Sound Laser
Chinese Scientists have created a powerful Sound Laser.
- Also known as – Sound Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (SASER)
- First developed in – 2009
- Feature – Uses a micrometer-long silica bead that is levitated by two beams of light within a reflective cavity.
- Phonons – Particle-like chunks in sound are called phonons.
PIB Fact Check Unit
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology notifies Fact Check Unit under Press Information Bureau (PIB).
- PIB – Nodal agency of the government to disseminate information on government policies, programmes, initiatives, and achievements.
- Notified under – Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules 2021)
GRID-INDIA
GRID-IINDIA was conferred with Miniratna Category-I status for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs).
- Established in – 2009
- Mandate – To oversee the operation of the Indian Power System.
- Miniratna Status –
- Category I – CPSEs with continuous profit in the last 3 years with pre-tax profit more than 30cr in at least 1 year and have a positive net worth.
- Category II – CPSEs that have made profit for the last 3 years and have a positive net worth.
Project Gaia
Central banks unveiled Project Gaia to evaluate climate financial risks.
- Project Gaia – Collaboration between the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub Eurosystem Centre and Bank of Spain.
- Objective – To leverage generative artificial intelligence (AI) to facilitate the analysis of climate-related risks in the financial system.
- Benefits –
- Can examine firm carbon emissions, green bonds, and optional net-zero commitment disclosures.
- Enhanced accessibility to climate-related disclosures and efficient data extraction
State of the Global Climate 2023 report
State of the Global Climate 2023 report released.
- Released by – World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
- Key Highlights –
- 2023 broke every climate indicator like greenhouse gases, temperature, etc.
- Current State of Climate Finance flows nearly doubled in 2021-22 compared to 2019-20 levels and reached $1.3 trillion.
- China, the USA, Europe, Brazil, Japan, and India together received 90% of the increase in fund
- WMO – Specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology and related geophysical sciences.