IEEE C-DOT Certified Telecom Expert Program (ICCTEP): The Secretary (Telecom) of, the Government of India launched the ‘IEEE C-DOT Certified Telecom Expert Program (ICCTEP)’ IEEE C-DOT Certified Telecom Expert Program is a concrete step in the furtherance of wide-ranging collaboration between the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Centre for Development of […]
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Integrative Medicine Centers
Integrative Medicine Center: The Government of India is to inaugurate Integrative Medicine Centers. These centres will operate at Government hospitals. The centres will mainly focus on Ayurvedic medicines and will use modern technologies. The first Integrative Medicine Centre was inaugurated at the Safdarjang Hospital in Delhi. The main objective of the initiative is to use […]
Google To unveil Its New AI Chatbot Bard
Google To unveil Its New AI Chatbot Bard: Google will soon unveil its new AI chatbot Bard in response to Microsoft’s ChatGPT Bard is based on the Language Model for Dialogue Application (LaMDA), Google’s own conversational AI chatbot. It will give in-depth, conversational and essay-style answers just like ChatGPT does right now. However, the model […]
Quasicrystals : Third Natural Source
Quasicrystals : Third Natural Source Scientists have discovered a third natural source of quasicrystals. Quasicrystal, also called quasi-periodic crystal, matter formed atomically in a manner somewhere between the amorphous solids of glasses and the precise pattern of crystals. In quasicrystals, the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats itself at irregular, yet predictable, intervals. […]
India’s First Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE) Powered Truck
India’s First Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE) Powered Truck: Ashok Leyland unveil India’s first hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck at India Energy Week The ICE in H2-ICE stands for Internal Combustion Engine. It was developed by Reliance in partnership with Ashok Leyland. The H2-ICE truck is the first of its kind in India to be powered by […]
SpaceX Starship
SpaceX Starship: The chief of SpaceX recently said that SpaceX may attempt a Starship rocket system launch in March. Starship is a super-heavy-lift rocket and spacecraft built to carry immense cargo and numerous astronauts into deep space. Starship will be the world’s most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, with the ability to carry up to […]
What Is amorphous Ice?
What Is amorphous Ice? Scientists have fashioned a previously unknown form of ice – one that might exist on our solar system’s icy moons. The researchers employed a process called ball milling to vigorously shake ordinary ice together with steel balls in a container cooled to minus-328 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-200 degrees Celsius). This yielded what […]
‘Zero-Draft’ Of The Pandemic Treaty : WHO
Zero-Draft Of The Pandemic Treaty : WHO The World Health Organization’s (WHO) has published a ‘Zero-Draft’ of the Pandemic Treaty, aiming to bring in Global and National-Level Pandemic Preparedness. The treaty aims to address the challenges posed by pandemics and other global health emergencies. The zero-draft of the pandemic treaty was established based on recognising […]
Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing
Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is working on the country’s first indigenously designed and developed family of microprocessors. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is the apex research and development wing of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. It was established in the year […]
What Are Muons?
What Are Muons? As per a new study, researchers are examining the fortress wall of Xi’an, an ancient city in China, by using tiny outer space particles called muons that can penetrate hundreds of metres of stone surfaces. To analyse 14 kilometres long rampart, researchers deployed a technique called muon tomography or muography, which uses […]
