AI-Generated Synthetic Medical Images: The rise of AI-generated synthetic medical images can provide an ethical, scalable, and cost-effective solution to the medical field. Synthetic Medical Image is generated by AI or computer algorithms without being captured by traditional imaging devices such as MRI, CT scans, or X-rays. These images are entirely constructed using mathematical models […]
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Raising of Asset Monetisation Target
Raising of Asset Monetisation Target: The NITI Aayog has increased the asset monetisation target for 2024-25 (FY25) by Rs 23,000 crore to Rs 1.9 trillion.With this, NITI Aayog moved closer to the overall Rs 6 trillion (Rs 6 lakh crore) target set under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) for a four-year period (FY 2022-25).
Nobel in Economics 2024 Awarded to Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson
Nobel in Economics 2024 Awarded to Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson: 2024 Nobel laureates in the economic sciences are Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson – have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity. Societies with a poor rule of law and institutions that exploit the population do not generate growth or […]
Income Rise for Rural Households NABARD Reports 57.6% Increase
Income Rise for Rural Households NABARD Reports 57.6% Increase: A recent survey by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) highlights a remarkable increase in the average monthly income of rural households, which rose by 57.6% over the past five years.
L Satya Srinivas Appointed CEO of GeM Portal
L Satya Srinivas Appointed CEO of GeM Portal: The Indian government has appointed L Satya Srinivas, currently serving as Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce, as the additional CEO of the Government e Marketplace (GeM). This decision follows the recent appointment of the previous CEO, P K Singh, as secretary of the renewable energy […]
HAL Becomes 14th Maharatna Company
HAL Becomes 14th Maharatna Company: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been upgraded to the status of Maharatna, making it the 14th Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) to receive this prestigious classification from the Government of India.
PM Modi’s visit to Maharashtra
PM Modi’s visit to Maharashtra: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi was on one-day visit to Washim and Thane in Maharashtra on 5th October, 2024. PM Modi launched several initiatives related to the agricultural and animal husbandry sector worth around Rs 23,300 crore in Washim, Maharashtra. He inaugurated over 7,500 projects under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund […]
IFC Partners with Axis Bank to Provide USD 500 Million Loan to Fund Green Projects in India:
IFC Partners with Axis Bank to Provide USD 500 Million Loan to Fund Green Projects in India: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), private lending arm of the World Bank Group (WBG) has partnered with Axis Bank Limited, India’s leading Private Sector Bank, to provide a loan worth USD 500 million (about Rs 4,200 crore) to […]
Alkanes : Study
Alkanes : Study Researchers have developed a novel method to activate alkanes using confined chiral Brønsted acids, significantly enhancing the efficiency and selectivity of chemical reactions. Alkanes are organic compounds that consist entirely of single-bonded carbon and hydrogen atoms and lack any other functional groups. Alkanes have the general formula CnH2n + 2 (where n […]
Dragon drones : In News
Dragon drones : In News A deadly new weapon has taken to the skies in the Russia-Ukraine war. Both sides have posted visuals of drones appearing to rain down fire — earning this weapon the moniker of “dragon drone”. Dragon drones essentially release a substance called thermite — a mixture of aluminium and iron oxide […]
