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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - December 2018

Dec 2018

Feb 27, 2023

Scientists Discover New Layer at Earth's Inner Core

According to seismologists from The Australian National University (ANU), data gathered from seismic waves caused by earthquakes has shed new light on the deepest parts of the Earth's inner core.
A team of researchers found evidence of a new layer to the planet sitting within the inner core.
The researchers believe they have documented evidence of a distinct layer inside Earth known as the "innermost inner core", a solid "metallic ball" that sits within the centre of the inner core, by measuring the different speeds at which these waves penetrate and pass through the Earth's inner core.
Earlier, it was thought the Earth's structure comprised four distinct layers -- the crust, the mantle, the outer core and the inner core, but the current findings confirm there is a fifth layer.

Kerala Becomes First State to Use Robotic Scavengers to Clean Manholes

The Kerala government launched robotic scavenger, Bandicoot, to clean sewages in this temple town, becoming the first state in the country to use robotic technology to clean all its commissioned manholes.
Water Resources Minister, Roshi Augustine, launched Bandicoot under the Guruvayur Sewerage Project in Thrissur district by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA), as part of the 100-day action plan of the state government.
Bandicoot, developed by Kerala-based Genrobotics, bagged 'Kerala Pride' award at the Huddle Global 2022 conclave organised by Kerala Start-up Mission (KSUM).

Feb 25, 2023

Russia Launches Spacecraft to Rescue Astronauts Stuck on ISS

Russia launched a rescue ship for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station.
The Russian Space Agency delayed the launch of the replacement Soyuz, looking for any manufacturing defects. No issues were found, and the agency proceeded with predawn launch from Kazakhstan of the capsule with bundles of supplies strapped into the three seats.
The three men launched in this Soyuz last September on what should have been a six-month mission. They'll now stay in space for a full year, until a new capsule is ready for their crew replacements for liftoff in September. It was their Soyuz that just launched with no one on board.

Vodafone Germany, Tech Mahindra Deepen Partnership for Enhanced Service

Tech Mahindra announced that it is expanding partnership with Vodafone Germany to enhance customer and sales experience.
As a part of this multi-year engagement, Comviva, a Tech Mahindra company, will deliver a unified sales solution across mobile, fixed, cable and TV services businesses of Vodafone Germany.
Vodafone Germany's partnership with Tech Mahindra began in 2019 with focus on transforming assisted sales experience.

Feb 24, 2023

China Launches High-capacity Communications Satellite

China sent the Zhongxing-26 communications satellite into orbit, marking the resumption orbital launches following a pause for Chinese New Year.
A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from Xichang, southwest China, successfully sending Zhongxing-26 (ChinaSat-26) into geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) confirmed launch success.
Zhongxing-26 is based on the DFH-4E satellite bus and uses chemical and electric propulsion. It is China's first satellite providing more than 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) and was developed by CASC's China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).

Infosys Collaborates with Microsoft to Drive Industry Adoption of Cloud

Indian IT services major Infosys expanded collaboration with tech giant Microsoft to drive enterprise cloud transformation globally.
As per reports, the extended strategic collaboration between Infosys and Microsoft is expected to benefit enterprises by bringing them the best of Infosys Cobalt cloud offerings and Microsoft's cloud computing technologies, led by Azure, across the business value-chain.
The deepening of the collaboration will entail the onboarding of Infosys Cobalt solutions to Microsoft's industry clouds, to empower enterprises to build agile cloud-powered platforms and innovate at scale.

Feb 23, 2023

Telefónica Germany Selects TCS as Transformation Partner to Build Future-Ready Operations Support

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) was selected by Telefonica Germany as its transformation partner to build service assurance applications and processes within the Operations Support Systems (OSS) landscape.
The future-ready OSS would provide customers with a reliable, resilient, and secure network experience.
TCS will leverage methodologies such as agile, DevOps, continuous integration, continuous deployment, and continuous testing framework and its cloud expertise to modernise the OSS service assurance application stack using cloud-native technologies and Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning to predict and pre-empt network faults.

Feb 21, 2023

Delhi Metro Launches First-ever Indigenously Developed Train Control & Supervision System

In a first for a mass rapid transit system in India, an indigenously developed signalling technology was launched for operations on the Red Line of the Delhi Metro.
India's first-ever Indigenous Automatic Train Supervision System (i-ATS) was developed by a joint team of DMRC and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), under the government of India's 'Make in India' and 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiatives for metro rail transit systems.
With this milestone, India is the sixth country to now join the elite list of a few countries in the world which have their own ATS products.

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