Daily Briefing: Probe finds major overlap between NEET Chemistry question paper and ‘guess sheet’
Hundreds of workers, including machine operators, technicians and stitching workers, at a textile factory in Nagpur have been asked to wear a small recording device throughout their shift. The exercise reflects a growing global push by artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics companies to gather what’s being called “egocentric data” — first-person recordings of human activity that can teach machines how people perform physical tasks. According to a report by investment firm Stellaris Venture Partners, released in April, robotics labs have a need for 100 million to 1 billion hours of this data over the next 2-3 years. One of the workers, sharing the development with The Indian Express, says: “It feels like working in your own grave, while you make your own casket.” With that, let’s move on to the top stories from today’s edition:
Chemistry question paper in NEET leak Bihar’s powerplay in IPL Cow markets in Bengal emptied out
🚨 Big Story An overall match of Chemistry questions in the ‘guess paper’ with the actual NEET paper led the National Testing Agency (NTA) to look within and zero in on the source pool of the leak. Based on its internal probe, the NTA has referred the names of all Chemistry paper setters and translators to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for further examination. Even the Biology paper questions were partially leaked. For the examination on June 21, the NTA has changed all question setters and translators for all subjects – Chemistry, Biology, and Physics papers. ⚡ Only in Express Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sakib Hussain, Anukul Roy, Mukesh Kumar and Ishan Kishan: These are the five players from Bihar who have made it to the Indian Premier League this season. It’s a big number for a state cricket association that was nonexistent during India’s IPL revolution last decade. All the players have inspired a new generation of cricketers back home in Bihar. “Tajpur and Gopalganj. Two dissimilar and disconnected places with varied sensibilities and dialects, the distance exaggerated by a tedious transport network, are metaphors of Bihar cricket’s resurgence from its troubled past,” Sandip G shares the state’s untapped cricketing potential. 📰 From the Front Page Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are likely to attend the New Delhi summit of BRICS leaders on September 12 and 13, according to sources. Xi’s participation in the BRICS Summit is the most anticipated visit – his first to India since October 2019 before the border standoff began in April-May 2020. Meanwhile, Putin’s presence at the summit was confirmed by Russian officials, according to Russian news agency TASS.Story continues below this ad Emptied out: The impact of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s strict imposition of West Bengal’s Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950 has meant trouble for cattle owners. On any given day, nearly 2,000 cows would be bought and sold at the Polerhat cow market, especially ahead of Bakr-i-Eid. However, these days, the ground barely holds two dozen cows, tied to poles or cycle vans, with their owners and a handful of buyers standing around listlessly in the summer heat. Kolkata is feeling the pinch too, with beef prices shooting up from Rs 280 to Rs 600 per kg. The death of former actor Twisha Sharma has sent shockwaves across India, particularly after serious allegations arose against her husband, advocate Samarth Singh, and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, including, dowry death and dowry harassment. Her life was stitched together from modelling assignments, corporate presentations and the optimism of a recent marriage. Friends remember her as “intensely social and ambitious.” Denying the charges, Singh claimed Twisha was seeking psychiatric treatment and suffering from drug abuse. which led to a collapse in her mental health days before her alleged suicide. 📌 Must Read In her weekly column, Neerja Chowdhury turns our attention to the state of the Opposition INDIA alliance. It
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