Context: A team of scientists from IISc has completed pre-clinical trials and is now gearing up for human testing of the heat-tolerant Covid-19 vaccine
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Context: False and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that threatens to erode democracy and polarise society is the top immediate risk to the global economy, the World Economic Forum said in a report on Wednesday.
About the report:
There are several ways to detect AI-generated misinformation, including:
Context: Recently ILO has released its ‘World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024’ report.
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International Labour Organization:
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Which firms were impacted by fundraising issues:
Sectors in which startups did better in 2023:
Comparison of Indian startups with other countries
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India to send industry delegation for copper mining opportunities in Zambia. The Mines Ministry has proposed sending an Indian industry delegation to copper-rich Zambia to discuss potential copper exploration and mining projects in the southern African country.
China Nonferrous Mining Corporation (CNMC) is among the largest producers of copper in Zambia.
Copper
Alloys - Alloyed with iron and nickel to make stainless steel.
Reserves in India - 46 million tones; Rajasthan (50%); Madhya Pradesh (24%); Jharkhand (19%); 7% in AP, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka etc.
As per International Copper Association India, domestic copper demand grew by 16% in FY2022-2023, while demand for copper in clean energy technologies grew by 32%.
Reserves across globe - Chile has the world's largest copper reserves of any country by far, with 190 million metric tons as of 2022.
Zambia
Zambia has about 6 per cent of the world’s copper reserves and was the eighth-largest producer of copper in 2022.
In a fishing village of Andhra Pradesh, the practice of social boycott among the Vaddi community has adverse social and economic consequences.
The age-old practice of veli has been followed to maintain social order within the community.
Universal Basic Income (UBI) can strengthen welfare architecture and unlock the nation’s latent demographic potential.
UBI - It is an income support mechanism typically intended to reach all or a very large portion of the population regardless of their earnings or employment status.
Objective- To provide enough to cover the basic cost of living and provide financial security.
Principles – The fundamental principles of UBI include
A universal basic income provides a monthly stipend that would ensure that a person would be above the poverty line without any other source of income.
A minimum income guarantee, on the other hand, is at the discretion of the government of the day - it can be equal, more or less than the poverty line expenditure.
What is the significance of UBI?
The Economic Survey of India suggested a UBI of Rs 7,620 per annum
What are the challenges in providing UBI?
This rare phenomenon has only been recorded in one other plant group, the orchid Rhizanthella.
It was launched recently carrying payloads for NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.
In 2024, UNESCO is focusing on promoting anti-racist guidelines and addressing racism in textbooks with the theme - ‘learning for lasting peace’.
The court also ruled that religious processions cannot be rejected based on religious grounds.
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