Daily Current Affairs Quiz: March 12, 2024

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Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, inaugurated the fifth edition of “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain” at the NDMC Convention Centre in New Delhi. Themed “Nari Shakti se Jal Shakti,” the campaign highlights women’s pivotal role in water conservation. Launched under the National Water Mission, it collaborates with the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation. Additionally, two books were virtually launched, detailing the journey of sustainable water future and women’s contributions to the Jal Jeevan Mission.

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the Mahtari Vandana Yojana in Chhattisgarh, aiming to empower women by providing Rs 1000 monthly through direct benefit transfer. The scheme targets eligible married women, including widows and divorced individuals, promoting economic independence, gender equality, and reinforcing women’s pivotal role in families. Over 70 lakh women in Chhattisgarh stand to benefit from this initiative, emphasizing financial security and inclusive support for women above 21 years as of January 1, 2024.

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China has officially revealed new territorial claims in the northern Gulf of Tonkin, a shared area with Vietnam. The crescent-shaped Gulf, located in the South China Sea, borders Vietnam’s northwestern coast, China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island. Known as “Beibu Gulf” in Chinese and “Bac Bo Gulf” in Vietnamese, it connects with the South China Sea and Hainan Strait. Notably, the Gulf of Tonkin gained historical significance due to the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident during the Vietnam War.

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Inflection AI recently unveiled its upgraded LLM, Inflection 2.5, powering the Pi personal assistant chatbot. Positioned as a competitive in-house model, it showcases a uniquely empathetic fine-tuning, excelling in IQ areas like coding and mathematics. With real-time web search capabilities, Pi now provides up-to-date information on diverse topics. Pi, a humane AI companion, engages users in deep conversations, offering free access with six distinct voices. Its vast exposure to web text enables it to answer a wide array of questions.

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Health ministers from 11 African nations, including Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Tanzania, signed the Yaounde Declaration, aiming to end malaria deaths. The declaration, endorsed at the Yaoundé conference hosted by the World Health Organization and Cameroon, involves commitments to intensified actions against malaria in regions with 70% of the global burden. Pledges include increased domestic funding, technological advancements, stronger leadership, and multi-sectoral collaboration to reduce malaria mortality, reflecting an unwavering commitment to mutual accountability.