Digital India Awards 2022 President Droupadi Murmu recently conferred the Digital India Award 2022 – Gold to CBSE in the Data Sharing and Use for Socio-Economic Development category. CBSE’s pioneering IT initiative “Digital Academic Repository – Parinam Manjusha was selected for the Gold category. Other winners: Platinum: E-NAM: for creating a unified national market for […]
What Is Generative AI?
What Is Generative AI? Generative AI has become a ‘hot topic’ for technologists, investors, policymakers and society at large. Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that involves creating new, original content or data using machine learning algorithms. It can be used to generate text, images, music, or other types of media Uses of […]
Ottan Thullal : Dance Art Form Of Kerala
Ottan Thullal : Dance Art Form Of Kerala Ottan Thullal is a recite-and-dance art form of Kerala, India. It was introduced in the eighteenth century by Kunchan Nambiar, one of the Prachina Kavithrayam Seen at temple festivals and cultural programs, these performances use elaborate expressions and stories recited in verses to bring important mythological tales […]
Ceiling Fans: Mandatory Star Labelling
Ceiling Fans: Mandatory Star Labelling Ceiling fans have come under the ambit of mandatory star labelling from January 1, as per the revised Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) norms. As high energy-efficient five-star rated fans will require new imported motors and electronic components, they would get costlier by 8% to 20% Star labelling denotes energy […]
Reports On Child Mortality And Stillbirths
Reports On Child Mortality And Stillbirths: Two global reports on child mortality (Levels and Trends in Child Mortality) and stillbirths (Never Forgotten) were released by United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). Findings of the Report: Globally, 5 million children died before their fifth birthday (under-five mortality) in 2021. Over half of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 12th January 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 12th January 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Training Launch Of Prithvi-II Missile
Training Launch Of Prithvi-II Missile: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), successfully carried out a training launch of, Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off Odisha. Prithvi-II missile: It is a surface-to-surface, nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missile. It has a carrying 500-1,000 kilograms of warheads and is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines. Range: […]
Village Defence Guards Scheme (VDGs)
Village Defence Guards Scheme (VDGs): Government started the process of arming members of VDGs with assault rifles in Jammu region and CRPF to provide arms training to VDGs in the wake of recent terror attacks in the region. The aim of VDGs is to organize a small group of volunteer armed civilians in the identified […]
Reservation To The Native Women Of The State : Governor Of Uttarakhand
Reservation To The Native Women Of The State : Governor Of Uttarakhand The Governor of Uttarakhand gave the nod to a Bill that gives 30% reservation to the native women of the state. The Uttarakhand Public Services (Horizontal Reservation for Women) Bill,2022, provides women with 30 per cent horizontal reservation in public services and posts, […]
Assisted Reproductive Technology
Assisted Reproductive Technology: The Kerala High Court has said that personal choice to build a family is a fundamental right and fixing an upper age limit for the same was a restriction which needs a relook. The court passed the directive while disposing of a batch of petitions challenging the age limit of 50 years […]
