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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

In News  MILAN 2024 is the 12th edition of the Multilateral Naval Exercise scheduled from 19-27 Feb 24 at Visakhapatnam, ‘the City of Destiny’. About MILAN ∙ It is hosted by India, and made a modest beginning in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1995. ∙ The navies of Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand

In News INSAT-3DS will be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). About INSAT-3DS ∙ INSAT-3DS Satellite is a follow-on mission of Third Generation Meteorological Satellite from Geostationary Orbit. ∙ Launch vehicle :The GSLV aims at deploying the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). ∙ Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers will ensure that