AI Washing
Venture capitalists are concerned about AI washing used by startups to secure funding.
- Practice of overstating or misrepresenting the use of AI in business strategies.
- For example, startups or businesses use buzzwords like “powered by AI” in their marketing to attract investors or customers, even when the technology involved is not genuinely AI.
- Takes its name from greenwashing, which is when companies make false or misleading claims about positive impact they have on the environment.
Shaheed Diwas
The nation pays tributes to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev on Shaheed Diwas.
- Observed on – March 23, commemorates the execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdevin 1931 for the murder of British police officer John Saunders.
- Bhagat Singh – Inspired from Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, and Bakunin; Founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha (Youth Society of India)
- Sukhdev & Rajguru – Prominent members of the HSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republican Association).
NeVA Platform
Delhi joins NeVA platform
- Stands for – National E-Vidhan Application Platform
- Purpose – To digitize legislative procedures, enabling seamless coordination among legislators and secretariat staff.
- Members can carry out their duties in the House efficiently in a paperless manner.
- Hosted on MeghRaj 2.0, India’s cloud infrastructure
- Developed by – Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA).
Sheathia rosemalayensis
Researchers identified a new species named ‘Sheathia rosemalayensis’.
- A freshwater algae
- Discovered in Western ghats of Kerala
- Sheathia species are extremely rare in India.
- Before this, only one other species was reported from the Himalayas.
World Happiness Report 2025
Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford in partnership with Gallup, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN) has published the World Happiness Report (WHR) 2025 on World Happiness Day (20th March).
- Finland retained its position as the happiest country in the world for the 8th consecutive year.
- India ranked 118th out of 147 countries, an improvement from 126th last year.
- However, it still lags behind neighbouring countries like Nepal and Pakistan
- Afghanistan is ranked as the unhappiest country, with the lowest score ever recorded in the report