Why High Court upheld Karnataka’s ban on hookah Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: The Karnataka High Court on Monday (April 22) upheld the state government’s ban on hookahs as being in the interest of the general public. More on news: The Karnataka High Court ruled that hookah bars were an illegal “service” under […]
New shoe sizing system proposed for Indians: What is ‘Bha’ and the need for it? Subject: Economy Sec: Msc Context: A pan-India survey on the feet sizes of Indians was recently carried out as part of a larger project for developing an Indian sizing system for footwear. More on news: Proposed to be […]
What is Llama 3, Meta’s most sophisticated and capable large language model yet? Subject: Science and tech Sec: Awareness in AI and Computers Context: Meta on Thursday introduced its most capable Large Language Model (LLM), the Meta Llama 3. More on news: The company also introduced an image generator, which updates pictures in […]
What do countries and companies want in global plastic treaty talks? Subject: Environment Sec: Int Conventions Context: Global leaders will gather in Canada’s capital this week to discuss progress in drafting a first-ever global treaty to rein in soaring plastic pollution by the end of the year. More on news: The hoped-for treaty, […]
Daily Prelims Notes 23 April 2024 Table Of Contents What do countries and companies want in global plastic treaty talks? What is Llama 3, Meta’s most sophisticated and capable large language model yet? New shoe sizing system proposed for Indians: What is ‘Bha’ and the need for it? Why High Court upheld Karnataka’s […]
Daily Prelims Notes 22 April 2024 1. Centre mulling ST status for 11 Gorkha sub-tribes: Shah Sub: Geo Sec: Human geo Context: Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the government is considering classifying 11 Gorkha sub-tribes as Scheduled Tribes. Darjeeling has a longstanding demand for the creation of a separate state […]
Daily Practice Sheet 21 April 2024 Current Affairs Based GS 1: Geography Why Indonesia has so many volcanoes? Why Java is the most populated island in the world? What do you understand by red corridor? Explain the geographic distribution GS 2: Polity Analyse the determinants of voting behaviour in India GS 2: IR […]