G7 Commits to Net Zero Emissions by 2050

The leaders of the G7 have recently kept their word to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Along the same lines, the government of Albanese has put forward a plan to create a Net Zero Economy Authority in order to encourage ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Summits and Conferences

CERT-In Warns of Critical Flaws in Google Chrome

The Center’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) just sent out a warning about major security holes found in Google Chrome. CERT-In’s warning note, CIVN-2024-0170, talks about this worry and stresses how important it is for users to update their browsers ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: May 25, 2024

41. Recently, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has proclaimed which day as the International Day of the Markhor? [A] 23 May[B] 24 May[C] 25 May[D] 26 May Show Answer Correct Answer: B [24 May] Notes:The United Nations General Assembly designated ..

Antibiotic Protocol needed in all Indian Hospitals

In hospitals, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) like central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonia are main concerns. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) makes these infections much worse because the pathogens involved are not easily killed with regular medicines. Reports ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

What is Cyclone Remal?

A new low-pressure area has been found over the southwest and adjacent west central Bay of Bengal as of May 22, 2024, early in the morning. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) swears this is true. From what the IMD can ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs

Army Conducts Survey On Agnipath Scheme, May Recommend Changes

The Indian government started the Agnipath plan in June 2022. It was a new way to hire people for the Armed Forces. People who are hired as Agniveers are in service for four years. Up to 25% of these people ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Scarlett Johansson sues OpenAI over Unauthorized Voice Replication

Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit against OpenAI for using her voice without her permission brings up an important question in the age of artificial intelligence (AI): who owns one’s voice and who can use it without permission. This is a problem that ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Government sets up Committee to tackle Southeast Asian Cybercrimes

On May 16, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) set up an inter-ministerial committee in reaction to a big rise in transnational organized cybercrime coming from Southeast Asian countries like Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos Philippines. There have been a lot ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

India’s Market Capitalization Crosses $5 Trillion Milestone

The market value of all companies traded on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in India recently passed the $5 trillion mark, which is a big deal for the market. India is now the fifth country in the world, after the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

IIT Guwahati, Columbia University Developed an Optical Nanopatterning Process

Nanopatterning has come a long way thanks to scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) and Columbia University in the United States. An Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at IIT Guwahati named Dr. Rishi Maiti ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs