Artificial Intelligence In eCourt Projects: During the 2022 Budget session of Parliament, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that while implementing Phase 2 of the eCourt projects, under operation since 2015, a need was felt to adopt new, cutting-edge technologies of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase the efficiency of the justice delivery […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
SARAS 3 Radio Telescope
SARAS 3 Radio Telescope: Indian researchers have conclusively refuted a recent claim of the discovery of a radio wave signal from cosmic dawn, the time in the infancy of our Universe when the first stars and galaxies came into existence. In 2018 a team of researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) and MIT in the […]
Data Protection Bill: Key Recommendation
Data Protection Bill: The government has said that it is studying the inputs received on the draft data protection bill, and will carefully ensure that any legislation in the digital ecosystem will act as an enabler, fuelling the growth momentum. On December 16, 2021, the Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill had tabled its […]
Kavach: Automatic Train Protection System
Kavach: Automatic Train Protection System The Indian Railways tested ‘Kavach’-Automatic Train Protection System by making two trains move towards each other at full speed. The Kavach system was announced in the 2022 Union Budget as a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Around 2,000 km of rail network is planned to be brought under the […]
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Communications and Houlin Zhao, Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA) for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU in New Delhi on 3rd March 2022. International Telecommunication Union is the United Nations specialised agency for […]
Wet Bulb Temperature: Important Points
What Is The Wet Bulb Temperature? Part 2 of the sixth assessment report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), emphasised on the trend in the ‘Wet Bulb’ Temperature in South Asia. The trend will provide an index of the impact of heat and humidity combined — and its effect on health. Wet bulb temperature […]
Global Chip Shortage: Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Global Chip Shortage: Amid Ongoing Russia-Ukraine Crisis Russia and Ukraine are important centres of the global semiconductor supply chain, providing rare metals like palladium, and gases like neon, that are needed in the production of the silicon wafers present in almost all modern devices and equipment. Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, it is expected that […]
Artemis 1 Program Launch Date
Artemis Program: NASA’s first crewed landing of the Artemis program on the moon is expected to take place in 2026. Meanwhile, NASA will launch Artemis 1 in May 2022. NASA said it needed time to develop and test the human landing system and NASA’s next generation spacesuits. Artemis stands for Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics […]
International Space Station (ISS)
International Space Station (ISS): A widely circulated comment by the chief of Russian space agency Dimitry Rogozin has ignited fears that the tension following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have consequences for the International Space Station (ISS). He said that Russia could respond to the US sanctions by letting the ISS fall from space. He […]
What are Bloatware Apps?
Bloatware Apps: Also known as Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), bloatware apps are needless programs that take a toll on your device’s performance. Bloatware apps are being criticized for taking up the storage of the device unnecessarily and affecting the system’s battery life and overall performance. Generally, these apps that run in the background are […]
