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Daily Prelims Notes 13 January 2025 Table Of Contents Declining Fertility Levels and Rising Maternal Mortality Ratio in Kerala Water gushes out from underground in Rajasthan village: What is ‘artesian condition’, responsible for it? Small Language Models: A Paradigm Shift in AI Development The Mystery of Gene Creation How the draft rules for […]
Silver Notice ‘more effective’ than MLATs: CBI Director Sub: Polity Sec : National Body Context :- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director, Praveen Sood, has highlighted the significance of the newly introduced Interpol ‘Silver Notice’ as a more effective tool for tracing illicit assets across borders compared to the Mutual Legal Assistance […]
Linking Voter ID with Aadhaar Sub: Polity Sec : Msc Context: -The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have accused each other of manipulating electoral rolls before the Delhi Assembly elections. This has reignited the debate about linking voter IDs/Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) with respective Aadhaar numbers. Background […]
How the draft rules for implementing data protection falls short Sub: Polity Sec: Legislation in news Context: After a prolonged wait of 16 months, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released the draft rules for the implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act). These rules are […]
The Mystery of Gene Creation Sub : Sci Sec: Biotech Why in News Recent studies published in Molecular Biology and Evolution by the University of Nevada, Reno, and Genome Biology and Evolution by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology have provided groundbreaking insights into the process of gene creation, addressing longstanding questions […]
Small Language Models: A Paradigm Shift in AI Development Sub : Sci Sec: Awareness in IT Why in News The focus on Small Language Models (SLMs) has gained momentum as researchers and tech companies explore alternatives to Large Language Models (LLMs) due to diminishing returns from scaling up data and computational resources. About […]
Water gushes out from underground in Rajasthan village: What is ‘artesian condition’, responsible for it? Sub : Geo Sec : Indian Physical Geography Context: Recently, residents of Taranagar village in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, witnessed a rare event when large amounts of water began gushing out of the ground after a farmer in the Mohangarh […]
Declining Fertility Levels and Rising Maternal Mortality Ratio in Kerala Sub : Geo Sec: Human Geo Why in News Kerala, known for its remarkable healthcare indicators, is witnessing a concerning trend: a rising Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR). Despite maintaining the lowest MMR in India, recent reports indicate a steady climb, raising alarm among […]
Gen Beta is here: what is a generation, how do different generations vary from each other? Sub: Sci Sec: Msc Context: The year 2025 marks a generational shift: children born between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2039, will comprise Generation Beta. Generation Beta (2025–2039): This generation succeeds Generation Alpha, also dubbed the […]
New National Museum in Delhi to display artefacts in chronological and thematic order Sub : History Sec: Art and Culture Context: The North and South Blocks in New Delhi, currently housing key government ministries, are being repurposed to accommodate the new National Museum as part of the Central Vista redevelopment plan. The new […]