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Mar 10, 2023

ISRO Brings Down Decommissioned Weather Satellite Megha-Tropiques-1

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought down the decommissioned weather satellite Megha-Tropiques-1 in a controlled manner and burned up in the atmosphere.
The ISRO carried out a series of 20 manoeuvres from August 2022 to slowly lower the satellite's orbit, expending the 120 kg fuel that remained unutilised even at the end of the mission life.
Megha-Tropiques-1 was launched into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on October 12, 2011, as a joint mission developed by ISRO and the French space agency, CNES, for tropical weather and climate studies. The mission was initially planned to operate for three years, but it was extended later as it continued to deliver key data about the climate for a decade.

Mar 09, 2023

HCL Technologies Partners Microsoft to Bring Quantum Computing to Clients

IT services firm, HCL Technologies, announced a partnership with Azure Quantum, Microsoft's quantum cloud computing service. Through this partnership, HCLTech will offer cloud-based quantum computing services to businesses using Microsoft's platform as a technology stack.
The services will be provided through HCLtech's Q-Labs, which is already one of Microsoft's partners offering Azure Quantum Credit.

Mar 07, 2023

Scientists Confirm Existence of a Fifth Layer in Earth's Core

The Earth is composed of four layers - the crust, the mantle, the outer core and the inner core - each with unique characteristics and properties. A new study has now confirmed the existence of a fifth layer, called the innermost inner core.
The fifth layer is made of iron and nickel, the same materials that comprise the rest of the inner core.
The team of researchers from the Australian National University measured the speeds at which these seismic waves penetrate and pass through the Earth's inner core. The team believes that this has presented evidence of a distinct layer inside Earth known as the innermost inner core.

Mar 04, 2023

SpaceX Launches Four Astronauts from US, Russia, and UAE to Space Station

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, including the first person from the Arab world (United Arab Emirates) going up for an extended month long stay.
The Falcon rocket bolted from Kennedy Space Centre.
The first attempt to launch them was called off at the last minute because of a clogged filter in the engine ignition system.
They will replace a U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew that has been up there since October 2022. The other station residents are two Russians and an American whose six-month stay was doubled.

Mar 03, 2023

US Consumer Tech Firm Honeywell Appoints Ashish Modi as India Head

US-based consumer technology company Honeywell announced the appointment of Ashish Modi as country president for India.
Modi, who has over 20 years of experience and worked at McKinsey & Co, will continue to retain his existing role as VP and GM for Honeywell Building Technology (HBT) India and Asia.
At Honeywell, Modi earlier served in various leadership roles including VP and COO of Honeywell Connected Plant, Global VP and GM for Advanced Solutions business and GM of Lifecycle Solutions & Services business in India and APAC.

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