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LaMDA

In News  A senior software engineer at Google was suspended after sharing transcripts of a conversation with a LaMDA that he claimed to be “sentient,” and began reasoning like a human being.  What is LaMDA? Language Models for Dialog Applications is a machine-learning language model created by Google as a chatbot that is supposed to […]

Mission Buniyaad

In Context The Delhi government is working towards bridging the learning gap induced by COVID-19 for students of state-run schools under ‘Mission Buniyaad’. About ‘Mission Buniyaad’ The Delhi government had announced the launch of ‘Mission Buniyaad’ in February 2018. It is being implemented in all the schools under the Directorate of Education (DoE) daily. Under […]

SIPRI Yearbook 2022

In News Recently, The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) launched the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2022, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security. Nuclear-armed states There are nine nuclear-armed states: the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North […]

International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC)

In News Recently, Iran starts the transfer of Russian goods to India by using the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) Origin:  The foundation of the North-South transport corridor was laid on September 12, 2000, in accordance with an intergovernmental agreement signed between Russia, Iran, and India.  Aim:  To reduce […]

Web 5.0

In News Former Twitter CEO recently announced his vision for a new decentralised web platform that is being called Web 5.0. About Web 5.0 Developed by? Bitcoin business unit, The Block Head (TBH). Meaning: Referred to as the Next web: web 5.0 combines the attributes of an open, linked and intelligent web to produce an […]

Special Remission to Prisoners

In News Recently, the Union Home Ministry issued a set of guidelines to the States and the Union Territories on the grant of special remission to prisoners to commemorate the 75th year of Independence. Key Points A certain category of prisoners would be released in three phases — August 15, 2022; January 26, 2023 and […]

Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill

In Context  Recently, Activists pressed for the passage of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill. Background The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 was passed by Lok Sabha but could not be taken up in Rajya Sabha and subsequently lapsed.  Draft of The Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and […]

Shortage of Judges & Pendency of Cases

In Context The Bombay High Court is facing an acute shortage of judges as nearly 40 percent of the posts are vacant. There are 5.88 lakh cases pending before the Bombay High Court. Pendency of cases in India Over 4.7 crore cases are pending in courts across different levels of the judiciary.  Of them, 87.4% […]

The way forward on 5G

In News  In a significant relief to telecom gear makers and telcos, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the date for mandatory testing and certification of 4G and 5G products within India by one year to July 1, 2023. About  Telcos and equipment makers had made it clear that the previous July 1 deadline, […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   3   14 of 15 states had asked for higher MSP for paddy than what Centre announced (Economy) What are MSPs, and how are they decided?What was the need of introducing MSP?Challenges associated with MSP and what further steps need to […]

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