GS Paper III
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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).
News in brief
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to issue a Blue Corner notice against absconding Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna.
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The U.K. is leveraging a logistics support agreement signed with India to expand military to military engagements, especially in the maritime domain, as it also looks to augment its capability and deployments in the Indo-Pacific.
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The University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) has completed the first round of testing on using drones in agriculture. Results show that proper use of drones can bring down the volume of pesticides required by at least 15% and improve efficiency by nearly 23%.
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According to reports by Reuters, the United States has alleged that Russia utilized Chloropicrin, a chemical agent, against Ukrainian troops as a "method of warfare."
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A privately-funded non-profit organisation, United Way of Bengaluru (UWBe), a unit of the global United Way network, is pitching in to find a logical solution to Bengaluru’s water woes using Percolation wells.
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High temperatures and scorching westerly winds have created an unsuitable climate for the growing litchi fruits in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district.
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The Supreme Court observed that a Hindu marriage is a ‘samskara’ or sacrament and must be “performed with ceremonies in the proper form” to be recognised under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA).
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A male orangutan, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, has been recorded on video by German and Indonesian scientists using a medicinal plant to treat a wound on his face.
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The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) 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.
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Riya, a transwoman from Erode, was crowned Miss Koovagam at the annual Koothandavar festival in Villupuram.
