MoD signs 250th contract under IDEX Subject :Science and Technology Section: Defence Concept : Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) recently reached a milestone with the signing of the 250th contract, the first one under the Mission DefSpace. About iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence): It is the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Defence […]
Transformer; the ML model that powers ChatGPT Subject : Science and technology Section :Awareness of IT Concept : Machine Learning (ML) Machine learning (ML), a subset of artificial intelligence, trains computers to perform tasks using structured data, language, audio, or images by presenting examples of inputs and their corresponding desired outputs. Unlike traditional […]
Gaps in the AePS transaction model Subject: Science and Technology Section: Awareness in IT Concept: Aadhaar-enabled Payment Services Aadhaar-enabled Payment Services (AePS) is a bank-led model which allows online financial transactions at Point-of-Sale (PoS) and Micro ATMs through the business correspondent of any bank using Aadhaar authentication. There is no need for OTPs, […]
Daily Prelims Notes 15 May 2023 Table Of Contents Mocha is the strongest cyclone on earth so far in this year Studies on migration patterns of milkweed butterflies INTACH demands heritage tag for Paralakhemundi railway station in Odisha How old are Saturn’s rings? New research has answers Nutritional Value of Millets Mitochondrial Replacement […]
Late Bail orders and Right to Personal Liberty Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Concept : The Supreme Court has recently held that bail orders should neither be too long and elaborate nor come too late as both violate the constitutional mandate of personal liberty. Key Highlights The supreme court highlighted that, while rejecting […]
MoD approves 4th Positive Indigenization List for DPSUs Subject : Science and Technology Section: Defense Concept : Defence Ministry has approved the 4th Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) of 928 strategically-important Line Replacement Units (LRUs), sub-systems, spares and components, including high-end materials and spares, with import substitution value worth ₹715 crore, a Ministry statement […]
Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy (MRT) Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept : Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) is a new form of reproductive invitro fertilization (IVF) which works on the principle of replacing a women’s abnormal mitochondrial DNA (mt-DNA) with the donor’s healthy one. What are Mitochondrial Disorders? Just as our bodies have […]
Nutritional Value of Millets Subject :Geography Section: Economic geography Concept : Millets are gaining popularity across the world as the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has declared 2023 to be the “International Year of Millets” Millets are mainly grasses that are cultivated across the world as cereal crops, particularly in the tropical […]
How old are Saturn’s rings? New research has answers Subject: Science and Technology Section: Space technology Context: Researchers have pegged the planet Saturn’s rings’ age at no more than 400 million years old What are the new findings? Saturn’s rings are remarkably young, much younger than Saturn itself, which is about 4.5 billion […]