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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - December 2018

Dec 2018

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).

Aug 03, 2024

NASA to Launch India's Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to Space Station

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is poised to make history as the first Indian in space in 40 years.
Shukla was named the 'prime' astronaut for the groundbreaking ISRO-NASA mission 'Axiom Mission-4.
To date, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma remains the sole Indian to have ventured into space, accomplishing this feat during an Indo-Soviet mission in 1984.
ISRO said that Shukla along with Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nairwere was selected for the Axiom-4 mission, a collaboration between India and the United States.
While Shukla is the primary astronaut, Nair serves as the backup, ready to step in if necessary. The mission underscores India's growing capabilities in space exploration, building on the legacy of Rakesh Sharma, the only Indian to have been in space till now.
Shukla and Nair are among four Indian Air Force officers shortlisted for India's first manned space mission, Gaganyaan, tentatively set for next year.

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