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EU open to allowing India collect carbon tax Subject :Economy Section: External sector In News: EU ready to consider India’s proposal of domestic collection of the carbon tax to be levied by the EU. Key Points: The EU is ready to consider India’s proposal of domestic collection of the carbon tax that the […]
French AI firm Mistral’s Large language model Subject : Science and Tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: A week ago, Mistral released a 7.3 billion parameter language model positioned to compete against Meta’s L Lama 2, a 13 billion parameters large language model(LLM). The French firm has claimed first place for the most […]
New ‘quantum engine’ does work by flipping the identity of atoms Subject : Science and Tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: Physicists in Germany have come up with a way to convert the energy difference between two quantum states of a group of atoms into work. The device adapts the principles of the […]
Kaziranga sanctuary reopens with tribute to British era officer Subject: Environment Section: Protected areas Context: Named after Patrick D. Stracey, the library was inaugurated on Sunday. Stracey, who was born in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada, served as an Indian Forest Service officer in Assam. He played a key role in renaming the Kaziranga Game Sanctuary as a wildlife sanctuary in 1950. He also established the Assam Forest School, a training institute catering to the northeastern region. About Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary Location: It is located in the State of Assam and covers 42,996 Hectare (ha). It is the single […]
Railways develops anti-freeze flushes and fuel tanks for journeys in J&K Subject :Science and Tech Section: Msc Context: The Indian Railways is facing unique challenges in maintaining water and fuel in liquid form in subzero temperatures during the harsh winters in regions like Jammu and Kashmir. Engineers at the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) […]
Study estimates count of UAVs required for the three Services Subject : Science and Tech Section: Defence Context: The Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, has ordered two studies on significant military platforms used by the three Services in India. These platforms are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and armoured helicopters. These studies […]
Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) Subject: Geography Section: Economic geography Context: ‘95% of Freight Corridors will be ready by March Completion Status: 95% of the total 2,843-kilometer Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) is expected to be completed by March 2024. Operational Sections: The 1,337-kilometer EDFC is entirely operational, […]
Overseas Indian Start-ups Seeking Listing in India Subject: Economy Section: Capital market Why in News? Overseas Indian Start-ups Seeking Listing in India: A group of start-ups set up overseas, are lobbying the Finance Ministry and SEBI to allow them to list in India. Regulatory Changes Required: The current regulations do not permit such […]
How Jews first migrated to Israel and how Israel was born Subject :IR Section: Places in news Context: Israeli military orders Gaza City civilians to evacuate amid potential ground offensive in ongoing conflict. What is Anti-semitism and Zionism: The Hebrew Bible defines ‘Israel’ as the name given by God to Jacob, a descendant […]
Citing deep fakes govt look at It rules to make WhatsApp disclose source I’d Subject :Science and Tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: Citing deep fakes govt look at It rules to make WhatsApp disclose source I’d. More about the news: The Indian government is considering invoking a law to make WhatsApp reveal […]