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Aug 20, 2019

Chandrayaan-2 Shifting To Lunar Orbit

The orbit entry of Chandrayaan 2 happened perfectly at 9:30 am on 20th august, 2019.
The lunar craft had an inclination of 90 degrees for landing.
Chandrayaan 2 mission is now moving around the Moon. The ISRO has so far performed five earth-bound orbit raising manoeuvres.
On August 6, 2019 ISRO successfully performed the fifth earth-bound orbit raising manoeuvre for Chandryaan 2, using the onboard propulsion system for a firing duration of 1,041 seconds.
Chandrayaan 2 will now be performing 4 more orbit manoeuvres to place the spacecraft into its final orbit before the crucial landing on the lunar surface on September 7, 2019.

Aug 19, 2019

Facial Recognition Programme For Cops Detects Emotion

Amazon has announced its facial recognition programme used by one Washington state police agency can now detect emotion, generating concerns from privacy advocates.
Amazon announced its Recognition tool has been enhanced to detect basic emotions, including fear.
The ACLU says it tested the tool by comparing Congress members to a database of mug shots and found 28 false matches were returned.
Amazon says the ACLU did not use the tool correctly. Amazon says the Washington County sheriff's office is the only agency using it.

Officials Visit Japan For India's Bullet Train Project

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited has sought nomination of officers, who could be sent to Japan to prepare for certifications required for India's first bullet train project.
NHSRCL is executing the project that is expected to link Mumbai and Ahmedabad by 2023. The Commission of Railway Safety (CRS), which certifies new rail tracks and trains in the country for safe operations, has no experience of certifying bullet trains and tracks, which are being introduced in India for the first time.
This is the reason why officers are being sent to Japan, which is backing the project.

Aug 17, 2019

MANAV: Human Atlas Initiative

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) working under ministry of science and technology has recently launched human tissue mapping project called MANAV: Human Atlas Initiative.
It has been launched to improve understanding on human physiology.
Objective of this initiative is to map every single tissue of human body to find out deepest information and roles of tissues and cells linked to a variety of ailments.
This project is funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) that would make a database network of all human body tissues.
Those students part of this project will be trained and instructed with skills to perform annotation.

Aug 15, 2019

To Prepare For Mars, NASA Camps At Iceland Lava Field

To prepare for the next mission to Mars in 2020, NASA has taken to the lava fields of Iceland to get its new robotic space explorer ready for the job.
With its black basalt sand, wind-swept dunes and craggy peaks, the Lambahraun lava field at the foot of Iceland's second biggest glacier, Langjokull, was chosen as a stand-in for the Red Planet's surface.
For three weeks, 15 scientists and engineers sent by the US space agency descended on the site, 100 km from the capital, Reykjavik, to develop a prototype.
It will aim to continue the work of the Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2012 in search of signs of ancient life and making preparations for human exploration.
The company has been commissioned by NASA to test a rover prototype as part of the SAND-E (Semi-Autonomous Navigation for Detrital Environments) project.
The prototype is a small, electric vehicle with white panels and an orange chassis. It has a four-wheel drive propelled by two motors and is powered by 12 small car batteries stacked inside.

Aug 14, 2019

Country's First 3-D Smart Traffic Signal

In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, Mohali traffic police have launched 3-D Smart Traffic Signal devised by the students of Chitkara University Incubated Start-up.
The wireless system, called 'Intelights', has been installed at the traffic crossing near Quark City on Airport Road, Mohali, on pilot project basis, and will regulate traffic signals with a smart bird's eye view wireless sensor system.
The system was launched by Sharad Satya Chauhan, ADGP - Traffic.
The system, which was devised by the students of Chitkara University over three years of intensive research, was in the test trial phase for the last eight months before its final launch.

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