Air Quality Life Index : Report The recently released Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report suggests that air pollution shortens the lives of the residents of Delhi by around 11.9 years. Highlights of the report:- On account of the number of people that high particulate matter levels affect in India, the country faces the greatest […]
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Sagar Parikrama : Phase-VIII
Sagar Parikrama : Phase-VIII Sagar Parikrama Phase-VIII commenced at Thengapattanam Fishing Harbour in Kanyakumari recently. Ministry: Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying. First phase Began :5th March 2022 . First phase location: Mandvi, Gujarat. Eight-phase location: Thengapattanam, Tamil Nadu. Organized by: Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and National Fisheries […]
Spamouflage : Chinese Spam Operation
Spamouflage : Chinese Spam Operation Meta recently, claimed that it is fighting a Chinese ‘Spamouflage‘ operation. Spamouflage is an online Chinese spam operation. It pushes positive narratives about China and negative commentary about the United States, Western foreign policies, and critics of the Chinese government. Origin: China. Targets: Taiwan, the United States, Australia, Britain, Japan, […]
Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023
Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian Men’s Hockey team on winning the Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup. Men’s Hockey5s Asia Cup 2023 held between 9 August to 2 September 2023. Venue: Salalah, Oman. Host nation: Oman. It was the first-ever Men’s Hockey5s Asia Cup 2023. It was a […]
What Is Currency Chest?
What Is Currency Chest? Two cases were recently registered after RBI detected fake notes from the SBI currency chest in Kochi, Kerala. Currency Chest is a place where the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stocks the money meant for banks and ATMs. The RBI has authorised select scheduled banks to establish currency chests. The monitoring […]
India’s First AI School : Kerala
India’s First AI School : Kerala Kerala recently introduced India’s first-ever AI (artificial intelligence) school. India’s First AI School was launched by Santhigiri Vidhyabhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The establishment of this AI school is the result of a collaboration between iLearning Engines (ILE) USA and Vedhik eSchool. The school’s curriculum aligns with the National School […]
ENTAZIA : Fungicide
ENTAZIA : Fungicide FMC India recently announced the launch of its latest product, ENTAZIA bio fungicide. ENTAZIA is a bio fungicide crop protection product formulated with Bacillus subtilis. It was developed by FMC India. It will provide farmers with a powerful and sustainable tool to protect their crops from fungi while maintaining environmental integrity. It […]
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023: The Ramon Magsaysay Award, often called the ‘Nobel Prize of Asia’. This year, in the ceremony’s 65th edition, four Asians were given the Ramon Magsaysay Award. (Dr Ravi Kannan R. From India) Dr Ravi Kannan R., the first formally trained oncologist in the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC), helped […]
Jais : World’s Most Advanced Arabic large Language Model
Jais : World’s Most Advanced Arabic large Language Model A unit of Abu Dhabi AI company G42 has released ‘Jais’, the world’s most advanced Arabic large language model. Jais is a bilingual Arabic-English model that has been trained on a massive dataset of text and code. It can be used for a variety of tasks, […]
Use Of Word Funga : To Highlight The Importance Of Fungi
Use Of Word Funga : To Highlight The Importance Of Fungi The United Nations Biodiversity has urged people globally to use the word ‘funga’ whenever they say ‘flora and fauna’ in order to highlight the importance of fungi. Fungi along with Animalia (animals), Plantae (plants), Protista, Archaea/Archaebacteria, and Bacteria or Eubacteria, form the six ‘kingdoms’ […]
