Web 3.0: According to NASSCOM’s latest report, India is home to 11% of the global Web3.0 talent and employs nearly 75,000 blockchain professionals. The study titled “The India Web3 Start-up Landscape, An Emerging Technology Leadership Frontier,” was aimed at promoting a broader understanding of the diverse possibilities with Web3 and the landscape of Web3 start-ups […]
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India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake
India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake: Union Minister for Railways inaugurated India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake named – 61 BOBRNALHSM1 at Bhubaneswar Railway Station. This is a dedicated effort for the Make in India program as it has been fully designed and developed indigenously in collaboration with RDSO, HINDALCO and Besco Wagon. Reduce Carbon Footprint: It […]
Lab Grown Meat
Lab Grown Meat: Recently meat and seafood retailer Licious forayed into the marketing of “mock” chicken and mutton under a new ‘UnCrave’ brand. “Plant-based” refers to products that bio-mimic or replicate meat, seafood, eggs, and milk derived from animals by looking, smelling, and tasting like them. Plant-based dairy products include ice-cream that isn’t simply frozen […]
Omicron sub-variant BF.7 in India
Omicron sub-variant BF.7: The Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre has recently detected the first case of the Omicron sub-variant BF.7 in India. Omicron BF. 7 is the latest sub-variant of the Omicron variant, first detected in Northwest China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is also known as the ‘Omicron spawn’. This new variant is fast spreading […]
What Are Exoplanets?
What Are Exoplanets? In a new study, scientists have detected barium in the upper atmosphere of two giant exoplanets for the first time. Ultra-hot Jupiters are a class of hot gaseous planets that matches the size of Jupiter, but they have short orbital periods, unlike Jupiter. What are Exoplanets? An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is […]
Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV)
Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a rocket named Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) to replace the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). NGLV will feature semi-cryogenic propulsion (refined kerosene as fuel with liquid oxygen (LOX) as oxidiser) for the booster stages which is cheaper and efficient. According to […]
PowerEX-2022
PowerEX-2022: CERT-In and Power-CSIRTs jointly conduct Cyber Security Exercise “PowerEX-2022”. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) in collaboration with Power-CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Teams in Power sector), successfully designed & conducted the Cyber Security Exercise “PowerEX”. The theme of the exercise was “Defending Cyber induced disruption in IT & OT infrastructure”. The Objective of […]
2nd UN World Geospatial International Congress
2nd UN World Geospatial International Congress: PM Narendra Modi recently addressed 2nd UN World Geospatial International Congress. It is being held in Hyderabad. The goal of this year’s UNWGIC is to promote a broad dialogue on global geospatial information management with all relevant governments, non-governmental organisations, academia, and the private sector. Theme: The theme of […]
Global Distribution Of Sodium On The Moon’s Surface
Global Distribution Of Sodium On The Moon’s Surface: Scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have mapped out the global distribution of sodium on the Moon’s surface. They used the CLASS instrument (Chandrayaan-2 large area soft X-ray spectrometer) carried by the second Indian Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2. There are sodium atoms that are weakly bound […]
Global Artificial Intelligence Summit And Awards
Global Artificial Intelligence Summit And Awards: The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry addressed the 3rd edition of Global Artificial Intelligence Summit & Awards (GAISA), and articulated that Artificial Intelligence can help India be a developed nation by 2047. GAISA: The third AI Summit has been organized by AICRA (All India Council For Robotics & […]
