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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - February 2016

Feb 2016

Feb 28, 2024

India's Reusable Launch Vehicle Named Pushpak

India's Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) was named Pushpak, a glimpse of the new livery was released during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
Prime Minister Modi reviewed the progress of the vehicle, which is a key component of India's space exploration endeavours.
The reusable launch vehicle promises to revolutionise this domain by slashing launch costs by nearly 80%, thereby making space exploration more accessible and sustainable.
The Pushpak RLV is designed as an all-rocket, fully reusable single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle, incorporating several major elements such as the X-33 advanced technology demonstrator, the X-34 test bed technology demonstrator, and the upgraded DC-XA flight demonstrator.

Feb 27, 2024

PM Modi Announces Names of 4 Astronauts for Gaganyaan Mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed the name of four astronauts who were selected for the Gaganyaan Mission.
The four chosen Indian Air Force pilots are Group Captain Prashanth Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla.
The four astronauts were trained at Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia. The Gaganyaan Mission is India's first human space flight programme.

Feb 26, 2024

Scientists Find 3 Previously Unknown Moons of Uranus and Neptune

Scientists discovered a new moon of Uranus after more than 20 years along with two new moons of Neptune, announced the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Centre.
The three newly discovered moons are the faintest ever found around these two ice giant planets using ground-based telescopes. It took special image processing to reveal such faint objects.
With the latest addition, Uranus has 28 moons in total. The latest measures only about 8 kilometres and is most probably the smallest moon of the planet. It takes 680 days to orbit the planet and has been named S/2023 U1.
With the two new moons, now Neptune has a total of 16 moons. Among Neptune's new additions, one moon stands out for its unusually long orbital journey, taking approximately 27 years to complete a single lap around the icy giant.

Feb 23, 2024

Intuitive Machines: US Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

An American company made history by becoming the first commercial outfit to put a spacecraft on the moon.
Houston-based Intuitive Machines landed its Odysseus robot near the lunar South Pole.
Intuitive Machines broke the United States' half-century absence from the moon's surface.

Feb 22, 2024

Fintech Major PhonePe Takes on Google, Apple with Homegrown Indus Appstore

Fintech major PhonePe launched of its homegrown Indus Appstore specifically for the Indian market, in a bid to compete with global incumbents like Google Play Store and Apple's App Store.
The Indus Appstore is PhonePe's attempt at creating a more competitive and localized mobile app store economy for India, which is already the world's largest market for mobile apps.

Reliance Industries is Set to Launch 'Hanooman', a ChatGPT-style AI Service

Reliance Industries, led by Mukesh Ambani, in collaboration with some of the country's premier engineering institutions, is poised to unveil its pioneering ChatGPT-style service named 'Hanooman' in March. This initiative marks a significant milestone in the advancement of AI capabilities within India, promising to bring a new era of digital innovation and accessibility.
The development of 'Hanooman' is a result of a concerted effort between Reliance Jio Infocomm, Centre, and several Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), including IIT Bombay. This collaborative endeavor, featuring a consortium of Reliance and eight affiliated universities, underscores the synergy between India's leading corporate powerhouse and its academic institutions in pushing the frontiers of technology.
One of the defining features of 'Hanooman' is its ability to operate across 11 local languages, catering to a wide spectrum of fields including healthcare, governance, financial services, and education.

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