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Giant leap for Ind-Aus ties: ISRO to launch biggest Australian satellite

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  Giant leap for Ind-Aus ties: ISRO to launch biggest Australian satellite © Provided by Deepak kumar blogs I n what is the most significant commercial space sector partnership between India and Australia, the Indian Space Agency would be launching a satellite built by an Australian firm. Interestingly, this mission 'Space MAITRI' (Mission for Australia-India's Technology, Research and Innovation) would be performed by India's smallest and newest rocket SSLV, and the passenger would be Australia's biggest satellite the 450kg 'Optimus'. The commercial pact for this launch, scheduled to take place in 2026, has been made between ISRO's commercial arm - NewSpace India Limited(NSIL) and the Australian firm Space Machines Company.  The Optimus satellite is a unique piece of hardware, which is meant to perform in-orbit inspection of other satellites and even perform certain kinds of repair work. "Once Optimus gets into earth orbit, it will put itself in pa...

Cloud computing for a digital economy

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  Unlike previous technological revolutions, India has embraced the AI revolution at the same time and with the same intensity as the rest of the world. C loud computing is the engine that powers several emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI). These services deliver data storage and computing digitally. The key value proposition driving its rapid enterprise adoption is its ability to enable access to IT resources on demand without the need for significant upfront capital investments. It also has other advantages such as scalability, rapid provisioning, advanced security, and minimal management effort. The Indian public cloud services market was estimated at $7.51 billion in 2023, and its growth is expected to have a significant impact on India’s economy, contributing $310-380 billion by 2026 (~8% of GDP) and 14 million new jobs. The cloud computing market is dominated by a few “hyperscalers” — large cloud service providers (CSPs) such as Amazon Web Services, ...

Govt making efforts to strengthen IITs, IIMs and increase their numbers: Murmu

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  Govt making efforts to strengthen IITs, IIMs and increase their numbers: Murmu Provided by deepak kumar blogs New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI)  The government is aiming to strengthen institutions like IITs, NITs, IIMs and AIIMS and increase their numbers as per requirement, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday. In her address to the joint sitting of Parliament, Murmu said that earlier students who studied in Indian languages faced an unfair situation but with the implementation of the new National Education Policy (NEP), the injustice has been removed. "In the past 10 years, 7 new IITs, 16 IIITs, 7 IIMs, 15 new AIIMS, 315 medical colleges and 390 universities have been established. It is the endeavour of the government to further strengthen these institutions and increase their numbers as per requirement," Murmu said in her first address to the 18th Lok Sabha. The president said the government is working towards establishing a digital university as well. "Programmes like A...

Uttar Pradesh braces for new expressways: CM Yogi Adityanath announces 4 highways for better intra-state connectivity

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  Within 7 years, the state had only two expressways but today, it boasts six. © Provided by Deepak kumar blogs U ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath announced on Thursday to introduce four new link expressways after a detailed study and action plan. Additionally, he reviewed the progress of ongoing and new expressway projects in the state and the development of the industrial and defence corridors at a high-level meeting. CM Yogi highlighted the support of PM Narendra Modi stating the exponential growth since 2017. Within 7 years, the state had only two expressways but today, it boasts six. Additionally, the length of national highways has almost doubled in the same period. UP is now emerging as the “Expressway State,” he said. UP Expressways As per reports, the new expressways include the Purvanchal Expressway, which will be connected to the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, and Ganga Expressway- which connects Farrukhabad and Jewar Airport via two link expressways. The Gang...