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DeepSeek: A Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) model called DeepSeek has recently shot to the top of Apple Store's downloads, stunning investors and sinking some tech stocks.
o AI Assistant: A free chatbot similar to ChatGPT, excelling in tasks like math and coding.
o Developed at a lower cost ($6m), compared to OpenAI’s $100m+ cost for GPT-4.
o Political Sensitivity: Avoids politically sensitive topics, like the Tiananmen Square massacre, due to Chinese censorship.
o AI Model: Uses less memory, making it cheaper to perform tasks compared to competitors.
o Tech Disruption: DeepSeek’s low-cost model undermines reliance on expensive chips, causing market volatility.
o Nvidia Losses: DeepSeek's success led to a $600bn market loss for Nvidia, marking the biggest single-day loss in US history.
Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024: The report shows a modest recovery in foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) among school students after COVID-19 learning losses.
o Facilitated by: Pratham Education Foundation since 2005
o Aim: To ascertain if children in rural India are enrolled in school and if they are acquiring knowledge.
o Scope: It gathers information on the enrollment status of children aged 3-16 years and assesses the basic reading and arithmetic levels of children aged 5-16 years.
o Survey is conducted: Every alternate year.
o Goal: 100% Gross Enrollment Ratio target by 2030, careful tracking of enrollment and learning levels to facilitate catch-up.
o Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) refers to basic skills in reading, writing & mathematics.
o Improvement in skills across states, especially Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, and Mizoram (10%+ increase).
o Older Teens (14-16 years): 89% have access to smartphones; 31.4% own one.
o Usage: 57% use smartphones for education; 76% for social media.
o Skills: 92.1% can share videos on WhatsApp/Telegram.
o Safety: Boys more aware of phone safety features than girls (e.g., blocking profiles, making profiles private).
Greenland: According to a new study, Over 7,500 lakes in western Greenland have turned brown, emitted carbon, and lost water quality due to extreme weather events in 2022.
o Impact of Extreme Weather: Thawing permafrost released carbon, iron, magnesium, and other elements, turning lakes from carbon sinks to CO2 sources.
o Cause: Warmer temperatures caused fall snow to turn into rain, and atmospheric rivers brought excessive rain and heat, speeding up changes in lakes.
o Rapid Change: Transformation of the lakes occurred in months, usually taking centuries.
o Impact on Water Quality: Increased organic carbon changed lakes' color, odor, and taste, affecting drinking water quality and possibly producing carcinogenic by-products.
o Impact on Phytoplankton: Reduced sunlight hindered phytoplankton's carbon absorption, leading to a 350% increase in CO2 emissions from the lakes.
o Broader Significance: Declining carbon absorption by natural sinks signals worsening climate change impacts.
o Rising Carbon Emissions: Global carbon dioxide emissions are projected to reach 41.6 billion metric tonnes in 2024.
o Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and also part of the North American continent.
Climate: Polar climate with winter temperatures as low as -50°C and summer temperatures rarely exceeding 10–15°C. Temperature variations occur due to its large size.
.38th National Games: The Indian Prime Minister recently inaugurated the 38th National Games in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
o Included in the Khelo India Youth Games programme from 2022.
India’s Digital Economy: India's digital economy has been growing rapidly over the last decade, positioning the country as the third largest digitalised economy globally.
o Employs 14.67 million workers (2.55% of the workforce).
o The sector is nearly 5 times more productive than the rest of the economy.
o India hosts 55% of the world’s GCCs.
o Over 95% of banking payments are digital, but loan and investment activities remain offline.
o Retail: Shift towards omni-channel models, with physical stores and AI-driven tools.
o Education: Adoption of offline, online, and hybrid learning models.
o Hospitality and Logistics: Full digitalisation in larger firms, AI and metaverse usage.
o Digital platforms and digital-enabling industries are growing rapidly, with digital platforms expected to grow at 30% annually.
Bhashini Platform: Tripura Government signs MoU with Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD) of MeitY to promote regional languages in governance.
o Tripura becomes first North-Eastern state, first in Eastern India, and 8th state in India to sign an MOU with Bhashini.
Bhashini: Part of Digital India initiative to bridge digital and literacy divides.
o Provides real-time translation, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and voice-to-voice translation, and utilizes AI and NLP for high accuracy translations.
o Support systems like CM Helpline, eVidhan, Kisan Sahayata App, and e-Districts for multilingual communication.
o Enhances local governance and education through multilingual technologies.
Bhashini aims to reduce the digital divide by integrating regional languages into digital platforms.
WAVES (World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit) 2025: The Indian Prime Minister stated that the upcoming WAVES (World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit) will give India a new global identity for its creative talent.
o The event will bring together industry leaders, stakeholders and innovators to discuss prospects, challenges, promote global trade and influence the sector's future.
o Categories include ‘Best of the Year’ Global Awards and Special Selection Awards (e.g., G.O.A.T. Lifetime Achievement Award, Social Impact Award).
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