Claude 3.5 Sonnet: Anthropic has launched its latest AI model called Claude 3.5 Sonnet — the company’s first release in the upcoming Claude 3.5 AI model series. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a large language model (LLM), and is part of the family of LLMs which is being developed by Anthropic. These models are known as […]
Category: Current Affairs
Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme
Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme: The Union Cabinet has recently approved the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for offshore wind energy projects with a total outlay of Rs.7453 crore. The scheme includes the installation and commissioning of 1 GW (Gigawatt) of offshore wind energy projects with an outlay of Rs. 6853 crore, featuring 500 MW […]
School In a Box Initiative : Assam
School In a Box Initiative : Assam In Assam because of devastating floods and landslides claiming lives, children in relief camps will receive educational support through a “school in a box” initiative. Designed by UNICEF, these kits cater to children aged 6-18, providing learning materials to ensure education continuity despite displacement and trauma. disasters. The […]
Chenab Rail Bridge : Successful Trial Run
Chenab Rail Bridge : Successful Trial Run The Indian Railway conducted a successful trial run on the newly-constructed world’s highest railway bridge, Chenab Rail Bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir. Chenab Rail Bridge is located between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The 1.3-km-long bridge is located 359 metres above […]
Trinity Challenge
Trinity Challenge: A project by the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), has won the joint second prize in Trinity Challenge’s second competition, on tackling the escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Trinity Challenge (TTC) is a charity supporting the creation of data-driven solutions to help protect against global health threats. It is […]
Pro-tem Speaker
Pro-tem Speaker: The President has appointed Bhartruhari Mahtab, a seven-term MP from Cuttack, as the pro tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha. Pro-tem Speaker is a Latin phrase which translates to ‘for the time being’ in English, and so the pro-tem speaker is a temporary speaker appointed for a limited period of time to […]
Capsaicin : Acute Poisoning
Capsaicin : Acute Poisoning Food safety authorities in Denmark have recalled three types of South Korean spicy instant noodles over possible risks of “acute poisoning” due to high Capsaicin levels. Capsaicin is a naturally-occurring botanical irritant in chili peppers, synthetically derived for pharmaceutical formulations. It is most abundantly found in the “placenta” (white membrane to […]
Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2023
Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2023: India’s port development program received a major boost as 9 ports from India were included in the Global Top 100 for the first time in the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), 2023. The credit for this achievement has been given to the Sagarmala programme which has focused on the […]
Hooch : Spurious Liquor Of Tamil Nadu’s
Hooch : Spurious Liquor Of Tamil Nadu’s At least 34 people have died, and around 100 others have been hospitalised after consuming hooch, or spurious liquor, in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi. Hooch is a commonly used term for poor quality alcohol, derived from Hoochinoo, a native Alaskan tribe that was known to produce very strong liquor. […]
Human African Trypanosomiasis
Human African Trypanosomiasis: In a landmark achievement, Chad has become the first country in 2024 and the 51st globally to eliminate a neglected tropical disease (NTD) — the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is also known as sleeping sickness. It is caused by protozoan parasites transmitted by infected tsetse […]
