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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1   Retail inflation eases to 7.04% in May (Economy) What is Retail Inflation? Know about the cause and effect of inflation. GS 2 4 ‘Governors should act impartially’   (Polity and Governance ) Know about Governor,Functions and Powers,What is the law […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   3   Average maths score of first-year engineering students below 40%: AICTE (Education) What are key findings of learning assessment survey carried out by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) ?issues and suggestions  GS 2 3 Hate speeches starting […]

In Context Recently ,it has been highlighted that Rajya Sabha will have a sobering effect on the decisions of the Lower House.  Objectives and Need Extensive debate took place in the Constituent Assembly regarding the utility or otherwise of a Second Chamber in Independent India and ultimately, it was decided to have a bicameral legislature […]

In Context  Recently ,Oxfam International  released a report titled “Footing the Bill”. Major Findings  The UN requires eight times more financial support than 20 years ago to be able to provide humanitarian aid to low-income countries during climate-related disasters. Average annual extreme weather-related humanitarian funding appeals for 2000-2002 were at least $1.6 billion and rose […]