Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Pixxel Awarded USD 476 Million NASA Contract to Support ESR with Hyperspectral Technology: Bengaluru(Karnataka)-based Pixxel, a spacetech startup, been selected to be part of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s USD 476 million Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition(CSDA) Program On-Ramp1 Multiple Award. It is one of the 8 companies to bag this contract.

1st Foundation Day of I4C: Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Cooperation (MoC) addressed the event organised to mark the 1st Foundation Day of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) as the Chief Guest at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, Delhi. He also unveiled the new logo, vision […]

DoT Simplifies Telecom Licensing & Equipment Approval Processes to Boost Telecom Sector Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the Ministry of Communications (MoC) has revised its processes for issuing Experimental Licenses, Demonstration Licenses, and Equipment Type Approvals (ETA), to enhance the ease of doing business in the telecommunications (telecom) sector. These changes, based on the Telecom […]

OpenAI o1: OpenAI has released a new AI model called o1 and also released a smaller, cheaper version of the o1 called o1-mini. OpenAI o1 is a new Large Language Model (LLM) trained with reinforcement learning to perform complex reasoning. It thinks before it answers—it can produce a long internal chain of thought before responding […]

Rangeen Machhli App: The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched the “Rangeen Machhli” mobile app at the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar. Rangeen Machhli App is designed to meet the growing needs of the ornamental fisheries sector, providing crucial knowledge resources for hobbyists, aquarium shop owners and fish farmers. It […]

Neuromorphic Computing: The researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a neuromorphic or brain-inspired analog computing. This system is capable of storing and processing data in 16,500 states using molecular film. Neuromorphic computing is a process designed to mimic the structure and function of the human brain using artificial neurons and synapses. […]

Mission Mausam: The Union cabinet has approved ‘Mission Mausam’ with an outlay of Rs 2,000 crore over the next two years to enhance India’s ability to predict and respond to extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change. It includes accuracy, modelling, radars, satellites, and accurate agromet forecasts. It will help equip stakeholders, including […]

PHEMA: An expert group constituted by NITI Aayog has recommended a new Public Health Emergency Management Act (PHEMA) to deal with the public health crisis.PHEMA aims to create health cadres at national and state levels and also empower public health agencies to take urgent action. It would cover epidemics, non-communicable diseases, disasters, and bio-terrorism.

Saarthi app: The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has launched Saarthi, a reference app developed in collaboration with Bhashini, an AI-driven language-translation tool.Saarthi enables businesses to create multilingual buyer apps, supporting Hindi, English, Marathi, Bangla, and Tamil initially, with plans to expand to all 22 languages provided by Bhashini. Saarthi’s multilingual features, including real-time […]

India jumps to Tier 1 in Global CyberSecurity Index 2024: India has jumped to Tier 1 in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2024, released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), when it comes to role-modeling as part of the country’s cybersecurity commitments and resulting impacts.