What is the News? Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2022. What are the key findings of the report? Nuclear Arsenals: Globally: The nine nuclear-armed states—the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)—continue to modernize… Continue reading India appears to be expanding its nuclear arsenal, claims SIPRI
Drone Certification Scheme: Union Aviation Minister awards first Type Certificate under Drone Rules, 2021 to Gurugram-based IoTechWorld
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Drone Rules,2021?3 What is a Drone Certification Scheme?4 What are the other reforms undertaken in the Drones Sector? What is the News? The Union Minister of Civil Aviation has awarded the first Type Certificate (TC) under Drone Rules, 2021 to IoTechWorld Avigation Pvt Ltd. What are Drone Rules,2021?… Continue reading Drone Certification Scheme: Union Aviation Minister awards first Type Certificate under Drone Rules, 2021 to Gurugram-based IoTechWorld
Elephant deaths due to collisions: New plan to save jumbos from train hits
What is the News? The Union Environment Ministry and the Railways Ministry are exploring a project to minimize accidents where elephants get killed due to collisions with trains. What is the data on elephant deaths due to collisions with trains? According to Government data, nearly 186 elephants are officially reported to have been killed due… Continue reading Elephant deaths due to collisions: New plan to save jumbos from train hits
Cabinet clears Agnipath Scheme
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Agnipath Scheme?3 How will the recruitment be done?4 What are the benefits of the scheme to armed forces and recruits? What is the News? The Union Cabinet has approved an attractive recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces called AGNIPATH. What is Agnipath Scheme?… Continue reading Cabinet clears Agnipath Scheme
Cabinet approves Agreement between India and United Nations on a ‘Way Finding Application’ to be used in the Palais des Nations, United Nations Office at Geneva
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the United Nations Office at Geneva(UNOG)?3 What is the need for a Way Finding Application at UNOG?4 Who will be developing the Way Finding Application? 5 What is the significance of this contribution by India to the UN? What is the News? The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal… Continue reading Cabinet approves Agreement between India and United Nations on a ‘Way Finding Application’ to be used in the Palais des Nations, United Nations Office at Geneva
Periodic Labour Force Survey(PLFS) – Annual Report
What is the News? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the Periodic Labour Force Survey(PLFS) for 2020-21. What is the Periodic Labour Force Survey(PLFS)? Click Here to read about it What are the key findings of the survey? Unemployment Rate: The unemployment rate saw a decrease of 0.6% and fell to 4.2%… Continue reading Periodic Labour Force Survey(PLFS) – Annual Report
Union Minister releases the second edition of the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021, NeSDA 2021
What is the News? The second edition of the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment(NeSDA) has been released. What is the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment(NeSDA) 2021? Constituted by: Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) in 2019. Objective: It is a biennial study that assesses States, Union Territories (UTs) and focuses on Central Ministries… Continue reading Union Minister releases the second edition of the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021, NeSDA 2021
New evidence emerges on how Mayas fortified maize, built indoor toilets
What is the News? A study has thrown light on how Maya people fortified their maize with the chemical process known as ‘nixtamalisation’. What is Maya Civilization? Click Here to read about it What is the Nixtamalisation technique used by Mayas? Nixtamalisation is a method by which the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica like the Maya… Continue reading New evidence emerges on how Mayas fortified maize, built indoor toilets
Air Quality Life Index: Indians losing 5 years of life due to air pollution: Study
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Air Quality Life Index?3 What are the key findings of the index?3.1 Global findings3.2 Findings related to India What is the News? The Air Quality Life Index has been released. What is the Air Quality Life Index? Produced by: Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago(EPIC) … Continue reading Air Quality Life Index: Indians losing 5 years of life due to air pollution: Study
LaMDA: Can the new Google chatbot be sentient?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is LaMDA?3 How is LaMDA different from other chatbots?4 What are the challenges associated with AI Chatbots? What is the News? Google’s modern conversational agent, Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA), was engaged to test for bias/hate speech. The tester claimed that the updated software is now sentient. He… Continue reading LaMDA: Can the new Google chatbot be sentient?
