Iran And The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deal: Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have agreed to temporary measures to offset Iran’s decision to restrict access to inspectors. In December 2020, Iran’s Parliament passed the law demanding a suspension of some inspections if the USA failed to lift sanctions. Iran will stop […]
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NASA Mars 2020 Mission: Perseverance Rover has landed
Mars 2020 Mission: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA’s) Perseverance Rover has landed on Mars. This was one of the most crucial aspects of the Mars 2020 Mission. The mission is designed to better understand the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient life. Objectives: Assess ancient habitability. Demonstrate technology for future robotic and […]
NASA Perseverance Mars Rover : Key Points
NASA Perseverance: After a seven months’ journey from Earth, the NASA Perseverance is in its final stretch towards destination Mars. About the Perseverance rover: Launched in July of 2020. It is expected to touch down on Mars at the Jezero Crater. The primary task of Perseverance is to seek signs of ancient life and collect […]
Three New Variants Of Coronavirus Identified
Three New Variants Of Coronavirus Identified: The WHO has identified three new variants of coronavirus originating in the UK, Brazil and now in South Africa. Of the three, the latest South African variant known as 20H/501Y.V2 or B.1.351, is different from the one in Britain and appears to be more infectious than the original virus. […]
What Is Net Neutrality?
Net Neutrality: Industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has urged the government to bring over-the-top (OTT) service providers like WhatsApp, Google Duo, etc under licensing regime and defer net neutrality rules on telecom operators till the time ‘same service same rules’ are applied on the apps. Telecom operators have been demanding that the […]
Sandes Instant Messaging Platform : GIMS
Instant Messaging Platform: The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has launched an instant messaging platform called Sandes on the lines of WhatsApp. NIC is under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. It provides network backbone and e-Governance support to the Central Government, State Governments and UT Administrations. Sandes App: It is a […]
New Guidelines For The Geo-Spatial Sector In India
New Guidelines For The Geo-Spatial Sector In India: The Ministry of Science and Technology has released new guidelines for the Geo-spatial sector in India, which deregulates existing protocol and liberalizes the sector to a more competitive field. The new guidelines: The sector will be deregulated and aspects such as prior approvals for surveying, mapping and […]
What is Digital Intelligence Unit? Objective
Set Up Of Digital Intelligence Unit: The Ministry of Communications has decided to set up a Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU) as a nodal agency to deal with complaints of unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) and cases of financial fraud, especially in the digital payments space. Apart from the DIU a Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management and […]
Mars Missions of NASA and China : Two More Rovers set to Land
Mars Missions: Two more rovers — NASA’s Perseverance and China’s Tianwen-1 — are set to land on Mars on February 18 and in May 2021 respectively. NASA’s Perseverance Rover: The most sophisticated mission from an engineering standpoint, NASA’s Perseverance Rover, is en route to Mars and is set to land on Thursday at Jezero Crater, […]
MK-1A Arjun Main Battle Tank : Key Points
Arjun Main Battle Tank: Prime Minister Modi handed over the indigenously developed Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to the Indian Army at a ceremony in Chennai. The army will get 118 units of the Main Battle Tank, indigenously designed, developed and manufactured by CVRDE and DRDO along with 15 academic institutions, eight labs and several […]
