Author: Axi Tak

According to the CAG report, 61 elephants died due to collisions with trains between 2016 to 2019. This was just one report: nearly 186 elephants have been reported to have been killed due to collisions with trains.  Recently many elephant deaths have been reported from Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, and many other hilly states due to train hits. Speeding trains at night has become a major problem for the regions where there is a large elephant population.  Reasons for increasing elephant deaths Human beings are the major reason that these jumbos have to travel long distances. Elephants walk…

Google’s Chatbot LaMDA is in the news as it has shown a high level of artificial intelligence. The Chatbot has been stated to be sentient which shows the epitome of artificial intelligence. Google has recently sent one of its engineers on leave as he revealed certain facts about Google Chatbot. According to him, Google Chatbot LaMDA is sentient and has felt like a human being. The engineer doesn’t want Google to conduct experiments on the Chatbot without proper consent as it is a breach of ethics. The engineer’s claims are based on a conversation he had with the Chatbot. In…

The NASA American space agency will study unidentified phenomena in the sky which are not linked to any aircraft or recognised natural phenomenon. American space agency NASA is planning to have a complete mission dedicated to studying unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). The phenomenon which makes no sense (unnatural) , completely unrecognised and not linked to an aircraft. In a statement, NASA said that the team will try to scientifically study the UAPs. The team’s research will focus on collecting and analysing the data. All the future such findings will be studied carefully to advance scientific knowledge of UAPs. Challenges with…

Recently a woman in Madhya Pradesh had to undergo 118 stitches on her face after a group of men attacked her with a paper cutter when she resisted the sexual assault. 

La Niña is an oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon that is the colder part of El Niño. This leads to the cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. This leads to good southwest monsoon in India and floods in Australia.  Southwestern Indian monsoon 2022 has already reached the Konkan coast. Very heavy rainfall is experienced in Goa with six of the 13 rain gauge centers in the state recording heavy rainfall. There has been a jump in rainfall from the pre-monsoon day that is way higher on June 11th compared to June 10th. This can be…

Scrub Typhus locally known as ‘chili pani” has recently caused a lot of deaths in India, mostly in southern India. Over 80 people in Bengal got infected by Scrub Typhus in 2022 A 15-year-old girl died of Scrub Typhus at Parippally Medical College Hospital Kerala on Wednesday evening. Aswathy, daughter of Shaji Das and Anitha, of Panthu Vilayil Veedu at Varkala, was admitted to the medical college on June 3. She developed fever and vomiting on June 1st. On 3rd June she collapsed while having food and was rushed to the hospital.  Aswathy was unconscious when she was brought here…

For a long time, punishment postings and garage postings have been used by political officers against the bureaucrats. This is the way to show their disagreement with civil servants’ decisions or punish them for their acts.  A ‘punishment posting’ happens when an officer is transferred to a place that isn’t politically or administratively lively. So, getting transferred to a place like Delhi wouldn’t be considered a punishment, but one to a remote region or state might .    Sanjeev Khirwar and his wife Rinku Dugga, both 1994-batch, have been transferred to separate stations. They made headlines when walking their dog…

Recently Delhi police has registered 3 FIRs, one against Journalist Saba Naqvi, suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Jindal. They are accused of making controversial statements on social media which are detrimental to maintenance of public tranquility in the country. India is the world’s largest democracy where the fundamental right of freedom of expression under article 19 always stays under scrutiny. Recent FIRs registered against journalists and others are proof that any opinion can be considered a hate spreading message on social media. This is not the first incident before in the Bhima Koregaon case similarly many activists…

Physicswallah, an Edtech startup, has marked its success by becoming one of the leading unicorn startups. Alakh Pandey, a college drop out, followed his passion to teach students which finally led him to the path of success.  Alakh Pandey CEO and founder of Physicswallah dropped out of college to follow his passion of teaching physics. He had been teaching for a very long time to keep himself and his family afloat. Later in 2014 the head of the coaching institute where he was teaching suggested that he start a YouTube channel to increase his reach. He heeded the advice and…

Soon Rajya Sabha elections will start in Maharashtra for six seats but a big problem has arisen for the ruling coalition after 2 leaders were denied bail. For the first time in more than two decades, there is a contest with 7 candidates.  All eyes are set on June 10th Maharashtra’s Rajya Sabha elections. This battle will take place between the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition and the opposition BJP.  In this election, the congress has put up Imran Pratapgarhi, who is known to be close to Priyanka Gandhi, while Shiv Sena has fielded Sanjay Pawar and Sanjay Raut. The…