NATIONAL MEWS Consumer Price Index It measures price changes from the point of view of the retail buyer. It is published by the National Statistics Office (NSO). CPI measures the difference in prices of goods and services purchased by Indian Read More …
Day: July 13, 2023
‘Anthropocene epoch’
Context In a major development, geologists have provided evidence of the beginning of the Anthropocene epoch — a proposed geological epoch that began when human activity started to have a significant impact on the Earth. Anthropocene epoch denotes the present geological time interval, in Read More …
Large Language Model-ChatGpt
Context: Currently, significant attention is being given to Chat-GPT and other similar “giant artificial intelligences’ ‘ (gAI)such as Bard, Chinchilla, PaLM, and LaMDA. About: Chat-GPT is an example of a large language model (LLM) which is a type of (transformer-based) Read More …
Kui Language
Context Odisha Cabinet gave nod to Inclusion of the Kui Language in 8th Schedule of Constitution. The Inclusion of kui language is going to benefit the Kandha tribe in the State. About Kui Language: Kui (also known as Kandh, Khondi, Khond, Khondo), is a South-Eastern Dravidian language spoken Read More …
Delimitation exercise
Context: The Supreme Court (SC) prima facie disagreed with the legal stand of the Election Commission (EC) of India that it can only begin the delimitation process in Manipur, Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh after only getting an authorisation from the Read More …
India’s U.N. Human Rights Council vote for desecration of sacred books
Context Recently, India has voted in favour of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council that condemns and strongly rejects recent “public and premeditated” acts of desecration of the Holy Quran. The UN Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution ‘Countering religious Read More …
Great Expectations
Context: According to Bibek Debroy, normative recommendations of Finance commissions (FC) remains on paper. Types of recommendations made by the Finance Commission: Vertical devolution-Vertical devolution which is done between Centre and State. Horizontal distribution– Distribution made between states, on the basis of Read More …
SAMARTH
Context: Forty-three new implementing partners were recently empanelled under SAMARTH scheme additional training target of 75,000 beneficiaries Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector SAMARTH is a demand driven and placement-oriented umbrella skilling programme in the textile sector. Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Read More …
Multidimensional Poverty Index
Context: The latest update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): Released by: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). First Read More …
World Population Day and India Population Policy
Context: Recently, World Population Day was observed on 11th July. Objective: To draw the attention of the masses to the urgency of population control and to encourage them to work together to re-establish harmony and unity with the natural environment. Analysis of India’s Population Trend According to Read More …