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Aug 12, 2024

MEA and NSIL Sign MoU for Launch of Nepalese Munal Satellite

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the launch of Nepal's Munal satellite. The MoU was formalised, with Anurag Srivastava, Joint Secretary (North) from MEA, and Arunachalam A, Director from NSIL, representing their respective organisations.
The Munal satellite, an indigenous project developed by the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), aims to create a vegetation density database of Earth's surface. This initiative marks a significant milestone in space collaboration between Nepal and India.

IIT Indore Develops E-Shoes for Live Location Tracking

IIT Indore created advanced shoes incorporating Tribo-Electric Nanogenerator (TENG) technology, which generates electricity from human motion and integrates GPS for real-time location tracking. These shoes, delivered to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), aim to enhance the safety and efficiency of armed forces personnel and have applications in various other fields.
The shoes are powered by TENG technology, which converts kinetic energy from each step into electrical energy. This energy is stored in a device within the shoe's sole, enabling it to power small electronic devices. Additionally, the shoes are equipped with GPS and RFID technologies for precise live location tracking.
Military: The shoes are designed to improve safety and coordination among soldiers by providing real-time location data and power for essential devices.
Sports: They offer the ability to analyse athletes' movements, potentially enhancing performance.
Other Uses: Beyond the military and sports, these shoes can be beneficial for monitoring senior citizens with Alzheimer's, tracking school children, and managing factory worker attendance.

Aug 09, 2024

China Launches Satellite Constellation to Rival Musk's Starlink

China launched its first batch of internet satellites that will form part of a constellation it hopes will rival SpaceX's Starlink.
Known as "Thousand Sails," the constellation is a low-Earth orbit set of more than 15,000 satellites will create global internet coverage.
A Long March 6A carrier rocket took off from the Taiyuan launch center in the northern Shanxi Province of China to deliver the initial 18 satellites into space, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which called the mission a complete success.
By 2025, China is aiming to deploy 648 satellites in the first phase of the constellation's build-out to create an internet network with global coverage.

Aug 08, 2024

ISRO to Launch its Latest Earth Observation Satellite on August 15

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch the Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) through its newly developed small satellite launch vehicle, SSLV-D3, on the occasion of Independence Day on August 15.
The EOS-8 has been built on the Microsat/IMS-1 bus. It carries three payloads -- Electro Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR), Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R), and SiC UV Dosimeter.

Aug 07, 2024

Google Loses Massive Antitrust Case over Search, Will Appeal Ruling

Google lost its landmark antitrust case against the US Department of Justice this week after a federal judge ruled the tech giant had built an illegal monopoly over the online search and advertising industry. The decision will probably have immense implications for both Google's internal operations and how people interact with the most popular page on the internet.
Judge Amit Mehta's ruling specifically found that Google broke antitrust laws by striking exclusive agreements with device makers like Apple and Samsung, in which Google would pay billions of dollars to ensure that its product was the default search engine on their phones and tablets. During the trial, it was revealed that Google paid companies, including Apple, more than $26bn in 2021 alone to remain the default option for search in Safari. Those deals allowed Google to build a monopoly over search and unfairly suppress competition, Mehta found.

Aug 06, 2024

Scindia, Sekhar Inaugurate Network Operations Centre for Telecom Network Security

Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia along with Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Dr. Pemmasani Chandrasekhar inaugurated the Network Operations Centre at the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) Delhi Campus.
The Centre is an indigenously developed security infrastructure for identifying and monitoring cyber threats in telecom networks in the country. Various malicious activities like malware, ransomware, DoS, DDoS, DNS amplification, malicious domain communication etc. can now be proactively identified.
The Communications Minister also made a pilot 5G call in the live network of BSNL. This 5G call was made using indigenously developed 5G Radio and 5G Core (NSA).

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