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Context  ∙ The year 2024 marks 100 years of Bose’s discovery of the correct set of equations to use to work out the behaviour of collections of photons (particles of light).  Satyendra Nath Bose ∙ Satyendra Nath Bose (1894-1974) was one of India’s most eminent scientists.  ∙ He was a renowned Indian physicist whose fundamental […]

Context ∙ The US has confirmed that Russia is developing a space-based weapon that is a ‘serious threat to national security’. What are anti-satellite weapons? ∙ Anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons are designed to debilitate and/or destroy satellites that are already in orbit and operational.  ∙ Most of these weapons are kinetic, i.e. they destroy satellites in

Context ∙ The first of the 12 demands made by protesting Punjab farmers was for a legal guarantee to MSP, and for the determination of crop prices as per the recommendations of the Dr Swaminathan Commission. About ∙ On November 18, 2004, the Ministry of Agriculture constituted a National Commission on Farmers (NCF) under Prof

Context: ∙ Recently, the Tribal people have been carrying broom grass at a village in Karbi Anglong district of Assam. About Broom Grass: ∙ It is also known as Thysanolaena maxima, is a type of grass that is native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. ∙ Karbi Anglong, in Assam, is the largest producer

In News ∙ OpenAI, the creator of the revolutionary chatbot ChatGPT, has launched a new generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) model “Sora” About Sora  ∙ Sora is an AI model that can create realistic and imaginative scenes from text instructions. ∙ Sora can generate videos up to a minute long while maintaining visual quality and adherence

In News ∙ The Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) has been recognized and honored as one of the seven UN World Restoration Flagships . About Terai Arc Landscape(TAL) ∙ It extends over 900 km from the Bagmati River (Nepal) in the east to the Yamuna River (India) in the west. ∙ It comprises the Shivalik hills,

Context  ∙ The Public Account Committee report on ‘pollution caused by plastic’ was tabled in Parliament recently during the budget session. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)– CPCB is a statutory organization established under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.A. It is also entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention

Context ∙ India’s farm sector Gross Value Added (GVA) is likely to see little or no growth in the second half of 2023-24, with the full year-clocking about 1% growth, rating firm ICRA said recently.  About ∙ It cites the weak kharif crop estimates, mixed trends in rabi sowing and concerns regarding crop yields. ∙

Context ∙ Recently, music composer A.R. Rahman used an Artificial Intelligence (AI) software to recreate the voices of singers Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed who are now dead. About  ∙ A report by Market US has revealed that the global market for these voice cloning applications stands at $1.2 billion in 2022 and is estimated

Context:  Two years after Thailand made cannabis legal, the country appears set to crack down on its freewheeling drug market with a ban on “recreational” use of Marijuana. About: ∙ Thailand was the first country in Asia to legalise cannabis in June 2022.  ∙ The government introduced regulations that made cannabis a “controlled herb” that