Digital India BHASHINI: The Ministry of Electronics and IT conducted a brainstorming session with Researchers and Start-ups aimed to shape strategy for Digital India BHASHINI [BHASHa INterface for India]. The government intends to integrate start-ups’ innovation, development and consumption of technology. Digital India BHASHINI is India’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) led language translation platform. A Bhashini […]
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Recognition Of Sex Work As a Profession : Supreme Court
Recognition Of Sex Work As a Profession : Supreme Court The Supreme Court, in a significant order has recognised sex work as a “profession” whose practitioners are entitled to dignity and equal protection under law. The Supreme Court has directed that police should neither interfere nor take criminal action against adult and consenting sex workers. […]
PARAM PORUL Supercomputer
PARAM PORUL Supercomputer: PARAM PORUL, a state-of the art Supercomputer at NIT Tiruchirappalli was dedicated to the nation under Phase 2 of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). A MoU was signed between NIT Tiruchirappalli and Centre for Development in Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in 2020 to establish this 838 TeraFlops Supercomputing Facility under NSM. NIT, Tiruchirappalli […]
Abhilasha Barak : First Woman Combat Pilot Of Army
Abhilasha Barak : First Woman Combat Pilot Of Army Captain Abhilasha Barak has become the first woman to join the Army Aviation Corps as combat aviator after completion of a six-month combat Army aviation course. She has been awarded the coveted wings along with 36 Army pilots during a valedictory ceremony at the Combat Army […]
LGBTIQ Persons In The World Of Work : ILO
LGBTIQ Persons In The World Of Work : ILO A document has been released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on “Inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons in the world of work”. Around the world, LGBTIQ+ persons face harassment, violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, […]
National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 Report
National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 Report: The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education released the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report. The last NAS was held in 2017. It assesses the health of school education system in the country by conducting comprehensive evaluation survey of children’s learning competencies at classes III, […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 26th May 2022
Today Current Affairs: 26th May 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
60% e-Waste Recycling Likely By 2023
60% e-Waste Recycling Likely By 2023: The Environment Ministry released the draft notification for electronic waste management for public feedback. India has a formal set of rules for electronic waste management, first announced these rules in 2016 and amended them in 2018. The latest rules are expected to come into effect by August. According to […]
Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor Project Controversy
Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor Project Controversy: The ArchaeologicalSurvey of India (ASI) on May 17 said that a sculpture of a lion, which possibly dates back to the Ganga dynasty, was found during excavation for the controversial heritage corridor project around the 12thcentury Jagannath Temple in Puri,Odisha. This is the third such lion sculpture found during […]
Nikhat Zareen : World Women’s Boxing Championships Winner
Nikhat Zareen : World Women’s Boxing Championships Winner Nikhat Zareen became the fifth Indian woman to win a World title at World Women’s Boxing Championships 2022 in Istanbul by defeating Thai Olympian Jutamas Jitpong at 5-0 in the 52 kg category. Manisha Moun and Parveen Hooda also won bronze medals in separate categories 57kg and […]