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Bard Extensions	Google announced that it is upgrading its AI-powered chatbot Bard It will be integrate with apps such as Gmail, Docs, YouTube, and Flights so that users can get a more helpful and multimodal experience called Bard Extensions. Bard is Google’s conversational, AI chat service ( Genarative AI). The new features allow users to utilize Bard as a one-stop solution for tasks such as double-checking responses and summarizing emails.
Primary Reference Time Clock (PRTC)	Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and CSIR-National Physical laboratory (NPL) signed an agreement for ‘Development of NavIC based IST traceable Primary Reference Time Clock (PRTC) for Telecom Sector’. The agreement is signed under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme of the DoT for providing funding support to domestic companies and institutions involved in technology design, development, commercialization of telecommunication. The project focuses on the development of a device which shall provide direct Indian Standard Time (IST) traceability to all the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) within ± 20 ns.
Abraham Accords	Recently, the Abraham Accords between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, under the auspices of the U.S. government completed three years. The Accords were called ‘the Abraham Accords’ as the three major monotheistic religions of the world, Islam, Christianity and Judaism, all find their roots in Prophet Abraham. As per the agreements, the UAE and Bahrain will establish embassies, exchange ambassadors, cooperate and work together with Israel.
Food Animal Tag for Mithun	The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has officially recognised Mithun as a food animal, effective from 01st September 2023. The Mithun, which goes by its scientific name Bos frontalis, is a ruminant species of the Bovidae family found in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.
RNA Recovered for the First Time	Scientists recover RNA molecules from a Tasmanian tiger specimen kept at room temperature in a museum collection over a century ago. The Tasmanian tiger, commonly known as the thylacine, was a magnificent apex carnivorous marsupial that formerly roamed the Australian continent and Tasmania. Significance: The researchers emphasize that their findings have ramifications for international efforts to restore extinct animals, such as the Tasmanian tiger and the woolly mammoth, as well as studies into pandemic RNA viruses.
Nuakhai	President Droupadi Murmu greeted citizens at the festival of Nuakhai. Nuakhai is an agrarian festival, observed on Panchami Tithi (the fifth day) of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada or Bhadraba (August–September), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi.