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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare: Applications, Concerns and regulations

Context Artificial Intelligence (AI) was regarded as a revolutionary technology around the early 21st century. Although it has encountered its rise and fall, currently its rapid and pervasive applications have been termed the second coming of AI. It is employed in a variety of sectors, and there is a drive to create practical applications that… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare: Applications, Concerns and regulations

Religious Excommunication of Members

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench of nine judges a series of petitions challenging the authority of minority community leaders to excommunicate their members. Excommunication case: A quick backgrounder On November 1, 1949, the Bombay Prevention of Excommunication Act (now repealed) was enacted, which sought to prevent the practice… Continue reading Religious Excommunication of Members

In news: Delhi-Mumbai Expressway

Photos of the soon-to-be-inaugurated Delhi-Mumbai Expressway have gone viral, receiving widespread appreciation online. Delhi-Mumbai Expressway The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is a proposed 1380 km expressway that will link the capital city of Delhi to Mumbai, India. The expressway is being planned as a six-lane expressway and will pass through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya… Continue reading In news: Delhi-Mumbai Expressway

Pulses: The sustainable crops

Context The United Nations General Assembly endorsed the request made by the Government of Burkina Faso regarding the annual observance of World Pulses Day on 10 February at its 73rd session in December 2018, building on the success of the 2016 International Year of Pulses, with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) playing a leading role… Continue reading Pulses: The sustainable crops

Air Pollution in Mumbai: An unusual phenomenon needs to be studied

Context Anthropogenic emissions are central to environmental issues, whether climate change or air quality. During the peak winter months of November to January in 2022-23, air quality in India’s financial hub, Mumbai, noticeably deteriorated, a taste of what Delhi encounters frequently. Crack Prelims 2023! Talk to our Rankers Mumbai’s deteriorated air quality Out of the… Continue reading Air Pollution in Mumbai: An unusual phenomenon needs to be studied

ISRO’s SSLV-D2 launched successfully

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will undertake the second development flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV –D2). Payload details The SSLV-D2 is intended to inject ISRO’s EOS-07, U.S.-based firm Antaris’ Janus-1 and Chennai-based space start-up Space Kidz’s AzaadiSAT-2 satellites into a 450-km circular orbit in its 15 minutes flight. EOS-07: is a… Continue reading ISRO’s SSLV-D2 launched successfully

India- Nordic can be the powerhouse of the green transition globally

Context Over the last decades, Nordic countries have been pioneering in green technologies. Over the last decades, Nordic have also been at the forefront of developing new green technologies and solutions such as hydrogen, offshore wind, batteries and carbon capture and storage solutions that are essential for the world to succeed in the green transition… Continue reading India- Nordic can be the powerhouse of the green transition globally

In news: Kingdom of Vijayanagara

A British author has published a book telling of the fictionalised story of the Vijayanagara Kingdom. He took accounts of the poet named Pampa Kampana, who witnessed Vijayanagara’s many victories and defeats. Who was Pampa Kampana? Pampa Kampana was a 15th-century ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, who reigned from 1484 to 1490. He is known… Continue reading In news: Kingdom of Vijayanagara

Lack of Quorum in Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha began a discussion on the general Budget but the House had to be adjourned before the scheduled time due to lack of quorum. What is Quorum? Quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly necessary to conduct the business of that assembly. Article 100 of the Indian Constitution states… Continue reading Lack of Quorum in Lok Sabha

Sarna Religion of the Tribals

West Bengal Assembly has tabled a motion to recognize Sarna Religion of the tribals and have a Sarna Code. Sarna Religion The followers of Sarna faith believe pray to nature. The holy grail of the faith is “Jal (water), Jungle (forest), Zameen (land)” and its followers pray to the trees and hills while believing in… Continue reading Sarna Religion of the Tribals

Existing income limit for OBCs Non-Creamy Layer is ‘sufficient’: Centre

The existing income limit for determining the non-creamy layer (NCL) among Other Backward Classes (OBC) is considered sufficient and hence there is no proposal currently to revise the said income limit, informed the Centre. What is Non-Creamy Layer in OBCs? Creamy Layer is a concept that sets a threshold within which OBC reservation benefits are… Continue reading Existing income limit for OBCs Non-Creamy Layer is ‘sufficient’: Centre

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