23-06-23 Daily-Haryana-HPSC Current Affairs

In a first in India, hydrogen-powered trains are expected to start from Haryanas Jind district by the end of this year and first hydrogen plant of the country is being set up in the district, said Shobhan Chaudhry, general manager (GM) of Northern Railway, who visited the spot on Thursday.
Indias first hydrogen plant is being set up near the railway junction in Jind district. The plant development has entered the final phase and hydrogen will be produced from water.

The first prototype of the hydrogen train is expected to commence in the fiscal of 2023-2024 between Jind-Sonipat section of Northern Railway. They said now trains were being run by diesel and electricity and this project would be new for the country.

The Hydrogen fuel-based train of eight bogies will be environment friendly. Higher officials visited the site to take stock for setting up the hydrogen pump at Jind and to set up the required infrastructure.

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.

Days after the lawmakers in theEuropean Union(EU) passed a draft of the AI Act aimed at placing greater restrictions on how the artificial intelligence 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.”

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.