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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - July 2018

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May 24, 2023

TCS Announces Generative AI Partnership with Google Cloud

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services company, expanded its partnership with Google Cloud and unveiled a new offering called TCS Generative AI. This collaboration aims to leverage Google Cloud's generative AI services to develop customized business solutions that drive growth and transformation for clients across various industries. With its extensive domain expertise and investment in research and innovation, TCS built a robust portfolio of AI-powered solutions, including AIOps, Algo Retail™, smart manufacturing, digital twins, and robotics.
TCS Generative AI harnesses the capabilities of Google Cloud's Generative AI tools, such as Vertex AI, Generative AI Application Builder, and Model Garden, alongside TCS' own solutions. By combining client-specific contextual knowledge, design thinking, and agile development processes, TCS collaborates closely with clients to ideate, rapidly prototype, and build transformational solutions with accelerated time to value.

May 23, 2023

BITS Pilani Dubai Campus Launches 5 Pico Satellites Led by India's Moon Man

Under the leadership and guidance of the Moon Man of India, Padma Shri Awardee and former Director of Indian Space Research Organisation's Satellite Centre Mylswamy Annadurai, and in collaboration with UAE-based Edutech4Space, a pioneer in the field of space technology education, BITS Pilani Dubai Campus (BPDC), one of the UAE's leading technology and engineering universities launched and tested 5 Pico Satellites using Drone Satellite Launch Vehicle (DSLV) at Sanad Academy, Dubai. This effort marked a significant first step towards Project MAHASAT.
A team of 30 undergraduate students from BPDC studying in diverse streams such as Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Biotechnology etc came together and managed to launch the Pico Satellites within 6 weeks of the announcement of Project MAHASAT.

May 21, 2023

ISRO Likely to Launch Chandrayaan 3 in Second Week of July

The Indian Space Research Organisation is gearing up for the launch of Chandrayaan-3, the follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2. Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled for launch in the second week of July. Chandrayaan-3, which consists of a lander and rover, aims to demonstrate capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface.
ISRO will launch Chandrayaan-3 atop its largest launch vehicle, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mark III), also called Launch Vehicle Mark III (LVM3), from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
LVM3's propulsion module will carry Chandrayaan-3 to a 100-kilometre lunar orbit, ISRO says on its website.
What are the objectives of Chandrayaan-3?
The objectives of Chandrayaan-3 are to demonstrate a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, conduct in-situ scientific experiments, and demonstrate rover landing on the Moon.

May 20, 2023

UP Govt. to Launch 5G technology Training Programme for Youth

The Uttar Pradesh government is taking a significant step towards enhancing skill development opportunities by launching a 5G technology training programme under its Skill Development Mission. This initiative aims to equip the youth with the necessary skills in new and future employable technologies, recognising the importance of 5G technology in shaping the telecom sector and the future economy.
The primary goal of the 5G technology training programme is to make the youth skilled in the latest technologies that will be in high demand in the future job market. The programme acknowledges the vital role that 5G technology will play in transforming the telecom ecosystem, including hardware, software, and services. It is seen as the technology of the future, with applications ranging from Internet of Things (IoT) to machine-to-machine communication and edge computing.
Under this programme, the Uttar Pradesh government aims to train and provide jobs to 1,000 candidates. The initiative will be initially launched in five districts, namely Lucknow, Kanpur, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Moradabad, Agra, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, and Prayagraj. These districts have been chosen strategically to ensure maximum reach and impact of the training programme.

May 18, 2023

India Hosts SG9 Meeting to Advance Standards for Television Technology

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), Department of Telecommunications (DoT) organised the meeting of ITU-T Study Group 9 (SG-9) on "Broadband Cable and Television/Audiovisual content transmission and integrated broadband cable networks" at the IISc campus.
The meeting is being held from May 9- May 18, 2023, and this was the first physical meeting of SG9, which was held after the Covid-19 pandemic. It is worth noting that this was the first time that India hosted the SG9 meeting.
The SG9 looks at various aspects of transmission, distribution, and rendering of cable and broadband TV.
The event was attended by delegates and representatives from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Congo, Egypt, France, Gambia, Germany, India, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Syria, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Ukraine, and other nations. In addition, representatives of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN Organisation, and many other experts attended the meeting.
Established in 1865, ITU facilitates international connectivity in communications networks. It allocates global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, while also developing the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect.

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