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Armenia becomes the latest nation to recognise Palestine Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: Armenia announced it was recognising the State of Palestine. Details: Armenia is the latest country to do so during the war in Gaza, saying it was against “violence towards civilian populations.” In late May, Spain, Ireland, and Norway […]
Patent filings credit Bharat Biotech as ‘inventor’ of Covaxin, omit ICMR Sub: Science and tech Sec: IPR Context: In Rajya Sabha, Health Ministry had claimed that intellectual property over Covaxin is “jointly owned” by ICMR and Bharat Biotech Key Highlights: India’s first indigenously developed coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, was a joint collaboration between the […]
Bail in money laundering cases, and the ‘twin test’ under PMLA Sub: Polity Sec: Legislation in news Context: A day after a trial court granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is in jail on charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Delhi High Court stayed the order. […]
Act that punishes organized cheating in government exams comes into effect Sub: Polity Sec: Legislation in news Context: The Union Government has notified that the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 will come into operation with effect from June 21. More on news: The University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test 2024 (UGC-NET) […]
What is Claude 3.5 Sonnet and how is it better than GPT-4o and Gemini-1.5 Pro? Sub: Science and tech Sec: Awareness in IT and Computer Context: Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival, has launched its latest AI model called Claude 3.5 Sonnet — the company’s first release in the upcoming Claude 3.5 AI model series. […]
Nord Stream leaks: Thousands of tonnes of methane may have dissolved in Baltic seawater; marine life impacts unclear Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: A new study has shed light on the fate of methane released from the September 2022 explosions damaging the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic sea. Environmental Impact: […]
Back from the brink: IUCN changes Iberian lynx’s status to ‘vulnerable’ from ‘endangered’ in conservation success story Sub: Environment Sec: Species in news Context: The Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) has been reclassified from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ by the IUCN on June 20. Population increased from 62 mature individuals in 2001 to 648 in […]
Limbless amphibian added to Kaziranga’s fauna Sub: Environment Sec: Species in news Context: A limbless amphibian, the striped caecilian (Ichthyophis spp), was recorded for the first time in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. The discovery was made during a rapid herpetofauna survey conducted from June 14-17 by a team of herpetologists with […]
Chad eliminates sleeping sickness as a public health problem Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: Chad becomes the first country in 2024 and the 51st globally to eliminate a neglected tropical disease (NTD) – the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness. To date, WHO has validated […]
PFC, JICA line up to fund ₹76,220-cr. Vadhavan Port project Sub: Geography Sec: Eco Geo Context: Indian and global financial institutions, including the Power Finance Corporation (PFC), Rural Electrification Corporation, and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), have expressed interest in funding the ₹76,220-crore Vadhavan Port project. Details: The project will be developed by […]