BHASHINI Platform: In News In a first for Northeast India, Tripura has pioneered the use of artificial intelligence for greater digital inclusion by adopting state-of-the-art text-to-speech technology under the BHASHINI initiative, government officials said recently. BHASHINI, or the BHASHa INterface for India, is India’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) – led language translation platform, breaking down language […]
Tag: 31st Jan 2025
Darfur Region
Darfur Region: A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region killed 67 people and injured dozens recently. Darfur is a region in western Sudan. It lies between Kordofan to the east and Wadai to the west and extended southward to the Al-Ghazāl (Gazelle) River and northward to […]
Kanha Tiger Reserve : Tigress Found Dead
Kanha Tiger Reserve : Tigress Found Dead A 2-year-old tigress was found dead in Kanha Tiger Reserve in Mandla district recently. Kanha Tiger Reserve, also called Kanha National Park, is located in the Mandla and Balaghat districts of Madhya Pradesh. It is the largest national park of Madhya Pradesh. It lies within a series of […]
Ghaggar River : Committee Constituted
Ghaggar River : Committee Constituted A joint committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has found that the Ghaggar River water contained from two to three times the prescribed limit of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), making it unfit for outdoor bathing. The Ghaggar River is an intermittent river that flows in India and Pakistan […]
What Is Silicon carbide?
What Is Silicon carbide? Researchers at IIT-Madras have tasted success in extracting silicon carbide from (simulated) moon soil. Silicon carbide is synthetically produced crystalline compound of silicon and carbon. Its chemical formula is SiC and it is the most widely used non-oxide ceramic. It was discovered by the American inventor Edward G. Acheson in 1891. […]
Paris AI Summit, 2025
Paris AI Summit, 2025: Indian Prime Minister is set to co-chair the Paris AI Summit on February 10-11, 2025, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron. The Paris AI Summit 2025 is a high-level global conference focused on AI regulation, innovation, and ethical governance. It builds on previous AI Safety Summits held in Bletchley Park (UK) in […]
Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme
Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme: The central government approved the Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for micro, small and medium enterprises (MCGS-MSMEs), guaranteeing loans up to ₹100 crore. It will provide 60 percent guarantee coverage by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) for financing the eligible MSMEs, needed to purchase […]
F11 Bacteria : Study
F11 Bacteria : Study A recent study shows that the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11 (F11) can breakdown the strong carbon-fluorine bonds in polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or forever chemicals. F11 bacteria (Labrys portucalensis) are a strain of aerobic bacterium from the Xanthobacteraceae family. They have adapted to survive in harsh, polluted environments by using contaminants […]
MSME Trade Enablement and Marketing (TEAM) Initiative
MSME Trade Enablement and Marketing (TEAM) Initiative: The Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, in partnership with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), has announced the launch of an initiative to enable small and micro enterprises to join ONDC. It has been launched under the “Raising and Accelerating MSME Productivity (RAMP)” Programme. It […]
Lateral Entry Scheme
Lateral Entry Scheme: The Lateral Entry Scheme (LES), enabling private sector professionals to join senior bureaucracy on contract, faces legal and political dispute.Since 2019, 63 appointments have been made, but concerns over the lack of a statutory framework and reservations for marginalized communities persist.It challenged for conflicting with Article 309 of the Constitution which grants […]
