Page-7 of GKToday Archives: July, 2024

Shah Rukh Khan Honored With Gold Coins At Grevin Museum

July 25, 2024

In honor of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, the Grevin Museum in Paris has ordered personalized gold coins with his picture on them. This recognition makes him the first Bollywood actor to receive such an honour at the museum. Overview ..

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What is Agristack and how will it work?

July 25, 2024

In the 2024-25 Budget, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister, called for a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the agriculture sector. The goal of this DPI is to connect more than six crore farmers to a formal land registry system through ..

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Meta Introduces Llama 3.1

July 25, 2024

Meta’s latest AI model, Llama 3.1, has reportedly outperformed leading competitors like OpenAI in various performance benchmarks, sparking interest in open source AI’s evolving role in the tech landscape. What is Open Source AI? Open source AI is a term ..

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The State of the World’s Forests 2024 Report

July 25, 2024

On July 22, 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations released a report, “The State of the World’s Forests,” addressing global forest conditions. The findings present a mixed picture: while the rate of deforestation has slowed, ..

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Nita Ambani re-elected as International Olympic Committee member

July 25, 2024

Nita Ambani has been re-elected unanimously to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a second term, just days before the Paris Olympics. This news shows how important she is to supporting sports in India and strengthens India’s growing presence on ..

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DRDO Successfully Tests Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence System

July 25, 2024

The Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system was successfully flight-tested by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on July 24, 2024. This test showed that India is getting better at protecting itself against ballistic missiles with lengths of up ..

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Chinese Lunar Probe Finds Water Traces in Moon Soil

July 25, 2024

China’s Chang’e-5 lunar probe safely returned soil and rock samples from the Moon in 2020. These samples showed small amounts of water. A group of scientists wrote about this important discovery in the peer-reviewed magazine Nature Astronomy. Historical Background It’s ..

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July 21 Marks Hottest Day Recorded Globally Ever

July 25, 2024

The average temperature of the Earth’s surface air rose to a record-high 17.09°C (62.7°F) on July 21, 2023. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European Union reported this all-time high. It shows a worrying trend of rising temperatures ..

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