Telangana Affairs
Asia’s Largest Housing Project Rises in Kollur
KCR Colony in Kollur, billed as Asia’s largest housing project, is set to accommodate around 60,000 people with its 15,600 2BHK housing units and 112 high-rise buildings.
The organised a media tour of the 145.50-acre project, which is being provided free of cost to the beneficiaries. This initiative is part of the government’s goal to build one lakh double bedroom houses, with a project cost of 1,489.29 crore, including housing and Infrastructure.
The colony features green spaces, parks, playgrounds, and semi-luxury amenities. It includes lifts, power backup, recycling of treated water, underground electrical cables, and energy-efficient street lighting.
Additionally, there are shopping complexes, cycling tracks, Sports facilities, community centres, schools, bus terminals, Police and fire stations, healthcare facilities, and various other amenities.
National and International Affairs
Ancient Maya City
Archaeologists in Mexicohave made a significant discovery in the dense jungle of theYucatan Peninsula, uncovering the remains of anancientMayacity.
TheNational Institute for Anthropology and HISTORY (INAH) inMexicoled the expedition to Ocomtn.
The research team usedairborne laser scanningto identifypre-Hispanic structures throughout the region.
Named Ocomtun,meaning “stone column” in the Yucatec Maya language,this newly discovered city isbelieved to have been a prominent centre in the central lowland region of the Yucatan Peninsula between 250 and 1000 AD.
It also provides invaluable insights into theadvanced societal and religious practices of the Maya civilization, known for itssophisticated mathematical calendars.
The Maya are an indigenous people of Mexico and Central America. Originating in the Yucatn, they rose to prominence around A.D. 250 inpresent-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras.
Therise of the Maya began about 250 CE, and what is known to archaeologists as the Classic Period of Mayan culture lasted until about 900 CE.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI influenced EU for less strict AI rules: Report
Days after the lawmakers in theEuropean Union(EU) passed a draft of the AI Act aimed at placing greater restrictions on how the technology can be used, a report has claimed thatOpenAIlobbied to water down the tougher regulations.
Citing documents obtained from the European Commission, a report by Time magazine said that the company that developed ChatGPT AI chatbot lobbied for “significant Elements” of the AI legislation to be less stringent in ways that would reduce the regulatory burden on the company.
It also claims that “in several cases,” amendments that were proposed by OpenAI made it to the final text of the draft law, approved by lawmakers and “will now proceed to a final round of negotiations before being finalised as soon as January.”
ChinaandPakistanhave signed a significant agreement worthUSD 4.8 billionto establish a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant. This deal reflects the deepening strategic cooperation between the two nations and comes as a welcome development for Pakistan. Pakistan is determined to enhance its energy sector and overcome its economic difficulties by assuring the prompt initiation of the nuclear power plant project.
Pakistans existing Chashma power Plants play a crucial role in generating affordable nuclear power. With the addition of the 1,200-megawatt Chashma-V nuclear plant, Pakistan will further enhance its capacity for clean and sustainable energy production. The expansion of nuclear power facilities is vital for meeting the growing Energy demands of the country and reducing its dependence on fossil fuels.