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Goblin Mode

In News ‘Goblin Mode’ is Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2022.  About Goblin Mode It is a “slang term”. Meaning: “a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations”. Usage:  often used in the expressions ‘in goblin mode’ or ‘to go […]

Armed Forces Flag Day

In News  Every year on December 7, India commemorates Armed Forces Flag Day About Armed Forces Flag Day The Defense Minister’s Committee on August 28, 1949, created the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund.  In 1993, the Defense Ministry of India amalgamated all relevant welfare funds, including funds for war victims, the Kendriya Sainik Board Fund, […]

ChatGPT

In News  Artificial Intelligence (AI) research company OpenAI announced ChatGPT, About  ChatGPT  ChatGPT is a prototype dialogue-based AI chatbot capable of understanding natural human language and generating impressively detailed human-like written text. It is the latest evolution of the GPT – or Generative Pre-Trained Transformer – family of text-generating AIs.  It is trained using a […]

International Year of Millets

In News The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi conveyed his message at the opening ceremony of the International Year of Millets at the headquarters of the Food and Agricultural Organization in Rome, Italy.  About International Year of Millets The United Nations General Assembly has declared the year 2023 as the  ‘International Year of Millets’.  It […]

Google’s New Anti-misinformation Project

In News Google’s Jigsaw subsidiary is launching a new anti-misinformation project in India, aimed at preventing misleading information that has been blamed for inciting violence. Key Points About the Initiative: Cutting at root: The initiative will use “prebunking” videos – designed to counter false claims before they become widespread – circulated on the company’s YouTube […]

17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM)

In News Recently, International workers’ groups criticised India’s labour policies, including four new labour codes, at the 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) held at Singapore. Key Points Highlighted  India’s new labour codes violates the tripartite agreements — between workers, employers and the government — and gives […]

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of the US

In News The European Union has recently expressed its concerns regarding the USA’s new green energy subsidy package. What is the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act? It is a $430 billion package of federal spending, tax breaks, credits, and levies that are aimed at fighting climate change and reducing healthcare costs and making large corporations pay […]

India-Central Asia meeting of NSAs

In News India’s National Security Advisor recently chaired the first India-Central Asia meeting of NSAs and Secretaries of Security Councils in Delhi More about the meeting About first India-Central Asia meeting of NSAs: The meeting was the outcome of the India-Central Asia virtual summit held in January 2022, where Indian Prime Minister hosted leaders of […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2  3 Russia’s request for parts linked to talks before Ukraine war began: Jaishankar (International Relations) What are key features of a comprehensive migration and mobility partnership between India and Germany? GS 2 3 SC: Purpose of charity should not be conversion, allurement […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 SC offers to find a solution to ‘deceitful conversions (Governance) What are the Supreme Court’s recent observations on  religious conversion? and Right to Freedom of religion in India. GS 2 1 India, Germany ink migration agreement; Jaishankar defends Russian oil […]