Science & Technology

Context: ∙ AI will affect 40% of jobs and probably worsen inequality, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Analysis by the IMF ∙ About 60% of jobs in advanced economies such as the US and UK are exposed to AI and half of these jobs may be negatively affected. ∙ AI’s

In News ∙ The dust clouds around supermassive black holes are the perfect breeding ground for Blanets. About Blanets ∙ Scientists in Japan have theorised that planets could form in the massive dust and gas clouds. Formation ∙ planets are formed when the dust and gas swirling around a young star collide and clump together. 

In Context ∙ The ability of Generative AI models to “converse” with humans and predict the next word or sentence is due to something known as the Large Language Model, or LLM. About ∙ It is to be noted that while not all generative AI tools are built on LLMs, all LLMs are forms of

News ∙ Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched the PSLV-C58 XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) mission. About ∙ The XPoSAT mission launch also marked the 60th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). ∙ XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources.

Context ∙ Radiocarbon dating helped establish the age and authenticity of the famous Dead Sea. Radiocarbon Dating ∙ Radiocarbon dating, or carbon-14 dating, is a scientific method that can accurately determine the age of organic materials. ∙ It was developed in the late 1940s by Willard Libby, the technique is based on the decay of

In News ∙ The Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) issued compliance show cause notices to nine offshore Virtual Digital Asset Service Providers (VDA SPs). About compliance action ∙ As part of compliance action against the offshore entities,FIU IND issued show-cause notices to offshore virtual digital asset service providers (VDA SPs) for “operating illegally” without

Context ∙ India’s palm oil imports rose in December to their highest in four months. Palm Oil ∙ It’s an edible vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of oil palm trees, having the scientific name Elaeis guineensis. ∙ The oil palm tree is native to West and Central Africa. It also grows extensively in

Context: ∙ NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), ISRO’s commercial arm, will launch GSAT-20 satellite on-board SpaceX’s Falcon-9 during the second quarter of 2024. About the GSAT-20 ∙ It is, weighing 4700 kg, a High Throughput Satellite (HTS) with Ka-Ka-band which is fully owned, operated and funded by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). ∙ It was recently renamed

Context ∙ Recently, ISRO performed a crucial maneuver to bind Aditya-L1 into L1 orbit. What is the Aditya-L1 mission? ∙ Aditya-L1 is the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun. ∙ The solar mission will not see the spacecraft actually go to the sun, it will instead create a space observatory at a point