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Agnipath Recruitment Scheme

In News  Recently, the Ministry of Defence announced the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the induction of young soldiers into tri-defence services. Agnipath Recruitment Scheme About:  Around 45,000 to 50,000 soldiers will be recruited annually, and most will leave the service in just four years.  Of the total annual recruits, only 25 per cent will be […]

Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2020-21

In News Recently, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for 2020-21. About Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) The PLFS is an annual survey conducted by the NSO. Data Collection: There are two ways and they differ in terms of the reference period.  Usual Status (US): In this […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

In Context  BrahMos has been upgraded several times, with versions tested on land, air and sea platforms since its first  lauch.  The first successful test in 2001 was conducted from a specially designed land-based launcher.  Background and development In the early 1980s, the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, conceived and led by Dr A P […]

SEBI’s Concerns Around Cryptocurrency

In News Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given recommendations on cryptocurrencies regulations in India.  Concerns raised by SEBI: Consumer protection and enforcement of any regulatory regime over crypto assets would be challenging due to the decentralised nature of digital instruments. There is a great likelihood of execution of unauthorised trades […]

TVS-2M nuclear fuel

In News  Recently ,TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom of Russia supplied the first batches of more reliable and cost-efficient nuclear fuel over the existing one, the TVS-2M nuclear fuel, to India for the Units 1 & 2 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) About  TVEL has fulfilled the agreement with Nuclear Power Corporation of India […]

Ancovax

In News  The Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare   unveiled India’s first Covid-19  the vaccine, called Ancovax, for animals.  About Ancovax  It can be used in dogs, lions, leopards, mice, and rabbits.  It is an inactivated vaccine developed using an infectious part of the Delta variant. In addition, it uses Alhydrogel as an adjuvant […]

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