Chip 4 Alliance: The “Chip 4” semiconductor alliance recently held its first meeting of senior officials. “Chip 4” alliance includes four of the world’s top producers of semiconductors: the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. It represents more than 70 percent of the value of the global semiconductor industry. It was first proposed by the US […]
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Perovskites : New Process To Fabricate
Perovskites: New Process To Fabricate Scientists have recently created a new process to fabricate large perovskite devices that could create the next generation of solar cells. A perovskite is a material that has the same crystal structure as the mineral calcium titanium oxide (CaTiO3), the first-discovered perovskite crystal. The mineral was discovered in the Ural […]
Mad Cow Disease
Mad Cow Disease: Brazil has halted its beef exports to China after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para. Mad Cow disease is also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). It is a transmissible, slowly progressive, degenerative, and fatal disease which affects the central nervous system of adult […]
Train Control And Supervision System : Delhi Metro
Train Control And Supervision System : Delhi Metro The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) recently launched the first ever indigenously developed Train Control and Supervision System. i-ATS system is India’s first indigenously developed Train Control and Supervision System. It is a computer-based system that will manage train operations including basic functioning such as running and […]
ULTRASAT : Israel’s First Space Telescope Mission
ULTRASAT : Israel’s First Space Telescope Mission NASA will launch Israel’s first space telescope mission, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT) in early 2026. ULTRASAT is an ultraviolet observatory with a large field of view, that will investigate the secrets of short-duration events in the universe, such as supernova explosions and mergers of neutron stars. […]
Announcement Of Opportunity : ISRO
Announcement Of Opportunity : ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently made an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) to allow scientists and researchers to analyze data from the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission, AstroSat. The space agency has made the AO soliciting proposals for 13th AO cycle observations from AstroSat. This AO soliciting proposal […]
UPI Pay Linkages
UPI Pay Linkages: India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow have been integrated to enable faster Remittances between the two countries. Singapore has become the first country with which cross-border Person to Person (P2P) payment facilities have been launched. The UPI-PayNow partnership marks the world’s first to feature cloud-based infrastructure and participation by non-bank […]
India To Setup Digital University
India To Setup Digital University: The Minister of Skill Development Shri Dharmendra Pradhan recently announced that India will soon set up Digital University. The main objective of establishing a Digital University is to reduce the cost of higher education. The digital university is seen as a major step towards better employability through programmes in emerging […]
Big Spike In Adenovirus Cases : Bengal
Big Spike In Adenovirus Cases : Bengal Bengal health authorities have been asked to be vigilant after the state recently recorded a big spike in adenovirus cases. Adenovirus are a group of viruses that can cause mild to severe infections throughout your body. They can cause a wide range of illnesses, such as the common […]
First Semiconductor Plant Of India : Gujrat
First Semiconductor Plant Of India : Gujrat The Vedanta group and the Foxconn of Taiwan have come together to build the first semiconductor manufacturing unit in Dholera of Gujarat. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gujarat Government The semiconductor plant will be built in the Dholera Special Investment Region in Ahmedabad. It […]
