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Specialized Cylinders for Hydrogen Storage Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) plans to convene a meeting with relevant stakeholders to discuss the development of specialized cylinders for green hydrogen storage. Background and Challenges: Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers Concerns: Manufacturers of commercial vehicles, including heavy-duty and long-haul […]
Yaounde Declaration: Health ministers of 11 African countries commit to end malaria deaths Subject: IR Section: Int Conventions Context: In a historic meeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon, African health ministers and key malaria stakeholders committed to ending malaria deaths, acknowledging the urgent need given the availability of tools and systems. Yaounde Declaration: Malaria cases […]
Humanitarian crisis in Haiti as the Caribbean’s most populous country may have fallen to armed gangs Subject: IR Section: Places in news Context: Haiti, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country and the Caribbean’s most populous nation may have been overtaken by criminal gangs, leading to the evacuation of US embassy staff from Port-au-Prince by […]
Scientists genetically modify ‘sexual’ fruit fly to reproduce asexually Subject: Science and tech Section: Biotechnology Context: In a recent development, researchers from Cambridge University and the California Institute of Technology achieved a significant milestone by engineering a sexually reproducing species of fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) to reproduce asexually. This transformation, demonstrating the extensive […]
7396 golden langurs in India, reveals survey Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: A recent survey conducted by a collaboration of wildlife research and conservation organizations, including the Primate Research Centre NE India (PRCNE), Assam Forest Department, Bodoland Territorial Council, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), and Conservation Himalayas, […]
Meant to reduce stress on big cats, why safari parks may be a double-edged sword Subject: Environment Section: Env law and body Context: On March 6, the Supreme Court expressed its willingness to approve the creation of a Tiger Safari at Pakhrau within the buffer zone of the Corbett tiger reserve. This initiative […]
Centre ensures place for Madiga member in Scheduled Caste panel Subject: Polity Section: National Body Context: The Union government has formed the latest National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), focusing on including members from underrepresented communities, particularly ensuring at least one member from the Madiga community, significantly present in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. […]
Meet Pi, the world’s ‘friendliest’ chatbot powered by the new Inflection-2.5 LLM Subject: Science and tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: In less than a week, two Large Language Models (LLMs) have been launched that are closer to or even better at tasks than OpenAI’s GPT-4. More on news: After Anthropic’s Claude 3 […]
In Gujarat, harnessing the value of dung to boost farmers’ income Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc Context: Gujarat’s dairy cooperatives are showing the way in supplementing their farmers’ income from milk by procuring dung and converting it into Bio CNG and fertilizer. More on news: Deesa-Tharad highway in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district, catering […]
All about India’s indigenous fifth-gen fighter jet Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), and why it is important Subject: Science and tech Section: Defence Context: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) this week cleared a Rs 15,000 crore project to design and develop the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), India’s fifth-generation fighter multirole fighter […]