Stratospheric Aerosol Intervention : Study A recent study looked at the impact of stratospheric aerosol intervention (SAI) in mitigating global warming effects in West Asia (also known as the Middle East) and North Africa (MENA). Stratospheric Aerosol Intervention (SAI) also known as Stratospheric Aerosol Injection, is a geoengineering or climate engineering approach that uses tiny […]
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Garbhini-GA2 : AI Model To Determine The Gestational Age Of a Foetus
Garbhini-GA2 : AI Model To Determine The Gestational Age Of a Foetus Researchers recently developed Garbhini-GA2, an India-specific artificial intelligence model to precisely determine the gestational age of a foetus. Garbhini-GA2 is the first India-specific artificial intelligence (AI) model to precisely determine the age of a foetus in a pregnant woman in the second and […]
INDRA RV25: 240N : Micro Turbojet Engine
INDRA RV25: 240N : Micro Turbojet Engine Hyderabad-based Raghu Vamsi Machine Tools Private Limited recently launched its fully indigenous Micro Turbojet Engine “INDRA RV25: 240N”. INDRA RV25: 240N is a micro turbojet engine. It is designed and developed indigenously by Hyderabad-based firm Raghu Vamsi Machine Tools with support from IIT Hyderabad. It has primarily […]
Purple Frog
Purple Frog: The government of Tamil Nadu established the Tamil Nadu Endangered Species Conservation Fund (TNESCF) to protect the purple frog and other lesser-known endangered species. Purple Frog is also known as the Maveli frog or Pignose Frog. It is believed to have coexisted with dinosaurs and has similarities to the Sooglossidae family of frogs […]
Shahpur Kandi Dam Project
Shahpur Kandi Dam Project: The completion of the Shahpur Kandi barrage, situated at the Punjab-Jammu and Kashmir border, has effectively halted the flow of water from the River Ravi to Pakistan Shahpur Kandi Dam Project is located on the Ravi River in Pathankot district, Punjab, downstream from the existing Ranjit Sagar Dam. The water released […]
Permafrost : Study
Permafrost : Study Permafrost in the Arctic could release radon, a radioactive gas that has the potential to cause cancer, scientists have warned. Radon is a radioactive gas that forms naturally when uranium, thorium, or radium, which are radioactive metals, break down in rocks, soil, and groundwater. It is an inert, colourless, and odourless gas. […]
Household Consumption Expenditure Survey
Household Consumption Expenditure Survey: The government released the broad findings of the All India Household Consumption Expenditure Survey carried out between August 2022 and July 2023. Household Consumption Expenditure Survey is usually conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) every five years. This survey aims at generating estimates of household Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure […]
Hanooman : Series Of Large Language Models
Hanooman : Series Of Large Language Models In collaboration with the BharatGPT ecosystem led by IIT Bombay, Seetha Mahalaxmi Healthcare (SML) has introduced ‘Hanooman,’ a suite of Indic large language models trained across 22 Indian languages. It is a series of large language models (LLMs) that can respond in 11 Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, […]
Sub-national Climate Fund
Sub-national Climate Fund: A delegation from the World Bank has arrived in Goa for talks with the state govt to set up the first sub-national climate resilient green fund. Sub-national Climate Fund is a global blended finance initiative to develop mid-size climate-resilient infrastructure & nature-based solutions. Mission is to invest in subnational climate-smart infrastructure and […]
647th Birth Anniversary Of Guru Ravidas
647th Birth Anniversary Of Guru Ravidas: Birth anniversary celebrations of Sant Guru Ravidas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a statue of Sant Ravidas at Varanasi. Guru Ravidas (1377-1528E.) was a renowned saint known for his contributions to the Bhakti movement. His devotional songs and verses made a lasting impact upon the Bhakti Movement. Guru Ravidas […]
