News: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction(UNDRR) has released a report titled “The Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019”. Facts: Key Highlights from the report: In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 million lives, affecting 4.2 billion people resulting in approximately US$2.97 trillion in global economic losses.… Continue reading UNDRR releases Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019 Report
IMD launches impact-based cyclone warning system
News: India Meteorological Department(IMD) has launched a dynamic, impact-based cyclone warning system. Facts: Aim: To minimise economic losses and damage to property from cyclones that hit the country’s coasts every year. Features: Under this, district or location will issue specific warnings which will factor in the infrastructure, local population, settlements, land use as well as… Continue reading IMD launches impact-based cyclone warning system
Intel partners with Telangana govt to launch applied AI research centre
News: During the all.ai 2020 Virtual Summit, Intel India has collaborated with the Telangana, IIIT-Hyderabad and Public Health Foundation of India(PHFI) to launch Applied artificial intelligence (AI) research(INAI) center in Hyderabad. Facts: Applied AI research(INAI) center: It is an initiative that aims to apply AI to population-scale problems in the Indian context with a focus… Continue reading Intel partners with Telangana govt to launch applied AI research centre
MOSAiC expedition successfully completed
News: The MOSAiC Expedition which began from Norway has successfully concluded at the port of Bremerhaven, Germany. Facts: Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate(MOSAiC): It is an international research expedition that aims to take the closest look ever at the Arctic as the epicenter of global warming and to gain fundamental insights… Continue reading MOSAiC expedition successfully completed
FATF’s Asia Pacific Group keeps Pakistan in the enhanced follow up list
News: Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering has retained Pakistan on its ‘Enhanced Follow-Up’ list.This was the first Follow-Up Report on Mutual Evaluation of Pakistan released by the Asia-Pacific Group (APG). Facts: What is Mutual Evaluation Report: It is a peer-review system to determine whether countries meet the compliance standards for money laundering and terror… Continue reading FATF’s Asia Pacific Group keeps Pakistan in the enhanced follow up list
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon (Polity & International Relations) –October 14th,2020
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10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: October 13th,2020
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9 PM Daily Brief – October 13th,2020
Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS-2 Federalism 2.QUAD GS-3 Reviving consumption and investment Gene Editing Air pollution and Delhi GS-4 Roadmap on vaccine procurement and distribution 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLy 1.Federalism Source: The Hindu Gs2: Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure Context:… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – October 13th,2020
Potential of Artificial Intelligence(AI)
Artificial intelligence has the potential to cut energy waste, lower energy costs, and facilitate and accelerate the use of clean renewable energy sources in power grids worldwide. It can also improve the planning, operation, and control of power systems through Smart Grid. Machine learning is an application of artificial intelligence (AI) that provides systems with the ability to automatically learn… Continue reading Potential of Artificial Intelligence(AI)
Pronuclear Transfer can be used for Prevention of mitochondrial diseases in offspring
Pronucleus is the nucleus of a sperm or an egg cell during the process of fertilization. The sperm cell becomes a pronucleus only after the sperm enters the ovum, but before the fusion of genetic material of the sperm and egg. The technique of pronuclear transfer involves the transfer of pronuclei from one zygote to another. Under… Continue reading Pronuclear Transfer can be used for Prevention of mitochondrial diseases in offspring
