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Daily Prelims Notes 14 March 2024 Table Of Contents Call for Review of TRIPS Agreement: India’s Joint Statement at WTO Japan Nears Interest Rate Hike: Financial Markets Gear Up for Transition Overcoming theoretical limits on solar cell capacity Warring tribes in Papua New Guinea sign ceasefire deal Supreme Court stops Assam’s move to […]
Meet Devin AI: the world’s ‘first fully autonomous’ AI software engineer Subject: Science and tech Section: Awareness in IT and computer Context: US-based applied AI lab, Cognition, has introduced what it claims is the world’s first AI software engineer. More on news: The makers say that the AI agent, named Devin, has passed […]
Panel recommends ban on ‘ferocious dogs’ Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc Context: An expert committee constituted by the Department of Animal Welfare and Husbandry, Ministry of Agriculture, has recommended that certain breeds of “ferocious dogs” be prohibited from being kept as pets. More in news: An official letter has gone out from […]
PM launches Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthanevam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan (PM-SURAJ) portal Subject: Schemes Section: Vulnerable section Context: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched a nationwide initiative aimed at offering credit support to the marginalized segments of society More on news: During the event, PM unveiled the ‘Pradhan Mantri SamajikUtthan and Rozgar […]
FBR and energy security Subject: Science and tech Section: Nuclear energy/science India’s FBR programme India’s Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) program, initiated two decades ago, aims to develop comprehensive nuclear fuel cycle capabilities, including electricity production from uranium in nuclear power reactors. In 2003, under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam […]
Supreme Court stops Assam’s move to withdraw notification of Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary Subject: Environment Section: Protected Areas in news Context: The Supreme Court halted the Assam government’s attempt to withdraw a notification from March 17, 1998, that established the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary, a crucial habitat for one of the largest rhino populations in […]
Warring tribes in Papua New Guinea sign ceasefire deal Subject: IR Section: Places in news Context: A temporary ceasefire was negotiated in Papua New Guinea to address ongoing revenge killings in the country’s remote highlands. Background: The central Enga province has experienced years of tit-for-tat fighting, with a significant escalation in recent months. […]
Overcoming theoretical limits on solar cell capacity Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc Photovoltaics and solar cells: Photovoltaics is a study focusing on the conversion of light energy into electrical energy. Solar cells, which are key devices in photovoltaics, harness the energy from the Sun, Earth’s primary light and energy source. Solar cells […]
Japan Nears Interest Rate Hike: Financial Markets Gear Up for Transition Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy In a dramatic shift in Japan’s financial markets, rising interest rates are looming on the horizon, a phenomenon not seen in decades. Transition to Rising Interest Rates: Japanese financial markets are preparing for an imminent rise in […]
Call for Review of TRIPS Agreement: India’s Joint Statement at WTO Subject: IR Section: International organisation Under 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi, where the temporary waiver of certain intellectual property rights (TRIPS) for Covid-19 related therapeutics and diagnostics was not extended, India, along with Bangladesh, Colombia, […]