Vipasana – The Ancient Buddhist Meditation Practice Context:A prominent political figure plans to participate in a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat in Punjab, choosing to forgo responding to a summons from…

The Artificial Intelligence Act of the European Union Context:The EU AI Act, recognized as the inaugural legislation on artificial intelligence (AI) globally, aims to establish a regulatory framework for AI…

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme Context: The subscription window for Series III of the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 is set to occur from December 18 to December 22, 2023. The Sovereign…

GPAI Agrees to the "New Delhi Declaration" Context:During the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) summit hosted by India, representatives from 28 countries and the European Union came together to…

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit. Context:The commencement of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit in New Delhi on December 12, inaugurated by the Prime Minister, marks…

Explained: SC Verdict on Abrogation of Article 370 ContextOn Monday, a unanimous decision by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court affirmed the President's authority to revoke Article 370 in…

75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ContextOn December 10, the world commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a pivotal document adopted by…

Panchayat Development Index (PDI) Context:The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is spearheading the initiative to localize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in alignment with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A recently…

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Annual Report 2022 Context: The annual report on crime in India for the year 2022 was recently published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Background…

Population-Level Genome Sequencing and Its Impact Context:The completion of sequencing half a million whole genomes in the UK, accounting for nearly 0.7% of the population, was achieved through the 'deCODE'…