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Why High Court upheld Karnataka’s ban on hookah Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: The Karnataka High Court on Monday (April 22) upheld the state government’s ban on hookahs as being in the interest of the general public. More on news: The Karnataka High Court ruled that hookah bars were an illegal “service” under […]
New shoe sizing system proposed for Indians: What is ‘Bha’ and the need for it? Subject: Economy Sec: Msc Context: A pan-India survey on the feet sizes of Indians was recently carried out as part of a larger project for developing an Indian sizing system for footwear. More on news: Proposed to be […]
What is Llama 3, Meta’s most sophisticated and capable large language model yet? Subject: Science and tech Sec: Awareness in AI and Computers Context: Meta on Thursday introduced its most capable Large Language Model (LLM), the Meta Llama 3. More on news: The company also introduced an image generator, which updates pictures in […]
What do countries and companies want in global plastic treaty talks? Subject: Environment Sec: Int Conventions Context: Global leaders will gather in Canada’s capital this week to discuss progress in drafting a first-ever global treaty to rein in soaring plastic pollution by the end of the year. More on news: The hoped-for treaty, […]
Daily Prelims Notes 23 April 2024 Table Of Contents What do countries and companies want in global plastic treaty talks? What is Llama 3, Meta’s most sophisticated and capable large language model yet? New shoe sizing system proposed for Indians: What is ‘Bha’ and the need for it? Why High Court upheld Karnataka’s […]
Daily Prelims Notes 22 April 2024 1. Centre mulling ST status for 11 Gorkha sub-tribes: Shah Sub: Geo Sec: Human geo Context: Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the government is considering classifying 11 Gorkha sub-tribes as Scheduled Tribes. Darjeeling has a longstanding demand for the creation of a separate state […]
UK’s India Gate to commemorate role of Indian soldiers from World Wars Subject: History Section: world history Context: Brighton approved an annual event at India Gate to honor Indian soldiers in World Wars, unveiled in 1921 at Royal Pavilion. More on news: A local council in the seaside resort of Brighton in south-east […]
New FDI Policy in Satellite Business Subject: Economy Sec: External Sector Increased FDI Limit The Finance Ministry has announced a new FDI limit for satellite-related activities, allowing up to 74% FDI via the automatic route. The new regulations are set to come into effect from April 16, providing a boost to foreign investment […]
India in favour of ‘regulating’, not banning, single-use plastic Subject: Environment Sec: Pollution Context: Ahead of week-long negotiations involving 192 countries that are expected to begin in Toronto, Canada, next week on getting the globe to progress on eliminating plastic pollution, India is in favour of “regulating”, and not eliminating, single-use plastic, according […]
Key Highlights of India’s Oil Import Scenario Subject: Economy Sec: External Sector Reduction in Import Bill: India’s crude oil import bill witnessed a significant decline of 16% in the fiscal year ended March 31, attributed to lower international prices. Despite importing a similar volume of crude oil as the previous fiscal year, India […]