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The 3rd edition of the International SME Convention 2023 (ISC) has been recently organised. It is jointly held by the union ministries of MSME, External Affairs and India SME Forum.
Madhya Pradesh Government is the key state partner and the Uttar Pradesh government as the Associate State Partner.

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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a form of artificial intelligence that can that can be used to create content or take action using past data.
One of the famous examples of generative AI is the ChatGPT. It creates new content including a text, an image, even computer code based on that training, instead of simply categorizing or identifying data like other AI.

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The International Criminal Court, headquartered in Hague, recently issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Putin for the alleged war crime of the unlawful deportation and transfer of children from occupied areas in Ukraine to the Russian Federation.
The ICC is responsible for the investigation of individuals charged with gravest crimes of concern in the international community.

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The SCO Tourism Ministers’ Conference was held recently in Varanasi. During this event, India mooted an action plan to mark this year -2023- as the year of tourism.
Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental organisation currently comprising eight Member States – China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

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The Rajasthan Advocates Protection Bill, 2023 was tabled recently by the state government to provide for the prevention of offenses against advocates like grievous hurt, criminal force, criminal intimidation, and assault.
It aims to prevent the rising cases of violence and false implications against advocates in the state.