ANSWER: D

ANSWER: A

ANSWER: C

ANSWER: D

• Tech giants Microsoft and OpenAI have revealed plans to construct an unprecedented artificial intelligence supercomputer known as “Stargate.”
• This ambitious endeavor, estimated to cost a staggering $100 billion, represents a significant leap forward in AI infrastructure and capabilities.
• Microsoft is set to spearhead the financing of the project, with OpenAI contributing its expertise in AI research and development.
• The ambitious Stargate project aims for completion by 2028, marking the culmination of a series of supercomputers envisioned by the collaboration over the next six years.
• Stargate represents the pinnacle of this collaboration, positioned as the fifth and final phase of a meticulously planned endeavor.
• The monumental budget primarily encompasses the acquisition of, a necessity for powering the supercomputer’s advanced capabilities.
• The surging demand for GPUs, driven by the explosive growth of generative AI, has resulted in a market bottleneck.
• Project aims to diversify its chip suppliers to mitigate scarcity and price volatility. Both Microsoft and Nvidia have announced custom-designed computing chips, indicating a strategic move towards self-sufficiency in chip technology and reducing reliance on external suppliers.

ANSWER: B

• The Indian Air Force (IAF) is being conducting the country’s largest air military exercise in the name of ‘Gagan Shakti-2024’.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS:

• The exercise is held once in five years.
• It commenced on April 1, 2024, at Pokhran’s field firing range in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.
• This exercise will continue till April 10 encompassing both western and northern fronts.
• The exercise is supported by the Indian Army, which is facilitating logistical operations to ensure the smooth movement of around 10,000 IAF personnel and ammunition across India.
• Various fighter planes and helicopters such as Tejas, Rafale, Sukhoi 30, Jaguar, Globemaster, Chinook, Apache, and Prachanda are participating in ‘Gagan Shakti,’ validating the operational readiness and effectiveness of the Indian Air Force.
• It was last held in 2018, during which the IAF completed over 11,000 sorties during the two-phase air manoeuvres.

ANSWER: A

• Former KKR India Chief Executive Sanjay Nayar, a well-known name in the global financial markets, has assumed charge as President of industry chamber Assocham.
• He has replaced Ajay Singh, Co-Founder of low-cost airline SpiceJet, who has completed his tenure at the apex industry chamber.

ABOUT ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF INDIA:

• ASSOCHAM is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group based in New Delhi (headquarters). This organization represents the interests of trade and commerce in India.
• The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India is one of the largest trade associations in India. ASSOCHAM was established in the year 1920 to create value for Indian industry.
• ASSOCHAM has more than 200 chambers and trade organizations across India. It has more than 450,000 members.
• ASSOCHAM has played an important role in shaping the business, commerce and industrial environment of the country.
• At the same time, ASSOCHAM has made a significant contribution in achieving a special place in international trade and the emergence of a new Indian corporate world with global ambitions.

ANSWER: C

• Santosh Kumar Jha, an Indian Railway Traffic Services (IRTS) officer of 1992 batch, will take the charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., (KRCL).

ABOUT KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD.

• The company started its full operations of trains on 26 January 1998.
• The first passenger train which ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993 between Udupi and
• Konkan Railway Corporation is at the forefront of research and development of new technologies and concepts for Indian railways.

ANSWER: D

• The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed on April 4, annually to raise public attention towards mine action activities, the land mines, its threats to the safety of mankind and how to work towards its elimination.
• The theme of International Mining Awareness Day 2024 is “Protecting Lives. Building Peace.”
• On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April each year would be observed as the UN Mine Awareness Day. It was first celebrated on 4 April 2006.
• It called for the establishment of national mine-operation capabilities in those countries with the assistance of the United Nations and related organizations.

ANSWER: A

• Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in by the Election Commission of India to urge the youngsters to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
• The 39-year-old actor features in the ECI’s campaign video that encourages the youth to exercise their franchise in the upcoming elections.
• The Lok Sabha polls are scheduled to be held in seven phases from April 19. The counting of votes will be taken up on June 4.

ANSWER: B

• Dinesh Vaghela, one of the founding members of the Aam Aadmi Party, died at his residence in
• He was 72.
• Vaghela, popularly referred to as ‘Babaji’ by colleagues, was a member of the national executive of the Aam Aadmi Party and was among the earliest members to join the party after the ‘India Against Corruption’ that began in