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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - January 2019

Jan 2019

Sep 10, 2022

India & UK Conduct Counter Ransomware Exercise

India's National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and the UK government in collaboration with BAE Systems successfully designed & conducted the Cyber Security Exercise for 26 countries as part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working Group which is led by India under the leadership of National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC).
The exercise was facilitated by BAE Systems via the Immersive Labs platform, and the scenario was written specifically for the participants based on Threat Intelligence and operational experiences.
The theme of the exercise was based on Energy Sector in which the respective National Cyber Crisis Management Teams of the CRI Partner Nations dealt with a ransomware attack on multiple electricity distribution companies.

Sep 09, 2022

NASA's Experiment MOXIE Successfully Creates Oxygen on Mars

NASA's Experiment MOXIE: An gadget the size of a lunchbox (MOXIE by NASA) is demonstrating its ability to consistently carry out the work of a tiny tree on the red and dusty surface of Mars, some 100 million miles from Earth. Since April 2021, roughly two months after it landed on the Martian surface as part of NASA's Perseverance rover and Mars 2020 mission, the MIT-led Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE, has been producing oxygen from the Red Planet's carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere.

Sep 08, 2022

TCS to Redesign Nokia's Human Capital Management System in 130 Countries

Telecom gear maker Nokia selected Tata Consultancy Services for redesigning its employee management system across 130 countries where it operates.
Under the agreement, TCS would redesign Nokia's human capital management processes and deploy a new cloud-based platform to drive simplification for a better employee experience.
In 2021, Nokia had launched its 'One Nokia Digital' strategy to support the company's competitiveness by digitalising its operations.
Nokia is now replacing its on-premise HR systems with a new cloud-based Human Capital Management platform (HCM) to standardise HR processes on a common data platform. This will enable Nokia to provide a consistent employee experience across teams and more easily manage and scale HR services globally.

Sep 07, 2022

ISRO Demonstrates New Tech that Can be Used for Mars, Venus Missions

ISRO successfully demonstrated a new technology with Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD) that it said is a game-changer with multiple applications for future missions including to Mars and Venus.
An IAD, designed and developed by ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), was successfully test flown in a 'Rohini' sounding rocket from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS).
This is the first time that an IAD is designed specifically for spent stage recovery. All the objectives of the mission were successfully demonstrated.
"The IAD has huge potential in variety of space applications like recovery of spent stages of rocket, for landing payloads on to Mars or Venus and in making space habitat for human space flight missions.

Sep 06, 2022

India to Develop Reusable Rockets for the World: ISRO Chairman

India plans to develop reusable rockets for the world, government officials informed. The agency will design and build new reusable rockets for the global markets in order to cut the cost of launching satellites.
The agency chief while addressing the seventh 'Bengaluru Space Expo 2022' noted that currently, it takes $10,000 to $ 15000 to put a one-kg payload into orbit. "We have to bring it down to USD 5,000 or even USD 1,000 per kg. The only way to do that is to make the rocket reusable. Today in India we don't have reusable technology yet in launch vehicles (rockets)," he said.

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