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HAP to take AI governance global Subject: International Relations Section: MSc Concept : Recently, in the annual Group of Seven (G7) Summit the G7 Hiroshima Leaders’ Communiqué initiated the Hiroshima AI Process (HAP) Hiroshima AI Process (HAP): It is an effort by the G7 bloc to determine a way forward to regulate artificial […]
Seven days later, Agenda for SB 58 still not adopted Subject : Environment Section: International conventions Context: The second plenary meeting on the adoption of the agenda for the Subsidiary Bodies 58 (SB 58) conference on June 12 in Bonn, Germany, ended in a stalemate with no formal agenda adopted. Details: Now, the […]
What are some of the deadliest cyclones to have hit India in the past? Subject :Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A severe cyclonic storm named Biparjoy is likely to hit India’s western state of Gujarat and southern parts of Pakistan. List of severe cyclones: An ‘extremely severe cyclone’, named Tauktae, hit the western […]
Why Punjab’s area under cotton cultivation has been decreasing Subject :Geography Section: Economic geography Context: Punjab has recorded its lowest-ever area under cotton cultivation in over six decades. Details: Haryana and Rajasthan have been performing well in this regard due to the presence of such research centres. In Haryana, approximately 11 lakh bales […]
‘Justice’ takes centre stage in the latest Earth Commission report Subject :Environment Section: Climate change Context: The latest Earth Commission Report attached a “justice” framework to its earlier discourse of “safe” planetary boundaries, which are the environmental limits within which humans can safely operate. Details: The new paper, titled Safe and Just Earth […]
Disinflation to be slow and long: Das Subject : Economy Section: Inflation and unemployment Context: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said the disinflation process in India will be slow. Concept: What is Disinflation? Disinflation is a decline in the rate of inflation. The inflation rate is declining over time, but it […]
Inflation surprise Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal Polity The RBI is expected to maintain interest rates until the April-June quarter, despite a drop in retail inflation to 6.46% in India, thanks to falling food prices and favourable statistical factors. However, core inflation remains at 5.9%, indicating that demand-driven price pressures are still a concern. […]
CoWIN portal Subject: Science and technology Section: Awareness of Computers and AI Concept : After an alleged data leak of COVID vaccination beneficiaries, the Union Health Ministry said that the CoWIN portal was completely safe with adequate safeguards for data privacy. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) set to investigate the issue and […]
Coastal communities in Gujarat build mangrove barriers with benefits for environment and livelihoods Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A community-based, multi-species approach to mangrove conservation is gaining ground in the Bharuch district of Gujarat. Details: The initiative is developing a coastal bioshield, which is a plantation of mangrove and non-mangrove species, with […]
2020 may be another lost decade for global economy Subject: Economy Section: External sector Context: MD Patra, Deputy Governor of RBI, predicts that the 2020s could be another “lost decade” due to recurring financial crises, the pandemic, and the war in Ukraine accentuating the global slowdown. Key points: A structural slowdown has been […]