Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Gandhi Jayanti Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated every year on 2 October to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and is one of the three national holidays of India. The UN General Assembly announced on 15 June 2007 that it adopted a resolution which declared that 2 October would be celebrated as the International Day of […]
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Smart glasses that can discreetly take photos and capture videos have been around for a while. Likewise, the new Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses tread a lot of familiar ground, but something about them feels fresh. The smart glasses — which were just announced at Meta Connect — are the […]
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google AlphaMissense Scientists at Google DeepMind have developed an AI program called AlphaMissense, which can predict the potential harm or harmlessness of genetic mutations, particularly missense mutations that involve single-letter changes in the DNA code. These mutations can lead to disorders such as cystic fibrosis, cancer, and brain development […]
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google India’s First FECV Bus Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, made a giant leap forward in its commitment to move India forward with smarter and greener mobility solutions by delivering first-of-its-kind Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered (FCEV) buses to Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), the country’s largest […]
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Operation Garuda The Central Bureau of Investigation has launched a multi-phase ‘Operation Garuda’ against illicit drug trafficking network, registering 127 new cases, arresting 175 people and seizing huge quantities of narcotic drugs, the probe agency said in a statement on Thursday. The agency said, during this special operation […]
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Smart India Hackathon In a stride towards nurturing innovation and collaborative problem-solving, the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) have unveiled the much-anticipated sixth edition of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2023. This landmark event continues to be a testament to the growing spirit of innovation […]
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Amazon Devices Event- 2023 Amazon kicked off its annual Fall Devices Event today, revealing its generative AI plans and offering a slew of Alexa and Echo announcements, Fire TV streaming news, and updates to Amazon’s smart home gear, like its Blink and Ring cameras and a new, yet very expensive, […]
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google ShantiNiketan- The World Heritage Site Santiniketan, a popular town in West Bengal, is famed as the place where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore established the Visva-Bharati University over a century ago. It has now been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, making it great news for the […]
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayak Chaturthi or Ganeshotsav, is a Hindu festival commemorating the birth of the Hindu god Ganesha. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha’s clay idols privately in homes and publicly on elaborate pandals (temporary stages). Observances include chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, such as prayers and vrata (fasting). Offerings and prasada from the […]
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Valkyrie Valkyrie, a 136 kg (300 lb) humanoid robot, is being programmed by MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) researchers to autonomously perform various tasks that could ultimately allow it to be used for future space missions. “The machine is fully electric and is equipped with […]
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google Skill India Digital Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launches Skill India Digital To ensure that every Indian has access to quality skill development, relevant opportunities and entrepreneurial support, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship today launched Skill India Digital (SID), a comprehensive digital platform […]
Blog Credit: Trupti Thakur Image Courtesy: Google ISRO AWS AI Amazon’s AWS Partners with ISRO to Enhance AI Capabilities with Cloud Technologies Amazon’s AWS has formed a strategic partnership with ISRO and IN-SPACe to advance space-tech through cloud computing. This collaboration empowers startups, research institutes, and students. Amazon Web Services (AWS), a major player in […]