Current Affairs in English

VOICE DEEPFAKES WHY IN NEWS ? Recently several users of the social media platform “4CHAN” used “speech synthesis” along with “voice cloning” service provider, ELEVENLABS to make voice deepfakes of celebrities like Emma Watson, Joe Rogan, and Ben Shapiro. These deepfake audios made racist, abusive, and violent comments. WHAT ARE

NASA-ISRO partnership’s satellite all set to arrive in India: What is NISAR and its mission? Context- Jointly developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), an Earth-observation satellite, called NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), got a send-off ceremony at the American space

G7 and EU announce price cap on Russian diesel: How it could impact prices Context- The European Union has joined the United States and the United Kingdom in banning imports of Russian diesel and other refined oil products, as it looks to end its energy ties with Moscow which for

Scientists use outer space particles to examine the fortress wall of Xi’an city: What are muons and how are they used to analyze large structures? Context- As per a new study, researchers are examining the fortress wall of Xi’an, an ancient city in China, by using tiny outer space particles

Pervez Musharraf and India: When the Pakistani dictator met prime ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh Context- General Pervez Musharraf who, according to Pakistani media reports died in a Dubai hospital on Sunday (February 5), took power after overthrowing the democratically-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in October 1999. He declared

U.S. shoots down balloon, Beijing warns of response Why in news: The United States early on Sunday shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon that had floated over American airspace for several days, triggering the latest diplomatic crisis amid already worsening relations between the world’s two biggest powers. U.S. Secretary of

ASI decides to form special panel to trace and certify 24 ‘missing’ monuments Why in news: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to form a special committee to trace and certify 24 protected monuments which have gone “missing”. Background of the issue: Minister of Culture informed the Rajya

Andhra Pradesh’s capital conundrum Why in news: On January 31, the CM of the state of Andhra Pradesh in an investors summit at New Delhi declared that Visakhapatnam will shortly become the capital. Opposition parties pointed out that it was contempt of court, as the case was still pending in

JUST ENERGY TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP (JET-PARTNERSHIP) CONTEXT : With the signing of JET Partnership (JET-P) by three countries in the world, it has led to serious concerns regarding inter-generational and intra-generational issues. After South Africa, Indonesia, and Vietnam, India is considered the next candidate for a JET ­Partnership. WHAT IS JET-P?

Protecting Great Indian Bustard from power lines Why in news: A Supreme Court­appointed committee has recommended that to protect the endangered great Indian bustard, close to 800 km of proposed power lines in the Thar and Kutch deserts of Rajasthan and Gujarat should be re­routed or made to go underground.