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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Apr
The Hubble Tension
- Apr 17, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google The Hubble Tension Scientists from Germany and the U.K. have proposed a radical explanation for the discrepancy in measurements of the universe’s expansion rate, known as the Hubble tension. The Hubble Constant, denoted as H0, is a fundamental parameter in cosmology that describes the current expansion rate of […]
16
Apr
Angara A5 Space Rocket
- Apr 16, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Angara- A5 Space Rocket Russia has launched its Angara A5 rocket from a space facility in the country’s far east after technical glitches prompted officials to abort missions at the last minute for two days in a row. Thursday’s launch of the new space vehicle is intended […]
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Apr
The T-Hub For MATH
- Apr 15, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google The T-Hub For MATH In a groundbreaking initiative, the Department of Science & Technology has joined forces with the Telangana government-led T-Hub to establish a unique Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Technology Hub (MATH). This collaboration aims to foster AI innovation, create job opportunities, and provide a conducive […]
12
Apr
TSAT-1A
- Apr 12, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google India’s First Military – Grade Geospatial Satellite TSAT-1A Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL), a subsidiary of Tata Sons, has successfully launched India’s first military-grade geospatial satellite built entirely by the private sector. The satellite, named TSAT-1A, was launched recently, in collaboration with Satellogic, marking a significant milestone in […]
11
Apr
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)
- Apr 11, 2024
In May 2021, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) began its five-year survey to map the universe and study dark energy. Recent findings from the first year of DESI observations, which included light from 6 million galaxies up to 11 billion years old, hint at potential changes in dark energy density, challenging current theoretical models. […]
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Apr
Israel’s C-Dome
- Apr 11, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Israel’s C-Dome Missile System Israel’s C-Dome, the naval version of Iron Dome, downed an unmanned aerial vehicle over the Red Sea in what the Israel Defense Forces said was the first operational interception by the air defense system. The interception was carried out Monday from a Sa’ar […]
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Apr
Romania’s Laser Light Emission
- Apr 10, 2024
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google World’s Most Powerful Laser Light Emission World’s Most Powerful Laser Developed in Romania A research centre in Romania, part of the European Union’s Infrastructure Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) project, has developed the world’s most powerful laser. The laser, operated by the French company Thales Group, utilizes Nobel […]