Another Tryst With The Moon Context : The names of the 2019 Chandrayaan-2 lunar exploration expedition will also be used for India’s third moon exploration project, which is scheduled to launch in mid-July. Mission Names: The names of the lander and rover from the previous […]
MQ-9 Reaper And The Strengthening Of Armed Forces Context : The Defence Ministry expects sending the Letter of Request (LoR) to the United States by the first week of July as part of the procedure to finalise the agreement for the purchase of 31 MQ-9B-armed […]
Lessons For Proposed Indian Submersible Dive From Titan Context: Scientists in India who are planning to conduct a similar dive in an indigenous vehicle later next year say that numerous backup safety measures for the crew are already in place, though there may be reviews […]
Omicron Variant Covid-19 The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the cause of the communicable disease COVID-19. COVID-19′s initial case was discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a pandemic in March 2020 as a result of the disease’s rapid global spread. […]
India’s First mRNA Vaccine Against Omicron Approved Context : The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) late on Monday authorised GEMCOVAC-OM, India’s first locally developed mRNA vaccine for the new coronavirus Omicron strain. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) The drugs Controller General of India […]
Phonons: Are ‘sound particles’ quantum too? Context : Qubits are the fundamental informational building blocks of quantum computers. Using a novel type of beam-splitter, physicists have discovered that packets of vibrational energy (phonons) behave like packets of light energy. Technically, this makes them eligible to […]
What’s the India-U.S. initiative on future tech? Context : According to the iCET roadmap, India and the U.S. would collaborate on important and developing technologies in industries like semiconductors, wireless telephony, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence. Points to Ponder: Areas of Focus for the Initiative: […]
India to buy 31 MQ-9 Reaper UAVs Context : Defence officials revealed that the Defence Acquisition Council on Thursday approved the purchase of 31 armed MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from General Atomics in advance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the United […]
Reflections on Artificial Intelligence, as Friend or Foe Context : AI has gained attention for its achievements but also raises concerns among experts. The Association for Computing Machinery issued a statement on ‘Principles for Responsible Algorithmic Systems’ in October 2022, while leading experts issued cautionary […]
HAP to take AI governance global Context : On May 19–21, 2023, Japan hosted the G-7 Summit, which took place in Hiroshima. To control artificial intelligence, the Hiroshima AI Process (HAP) was started by the leaders. The G-7 nations might advance towards a diverse regulatory […]