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Data Poisoning

Data poisoning refers to the deliberate manipulation, corruption, or injection of malicious data into datasets used by information systems, analytics platforms, or artificial intelligence and machine learning models....

June 26, 2016

PM Narendra Modi launches Smart city Mission Projects in Pune

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Smart City Mission’ involving 83 projects from 20 different cities in the country. The ambitious mission of Union Government was launched at...

June 25, 2016

First flight of BrahMos missile from SU-30 MKI aircraft successfully conducted

BrahMos Aerospace for the first time successfully demonstrated integration of the world’s most formidable supersonic cruise missile system BrahMos on the Sukhoi SU-30 MKI fighter aircraft. In this...

June 25, 2016

Union Defence Ministry gives nod for purchase of 145 Ultra Light Howitzers guns from the US

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has given its approval to for the purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH) guns from the...

June 25, 2016

Sprinter Dutee Chand qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics in the women’s 100metre event scheduled to be held in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dutee...

June 25, 2016

Social entrepreneur Zubaida Bai bags UN honour for corporate sustainability initiative

Zubaida Bai, an Indian social entrepreneur, has been named among the ten ‘2016 Global Compact SDG Pioneers’, an initiative launched by UN. The list of ten SDG Pioneers...

June 25, 2016

GK & Current Affairs – June 24, 2016

1. Who has been appointed as the new coach of the Indian Cricket Team? [A]Lalchand Rajput [B]Ravi Shastri [C]Kapil Dev [D]Anil Kumble Answer: Anil KumbleNotes: Anil Kumble, former...

June 25, 2016

Dated Securities

Dated securities are medium- to long-term debt instruments issued by the government with a fixed maturity date and a predetermined rate of interest. They constitute a core component...

June 25, 2016

Indian Political Thought – Ram Manohar Lohia

Ram Manohar Lohia was a prominent Indian political thinker and activist whose ideas shaped the landscape of Indian socialism and political thought. Born on March 23, 1910, in...

June 25, 2016

DCash

DCash refers to digital cash, a form of money that exists purely in electronic form and is designed to replicate the core features of physical cash, such as...

June 25, 2016

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