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Current Affairs 07 February 2023

CONTENTS

  1. Earthquake
  2. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
  3. Ethanol blending
  4. Voice Deepfakes
  5. NISAR

Earthquake


Context:

A major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 2,600 people and flattening thousands of buildings as rescuers dug with bare hands for survivors.

Relevance:

GS-I: Geography (Geomorphology, Important Geographical Phenomenon, Earthquakes), GS-III: Disaster Management

Dimensions of the Article:

  1. Earthquake
  2. Earthquake Waves
  3. Earthquake zones of India
  4. Measurement of earthquakes

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National Commission for Scheduled Tribes


Context:

Data presented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) on Monday in the Lok Sabha revealed that the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) is currently functioning with less than 50% of its sanctioned strength, 

Relevance:

GS II- Polity and Governance

Dimensions of the Article:

  1. About Scheduled Tribe Population In India
  2. About National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)
  3. About NCST Composition
  4.  Functions of NCST
  5.  Powers of NCST

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Ethanol Blending


Context:

Recently, Petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol was rolled out, at select petrol pumps in 11 states and union territories as part of a programme to increase use of biofuels to cut emissions as well as dependence on foreign exchange-draining imports.

  • At present, 10 per cent ethanol is blended in petrol (10 per cent ethanol, 90 per cent petrol) and the government is looking to double this quantity by 2025.

Relevance:

GS-III: Environment and Ecology, GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure

Dimensions of the Article:

  1. What is Ethanol fuel?
  2. What is ethanol blending?
  3. Advantages of Ethanol Blending
  4. Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme (EBP)
  5. Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in India by 2025

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Voice Deepfakes


Context:

Recently, several users of the social media platform 4chan, used “speech synthesis” and “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.

Relevance:

GS III: Science and Technology

Dimensions of the Article:

  1. What are voice deepfakes?
  2. How are voice deepfakes created?
  3. Threats from Voice Deepfakes
  4. Ways to Detect Voice Deepfakes

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NISAR


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 agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California.

Relevance:

GS III: Science and Technology

Dimensions of the Article:

  1. What is NISAR?
  2. What is the mission?

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