Subject : Economics Concept : Market regulator SEBI is now going behind the corporate veil of the foreign portfolio investors in the aftermath of the allegations that have emerged against Adani Group. In India, it has been noticed that in a large number of […]
Turkey hit by series of powerful earthquakes Subject: Geography Section : Physical Geography (Geomorphology ) Concept: More than 2,000 people have been killed and thousands injured by a huge earthquake which struck south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border. The earthquake, which hit near the town of Gaziantep, was closely followed by numerous aftershocks […]
IIT-M to set up National Centre for lab-grown diamonds Subject : Science and technology Section: Msc Concept : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the budget 2023-24, the government’s proposal to focus on lab-grown diamonds by reducing the Customs duty on the seeds used in lab-grown diamond manufacturing. FM also announced a grant […]
ChatGPT developed by Open AI has gained wider popularity Subject : Science and technology Section: Computer Concept : Artificial Intelligence (AI) research company OpenAI on recently announced ChatGPT, a prototype dialogue-based AI chatbot capable of understanding natural language and responding in natural language. So far, Open AI has only opened up the bot […]
Bedaquiline Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : Drug resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) has posed a significant public health challenge for decades. After 50 years, a new drug to treat TB — bedaquiline —was approved. It had been developed with significant public funding, including from the United States National Institute of Allergy […]
Thorium is key to our net zero goals Subject: Science and technology Section: Nuclear Technology Concept: Apart from coal, thorium is the only abundant energy source in India. Recent developments at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre(BARC) give hope that this mineral can be India’s answer to green energy. BARC is working on several […]
Supreme Court celebrates the 73rd anniversary Subject : Polity Section : Judiciary Concept : The Supreme Court of India is hosting its first-ever celebration of the 73rd anniversary of its establishment. This year’s event is being aired on social media platforms and will witness Singapore’s Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, who is of Indian […]
National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Subject: Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept: From papers dating back to 1913 to a 1986 letter of support from Manmohan Singh to MS Swaminathan, a temperature-controlled space at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru tells the story of the evolution of scientific work […]
Amorphous Ice Subject : Science and technology Section: Msc Concept : Scientists have created a new type of ice called Amorphous Ice that matches the density and structure of water. The ice is called medium-density amorphous ice. The researchers shook regular ice in a small container with centimetre-wide stainless-steel balls at temperatures of […]