Caste Census In Bihar : Case Updates The Supreme Court dismissed petitions challenging the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste survey in the state. Petitioners claimed that it was a census and that the state government had no power to make any laws regarding it. The subject of a census falls in the Union […]
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ChatGPT : Ethical Concerns
ChatGPT : Ethical Concerns OpenAI (AI research and deployment company) opened its most recent and powerful AI chatbot, ChatGPT, to users to test its capability. ChatGPT is a variant of GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) which is a large-scale neural network-based language model developed by OpenAI. GPT models are trained on vast amounts of text data […]
Additional Tier-1 (AT1) Bonds
Additional Tier-1 (AT1) Bonds: The Bombay High Court Friday quashed the write-off of Additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds worth Rs 8,400 crore issued by Yes Bank Ltd, bringing relief to investors. These bonds are unsecured bonds that have perpetual tenors, are issued by banks and have no maturity date. They have a call option, which can […]
First G20 Health Working Group Meeting
First G20 Health Working Group Meeting: The first G20 Health Working Group meeting under India’s presidency was held in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Various discussions are being held focussing on international cooperation for Universal health care, in the three-day conference. Discussions on strengthening medical value travel enabling easy travel to countries with low cost treatment facilities […]
1st Global Tourism Investors Summit
1st Global Tourism Investors Summit: The Ministry of Tourism is organizing the 1st Global Tourism Investors Summit from 10th to 12th April 2023 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. It is organised under the aegis of India’s G20 Presidency. The aim of the summit is to bring together global business leaders, and policymakers to understand […]
Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary : Decline In The Number Of Migratory Birds
Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary : Decline In The Number Of Migratory Birds Nature enthusiasts have voiced their concern over the recent decline in the number of migratory birds visiting the Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary. It is home to three large lakes which hosts a large number of migratory birds every year. Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary was established in […]
Charaideo Maidam Of Ahom Kingdom : Proposal For World Heritage Site
Charaideo Maidam Of Ahom Kingdom : Proposal For World Heritage Site Assam Chief Minister recently said that the Central Government has decided to send a proposal to UNESCO nominating Charaideo Maidam of Ahom Kingdom as a World Heritage Site. Charaideo commonly known as ‘Pyramids of Assam’ was the original capital of the Ahom Kings. Charaideo […]
India International Science Festival 2022 : Theme
India International Science Festival 2022 : Theme The 8th edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF) was recently inaugurated at the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal. India International Science Festival is an initiative of the Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Science of Government of India in association […]
Menstrual Leave For Girl Students : Kerala Government
Menstrual Leave For Girl Students : Kerala Government The Kerala Government recently introduced menstrual leave for girl students above the age of 18 years. The decision is a part of the gender-sensitive education reforms of the Kerala Government. The decision on menstrual and maternity leaves was made by the Higher Education Department. In accordance with […]
Literature Festival : Jaipur
Literature Festival : Jaipur The Jaipur Literature Festival is celebrated in the month of January in the city of Jaipur, the Pink city. 16th edition of the festival is to be celebrated in 2023. The festival was introduced in 2006 and is the largest free literary festival in the world. Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah addressed […]
