FAO publishes first national report on AMR surveillance in India’s fisheries, livestock sectors Subject: Science and tech Section: Health Report: Indian Network for Fishery and Animal Antimicrobial Resistance (INFAAR) Report 2019-22. Published by: The report is a collaborative effort by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research […]
A (very) basic guide to artificial intelligence Subject: Science and tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: ‘Artificial intelligence’ (AI) is intelligence in a machine. There is currently no one definition of AI. A simple place to begin is with AI’s materiality, as a machine-software combination. What does the machine do? Linear separability is […]
Oldest ‘dead galaxy’ yet is spotted by James Webb Telescope Subject: Science and tech Section: Space sector Context: A significant discovery by JWST includes observations of a galaxy that had ceased star formation when the universe was merely 5% of its current age. Key Findings about the ‘dead galaxy’: Scientists announced that JWST […]
One missile, many weapons: What makes the latest Agni-5 special? Subject: Science and tech Section: Defence Context: India has successfully tested an Agni-5 missile equipped with MIRV technology, joining a small group of countries with this capability. More on news: Vice-President lauds the success of Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of indigenously […]
Specialized Cylinders for Hydrogen Storage Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) plans to convene a meeting with relevant stakeholders to discuss the development of specialized cylinders for green hydrogen storage. Background and Challenges: Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers Concerns: Manufacturers of commercial vehicles, including heavy-duty and long-haul […]
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 […]
Why India urgently needs a legal framework for genomics Subject: Science and tech Section: Biotech Advances in Genomics: The past two decades have witnessed remarkable progress in genomics, highlighted by the ability to sequence, analyze, and interpret genomes on an unprecedented scale. The dropping costs of sequencing forecast a surge in clinical genome […]
Tri-service exercise ‘Bharat Shakti’ to demonstrate prowess of indigenously manufactured equipment Subject: Science and tech Section: Defence Context: The integrated tri-service exercise ‘Bharat Shakti’ at Pokhran field firing ranges in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district on March 12 will showcase the shock and awe, maneuver and fighting capabilities of the armed forces. More on news: […]