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04/04/2024 : UPSC or State PCS Daily Current Affairs : Ahobilam Temple + Shallow Fakes + Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) + Shrimp Production in India + PRATUSH Telescope : Micro Notes (Revision Notes) (Arora IAS) (Day22)
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Ahobilam Temple
- Located in Allagadda mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Surrounded by Eastern Ghats hills within Nallamala forest.
- Center of worship for Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu.
- Nine Hindu temples and shrines dedicated to Narasimha.
- Significance:
- Believed to be the place where Vishnu (Narasimha) killed demon Hiranyakashipu to save Prahlada.
- Narasimha’s emergence from a rock pillar to slay the demon is depicted in temple murtis.
- Ahobilam National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) manages the region’s flora and fauna.
Shallow Fakes
- Increasing presence on social media.
- Definition: Easily created pictures, videos, and voice clips using editing or simple software tools.
- Examples:
- Edited photos.
- Slowed-down videos to alter speech patterns.
- Miscaptioned or miscontextualized existing videos/images.
- Difference from Deepfakes:
- Deepfakes: AI-generated photorealistic and audio-realistic manipulated media for deception.
- Shallow fakes: Use existing technologies or rely on misrepresentation.
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)
- Economic union established in 2015 by Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia.
- Aims:
- Ease cross-border trade and labor migration.
- Eliminate non-tariff trade barriers.
- Common External Tariff (CET) and common customs code.
- Combined GDP of over $1.5 trillion, representing a market of 180 million consumers.
Shrimp Production in India
- India: A leading exporter of shrimp.
- 2022-23 seafood exports: $8.09 billion (shrimp: $5.6 billion).
- Market share in the US: 40% (2022-23).
- Major producer compared to Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Ecuador.
- Andhra Pradesh: 70% of India’s shrimp output.
PRATUSH Telescope
- Indian radio telescope being built for lunar deployment.
- Developed by Raman Research Institute (RRI) in collaboration with ISRO.
- Purpose: Study the universe’s reionization period using signals from hydrogen.
- Initial placement in Earth’s orbit, followed by lunar deployment by ISRO.