SWELL WAVES The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) on May 3 forecasted that high sea waves, also known as swell waves, might hit the coastal areas of Goa, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands between May 4 and May 5. To forecast swell waves, INCOIS launched the Swell Surge Forecast System in 2020 which can give forewarning seven days in advance. In March, swell waves led to flooding in several areas of Kerala — the worst affected were Alappuzha, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram distric ..read more

CHINA’S CHANG’E 6 MOON MISSION On Friday (May 3), China launched its second mission to the far side of Moon. If successful, it will be the world’s first mission to bring back samples from the part of the Moon that the Earth never gets to see. The mission, known as Chang’e-6, lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center. Around 30 minutes after the launch, the spacecraft separated from the rocket and began its five-day-long journey towards the Moon. China is the only country to achieve a soft-landing on the far side of the Moon. In 2019, its Chang’e-4 mission landed on the region and explor ..read more

ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE In a recent interview, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, expressed his commitment to invest billions of dollars towards the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). But even as Altman continues to champion what is considered to be the pinnacle of AI development, many in the global tech community are very apprehensive. WHAT IS AGI? AGI refers to a machine or a software that can perform any intellectual task that a human can do. This includes reasoning, common sense, abstract thinking, background knowledge, transfer learning, ability to differentiate between ..read more

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX India’s rank improved from 161 in 2023 to 159 in 2024, but this was because other countries had slipped in their rankings. The government has in the past dismissed international rankings of freedoms in India as propaganda. India’s performance is worse than Pakistan on this index. ABOUT THE INDEX Released by: Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans frontières (RSF), A non-profit organisation Headquartered in Paris, France. WHAT DOES THE INDEX HIGHLIGHT? Index highlights degree of freedom that journalists, news organisations and netizens have in each country, and gover ..read more

MPOX OUTBREAK The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is struggling to contain its biggest Mpox outbreak. Scientists say a new form of the disease detected in a mining town might more easily spread among people. Since January, the DRC (also known as Congo) has reported more than 4,500 suspected Mpox cases and nearly 300 deaths, numbers that have roughly tripled from the same period last year, according to World Health Organization. Congo recently declared the outbreak across the country a health emergency. Cases have been reported in neighbouring Republic of Congo as well. ABOUT M POX WHAT ..read more

ARTICLE 361 OF THE CONSTITUTION Even as a complaint alleging sexual harassment has been filed in Kolkata against West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, Constitutional immunity bars the police from naming the Governor as an accused or even investigating the case. Article 361 of the Constitution that deals with immunity to the President and the Governors states that they “shall not be answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his office or for any act done or purporting to be done by him in the exercise and performance of those powers and duties…” SUB CL ..read more

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चीन  का Chang’e-6 चंद्र मिशन लांच: चर्चा में क्यों है?    चीन ने 3 मई को अपने चंद्र मिशन चांग’ई-6 यान को लॉन्च कर दिया। चीन ने चंद्रमा के सुदूर हिस्से से पहली बार नमूने एकत्र करने और उन पर रिसर्च करने के लिए 53 दिवसीय यह मिशन शुरू किया है। चांग’ई-6 मिशन क्या है? चांग’ई-6 मिशन का लक्ष्य दक्षिणी ध्रुव-एटकेन बेसिन में उतरकर धूल और चट्टान के नमूने एकत्र करना है, जो चंद्रमा के इस क्षेत्र की संरचना और विशेषताओं में मूल्यवान अंतर्दृष्टि प्रदान करने वाला होगा। मानव चंद्र अन्वेषण के इतिहास में यह अपनी तरह का पहला प्रयास है। चीन का यह पूरा मिशन 53 ..read more

भारत में मुंह के कैंसर के कारण 5.6 अरब डॉलर का आर्थिक नुकसान: चर्चा में क्यों है?    टाटा मेमोरियल हॉस्पिटल के नेतृत्व में एक नए अध्ययन में अनुमान लगाया गया है कि समय से पहले मौखिक कैंसर से होने वाली मौतों के कारण 2022 में भारत की उत्पादकता में $5.6 बिलियन या उसके सकल घरेलू उत्पाद का 0.18 प्रतिशत का नुकसान हुआ है। अध्ययन के प्रमुख निष्कर्ष: अध्ययन के प्रमुख निष्कर्षों में से एक यह है कि 91 प्रतिशत मौतें या अंतिम चरण 41.5 वर्ष की औसत आयु वाले रोगियों में थी। यह देखते हुए कि भारत में सेवानिवृत्ति की आयु लगभग 62 ..read more

The Union Public Service Commission has announced the results of the Civil Service Examinations 2023 on its official website upsc.gov.in today, April 16th, 2024, at 1:42 PM. Candidates can view the full list by visiting the website. You can also directly access the results through this link: [Result Link]. This year, a total of 1016 candidates have been recommended for appointment to prestigious positions such as the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, and Central Services Group A and Group B. Let’s meet the toppers: Aditya Srivastava secured the first ..read more