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New US Regulations on AI Chips and Technology

Context: The US government announced a new regulation aimed at controlling the flow of advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips and...

Rat-Hole Mining

Context: Recently several workers have been trapped in a flooded coal “rat-hole” mine in Dima Hasao district for over 12...

Understanding Deception in India and China Relations: A Strategic Game

Understanding Deception in India and China Relations: A Strategic Game

Introduction – India and China Relations. Deception is like a game of chess, where strategic moves are made to mislead...

India’s Slower Warming: A Climate Puzzle Explained

India’s Slower Warming: A Climate Puzzle Explained

Introduction – India’s Slower Warming Global warming means that Earth’s average temperature is rising because of human activities, like burning...

Eroding Trust: The Perils of Restricting Public Access to Election Records in India

Eroding Trust: The Perils of Restricting Public Access to Election Records in India

Introduction: Eroding Trust India’s democracy, often celebrated as the largest in the world, is founded on principles of free and...

BRICS and One-Health 

Context: As the global community faces the intertwined crises of climate change and public health, the BRICS+ bloc holds immense...

Linking Voter Cards with Aadhar

Context: The debate over linking voter IDs (EPIC) with Aadhaar has resurfaced ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, as political...

Linking Voter Cards with Aadhar

Context: The debate over linking voter IDs (EPIC) with Aadhaar has resurfaced ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, as political...

Stubble Burning in India

Context: Stubble burning remains a major issue despite environmental warnings, with 23,505 farm fires recorded across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,...

The Digital Crop Survey

Content: The Digital Crop Survey represents a groundbreaking initiative by the Indian government to revolutionise the way agricultural data is...

Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary

Context: The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has approved oil and gas exploratory drilling in the...

HAL’s Combat Air Teaming System

Context: In preparation for Aero India 2025, scheduled for next month, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has reached a significant milestone...

Shift to Smaller Language Models (SLMs)

Context: The trend of scaling LLMs began with GPT-3 (175 billion parameters) by OpenAI in 2020, followed by GPT-4 (1.7...

Using Bacterial Enzymes to Degrade Plasticizers

Context: The rising levels of carcinogenic plasticizers in the environment, alongside plastics, pose a severe threat to human health.  More...

Genome India Project

Context: The Department of Biotechnology recently announced a platform and framework for sharing its dataset of 10,000 human genomes, created...