Published on: March 9, 2024
Snippets : 7-9 MARCH 2024
Snippets : 7-9 MARCH 2024
- The Kerala government has decided to classify human-animal conflict as “state specific disaster” + With human-animal conflicts being declared as a “state-specific disaster”, the state government would be able to take swift decisions and actions in cases of wild animals entering human settlements and posing threats
- Researchers recently discovered a new flowering plant species in Arunachal Pradesh, named Begonia Narahari
- Artificial Intelligence start-up Anthropic announced its latest family of AI models called Claude 3
- Union Government launched ‘e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi’ (Digital Gateway) + digital gateway of Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority + initiative with its simplified digital process can ease the procedure of farmers’ storage at any registered WDRA warehouse for a period of 6 months at 7% interest per annum
- KTCT Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram has unveiled first generative AI teacher, Iris + Developed in collaboration with Makerlabs Edutech Private Limited + humanoid designed to enhance the learning experience for students
- Taeniogonalos deepaki – new species of wasp discovered from the Western Ghats, in the Nipani region of Belagavi
- Srinivasan Swamy, the Chairman and Managing Director of R K Swamy Ltd, has been conferred with the coveted IAA Golden Compass Award, instituted by the International Advertising Association + honours legends who have significantly contributed to the world stage in the field of marketing, advertising and media industries
- Sea Defenders-2024: Joint exercise between the Indian Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard + Location: Off the coast of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Former members of Google’s DeepMind team, have introduced Haiper, a cutting-edge AI-powered video generation tool
- Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and Meta have announced the launch of Frontier Technology Labs (FTLs). It is an advanced version of Atal Tinkering Lab. It aims to advance the government’s agenda of digital inclusion, skilling and growth
- The Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore for the establishment of an International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED) + It will act as a technological arm of the Ministry to provide specialised technical support in investigations, modelling, research and innovations, and technical support services for the Indian and overseas dam owners
- Department of Agriculture and Farmers welfare in collaboration with Department of School Education and Literacy has undertaken a pilot project on school soil health programme. Under the project, 20 soil labs were set up in 20 schools of Kendriya and Navodaya Vidylaya of rural areas. Study modules were developed and training was given to students and teachers.
- The railways celebrated International Women’s Day by running the Rajya Rani Express with a female crew in Karnataka
- The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) received the first set of six train coaches, which are part of the Communication-based Train Control (CBTC) system + 18.8 km-long line, connecting RV Road and Bommasandra in BMRCL + CBTC technology is a modern communication-based system that uses radio communication to transfer timely and accurate train control information
- Union Cabinet approved the proposal for Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization (UNNATI) Scheme, 2024 + Aim – developing industries and generating employment in the North East Region, seeks to create productive economic activity in manufacturing and services + Central Sector Scheme + Scheme period: Up to 31.03.2034
- ‘NITI For States’ Platform launched + Cross-sectoral knowledge platform designed to become a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Policy and Good Governance + multi-sectoral live repository
- India’s first underwater Metro line inaugurated in Kolkata + Total length is 16.6 km long. About 10.8 km runs underground from Howrah Maidan to Phoolbagan, including the tunnel under the Hooghly River, making it the deepest in the country + The metro covers a 520 m river stretch in just 45 seconds
- Union Cabinet approves India AI Mission + establish a computing capacity of more than 10,000 GPUs + through a public-private partnership model with 50 per cent viability gap funding + develop foundational models with a capacity of more than 100 billion parameters, trained on datasets covering major Indian languages for priority sectors like healthcare, agriculture, and governance
- California-based Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has observed “net energy gain” in fusion experiments
- Cabinet Committee on Security cleared the design and manufacture of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) + Defence Research and Development Organisation’s Aeronautical Development Agency would develop the twin-engine stealth fighter jet and associated technologies + Features of Such platforms – stealth, low-probability-of-intercept radar, agile airframes with super cruise performance, advanced avionics features, and highly integrated computer systems capable of networking with other elements
- Sweden joins NATO as 32nd member
