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Apr
The Sungrazers
- Apr 27, 2024
Blog Credit : Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy : Google The Sungrazers – Comets A sungrazing comet is a comet that passes extremely close to the Sun at perihelion – sometimes within a few thousand kilometres of the Sun’s surface. Although small sungrazers can completely evaporate during such a close approach to the Sun, larger sungrazers can survive many perihelion passages. However, the strong evaporation and tidal […]
26
Apr
PiezoElectric MEMS Technology
- Apr 26, 2024
Blog Credit : Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy : Google PiezoElectric MEMS Technology A group of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully developed a new sensor technology for underwater communications. The technology can be applied by the Navy and has the potential to […]
25
Apr
NASA’s ACS 3
- Apr 25, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google NASA’s ACS 3 On April 24, 2024, NASA has launched the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3), marking an important moment in the utilization of solar power for space propulsion. A solar-powered spacecraft was deployed aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from New Zealand. This spacecraft, powered by […]
24
Apr
Microsoft’s VASA 1
- Apr 24, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Microsoft’s VASA 1 Microsoft’s newly introduced VASA-1 AI model represents a significant advancement in the field of generative artificial intelligence. This AI model has the capability to produce hyper-realistic talking faces from just a single portrait photo and a corresponding speech audio track. The name “VASA” stands […]
23
Apr
India’s Top CyberSec Preservers
- Apr 23, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google India’s Top 10 Cyber Security Companies In today’s increasingly digital world, when information travels freely and technology pervades every aspect of our lives, protecting our digital assets has never been more critical. This is where the dynamic area of “cyber security services” comes into play, shielding our sensitive […]
23
Apr
Top 5 Security Breach Incidents of 2023
- Apr 23, 2024
List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2023 – 8,214,886,660 records breached Top data breach stats for 2023: Number of incidents in 2023: 2,814. Number of breached records in 2023: 8,214,886,660. In the digital age, protecting sensitive information is paramount, yet 2023 witnessed a staggering 2,814 incidents resulting in over 8 billion records being […]
23
Apr
Tiger Conservation Conference 2024
- Apr 23, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Tiger Conservation Conference 2024 By Bhutan Bhutan is hosting the Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference on Earth Day 2024 to mobilize $1 billion in new funding over the next decade for the preservation of tiger landscapes across Asia. These landscapes are crucial for maintaining biodiversity, sequestering carbon, […]
22
Apr
Meta’s New AI
- Apr 22, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Meta’s New AI Assistant- Llama Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has announced the launch of its new artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Meta AI. Powered by the company’s latest AI model, Llama 3, Meta AI is integrated into Meta’s popular social media and messaging […]
19
Apr
India to Deliver BrahMos Missiles to Philippines
- Apr 19, 2024
Blog By: Priyanka Rana India to Deliver BrahMos Missiles to Philippines India will deliver the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines soon. The delivery is part of a USD 375 million deal signed between the two nations in 2022, marking India’s first major defence export. Strategic Significance of the BrahMos missiles The […]
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Apr
UNESCO Global Geo-Park
- Apr 19, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google UNESCO Global Geo-Park UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education, and sustainable development. Their bottom-up approach of combining conservation with sustainable development while involving local communities is becoming increasingly […]
18
Apr
Gaia-BH3 : The Massive Black Hole
- Apr 18, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Gaia-BH3 : The Massive Black Hole Astronomers have found the most massive stellar-mass black hole ever detected in our galaxy, the Milky Way. Named Gaia BH3, this black hole is located approximately 2,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Aquila, making it the second-closest known black […]
18
Apr
India Developing Indigenous High-Speed Bullet Trains
- Apr 18, 2024
Blog By: Priyanka Rana India Developing Indigenous High-Speed Bullet Trains India has begun developing an indigenous bullet train that will surpass speeds of 250 kilometres per hour (kmph), making it faster than any existing train on the Indian Railways network. About Vande Bharat Platform In the global context, high-speed trains are defined as those capable […]