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Dec
China’s Wang’s Garden Lizard
- Dec 30, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google China’s Wang’s Garden Lizard Researchers have identified a new species of iguana living in southern China and Vietnam that was previously confused with a close iguana relative found in the region. Meet Calotes Wangi The lizard has been named Calotes wangi or Wang’s garden lizard. It measures under […]
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Dec
The Murky Law
- Dec 29, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google The Murky Law- To Ban Polythene Bags In a recent ruling, a consumer court in Delhi has ordered Reliance Trends to pay a fine of Rs 3,000 for charging a customer Rs 7 for a carry bag. The court dismissed the firm’s argument that the complainant’s case lacked a valid […]
28
Dec
Report Of Trend And Progress In India
- Dec 28, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Report Of Trend And Progress In India India’s banking sector demonstrated continued positive momentum in recent quarters, with falling bad loans, profitable growth and adequate capital buffers. Declining Bad Loan Ratio The non-performing asset (NPA) ratio of scheduled commercial banks dropped to a 10-year low of 3.2% by September 2022. This figure […]
27
Dec
Second Advisory On AI By MeiTy
- Dec 27, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Second Advisory By MeiTy The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said on Tuesday that it had sent another advisory to social media firms to comply with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The advisory was aimed at getting social media […]
26
Dec
Polarimetry Mission – XPoSat
- Dec 26, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Polarimetry Mission – XPoSat Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to usher in the New Year, with the launch of its first polarimetry mission XPoSat likely on January 1, according to persons in the know of the matter. It will become the country’s third space-based observatory after […]
23
Dec
Paat Mitro App – By Jute Corporation
- Dec 23, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Paat Mitro App- By Jute Corporation Of India To provide important information about MSP and agronomy to jute farmers, the Ministry of Textiles launched “Paat-Mitro” – a mobile application, developed by The Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI) during ‘Jute Symposium’ here today. Smt. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles […]
22
Dec
Global Partnership On Artificial Intelligence – GPAI
- Dec 22, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Global Partnership On Artificial Intelligence – GPAI G7 Digital & Tech Ministers met within the Hiroshima Artificial Intelligence (AI) Process, in a stride to foster international cooperation in the realm of AI. They issued a statement emphasizing their dedication to collaborative initiatives on generative AI and common policy […]
20
Dec
Assam – ‘Do Shaher Ek Rupayan’
- Dec 20, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Assam’s Government- Ten Cities development Concept In a strategic move towards planned and rapid urban development, the Assam government has initiated the ‘Ten Cities Development Concept’ (Doh Shaher, Ek Rupayan). A crucial meeting held at Urban Development Minister Ashok Singhal’s office outlined the implementation of this concept, focusing […]
19
Dec
Global Status Report On Road Safety 2023
- Dec 19, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Global Status Report On Road Safety 2023 Despite a 5% decrease in road traffic deaths from 2010 to 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that road safety remains a major global health concern. Vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, and users of micro-mobility devices, continue to face […]
14
Dec
COP 28
- Dec 14, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google COP 28 COP28 comes at a decisive moment for international climate action. Temperature records are being repeatedly broken and climate impacts felt in unprecedented wildfires, floods, storms and droughts worldwide. The UN’s global stocktake synthesis report shows much more must be done to meet the goals of the landmark Paris Agreement. […]
13
Dec
Meta with Karnataka
- Dec 13, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Meta With Karnataka Government Karnataka government on November 28 signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with tech firm Meta to launch two initiatives aimed at raising awareness among students and educators about online safety and digital citizenship. The state government plans to train 1 lakh teachers and 10 […]
12
Dec
VINBAX-2023
- Dec 12, 2023
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google VINBAX Exercise-2023 VINBAX is the joint military exercise between the military of India and Vietnam. VINBAX incredibly resulted in the strong defence ties between India-Vietnam and the first-ever defence ties that were conducted between the two nations. The VINBAX exercise is conducted at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. The […]