ATR panel assesses the progress of the tiger rewilding project Context A commission led by the Chief Wildlife Warden visited the enclosure in the core region of the Annamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) on Thursday to review the progress of the Forest Department’s first attempt at […]
ISA to release report on global adoption of solar technology in November Context For the first time, a “global solar stocktake report” will be compiled and released by the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an organization with 116 member nations founded to hasten the global adoption […]
Butterfly makes a rare call in Himachal Context In the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, the paintbrush swift, a rare butterfly found in the western Himalayas, has been captured on camera and identified for the first time. Approximately 25% of all butterfly species in India […]
Gaganyaan test flight successful Context The Gaganyaan mission, which aims to place humans in space, had its first test flight completed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to demonstrate a crew escape system. The flight was delayed twice due to inclement weather, and on […]
‘Army held over 400 meetings with civil society groups’ Context An official stated that in an effort to restore order to Manipur, which has been rocked by violence, the Army and the Assam Rifles held more than 400 security talks with village heads, shopkeepers, and […]
Eradicate manual scavenging , SC tells Centre and States Context The Supreme Court declared on Friday that, even ten years after the cruel practice of manual scavenging was outlawed, claims of fraternity, equality, and dignity among citizens remain merely theoretical if a sizable portion of […]
Major regional disparity in overcoming cancer though survival rates are up study Context Based on data from the Population-Based Cancer Registries across India, a study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia found that over 52% of patients diagnosed with cervical cancer between 2012 […]
Centre says measures in place to check price rise Context Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra stated here on Thursday that the Center has implemented sufficient steps, such as extending the ban on sugar, wheat, and rice exports, to guarantee that the costs of these necessities […]
Centre raises MSP for Rabi crops, farmers unhappy Context For the financial year 2024–2025, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has raised the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all Rabi crops. The main Rabi crop, wheat, will now cost ₹2,275 per quintal, an increase […]
‘India will explore building large language models’ Context Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Sood of the Union government announced on Wednesday that India will form a “high-powered committee” to investigate the creation of large language models, or LLMs, which are instruments that use artificial intelligence to […]