TITBITS:
1. The
Supreme Court last week struck down a bunch of rules in several state prison
manuals, saying they "reinforce caste differences" and target members
of marginalised communities, especially those dubbed as "criminal
tribes" in the colonial era. These rules violated the fundamental rights
of the prisoners, the top court said.
2. Nobel Prize in Physics recognises two
scientists whose work laid the foundations of the Al revolution that is
currently unfolding. John Hopfield, a 91-year-old American, and Geoffrey
Hinton, a 76-year-old British- born Canadian, were awarded the Nobel Prize for
their "foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine
learning with artificial neural networks"
3. The
World Health Organization (WHO) has now recognised that India has successfully
eliminated trachoma, a bacterial infection that affects the eyes, as a public
health problem.
4. Major
e-commerce platforms whose frontline operations are driven by gig workers are
still noncommittal about ensuring local living wages for them and recognising
their right to collective representation through bodies like trade unions, as
per a report on their working conditions.