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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 […]
Daily Prelims Notes 10 March 2024 Table Of Contents Bengaluru water crisis: Is the southern metropolis heading towards Day Zero? Tri-service exercise ‘Bharat Shakti’ to demonstrate prowess of indigenously manufactured equipment Center issues directive to prevent tailgating at airport e-gates Cabinet approves Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme 2024 EC quits, Commission down to […]
Sela Tunnel Subject: Geography Section: Map Context: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually dedicated to the nation the Sela Tunnel project during the Viksit Bharat Viksit North East programme in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh on March 09, 2024 Details: The tunnel has been constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at an altitude of 13,000 feet […]
Nutritional crisis: India has most ‘zero-food’ children at 6.7 million; third highest prevalance among 92 LMICs Subject: Schemes Section: Health Context: A recent study highlights the alarming prevalence of children aged 6-23 months in 92 low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) who did not consume any food over 24 hours. Definition of ‘Zero-food’ Children: […]
Countries hope to bring BBNJ or High Seas treaty into force by 2025; only 2 have ratified it so far Subject: Environment Section: Int conventions Context: The Blue Leaders High-Level Event on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction was held in Belgium on March 7, 2024, aiming to encourage nations to ratify a new treaty […]