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IIT-M technology to play ‘Pivot’al role in providing patients with cancer with individualised care

Researchers at IIT Madras have created a ground-breaking technique that may pinpoint a person’s cancer-causing genes. The “Pivot,” an AI-based tool, will assist clinicians in developing individualized treatment plans for patients based on patient DNA profiles. The tool is built on a machine learning model that classifies genes into cancer-preventing tumour suppressors, oncogenes that cause cancer, and neutral genes. […]

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India Stack Knowledge Exchange 2022 kick started

India Stack Knowledge Exchange has been kick started on 7th July 2022, as a part of the Digital India Week 2022. It is a 3-day long virtual event and is an opportunity to showcase India’s most significant contribution to Digital world-India Stack, which is a unified software platform to bring India’s 1.4 billion population into the Digital

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NSUT: Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence inaugurated

At Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology (NSUT), an artificial intelligence centre was inaugurated. In his remarks at the Center’s opening, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said universities must abandon conventional thinking and adopt an innovative approach if they are to advance the nation. According to Manish Sisodia, universities today take pride in having a Center of Excellence in Artificial

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IIT Hyderabad and Greenko inks a pact to establish sustainable sci-tech school

Renewable energy major Greenko and IIT Hyderabad have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch India’s first dedicated school for sustainable science and technology.The school will be advancing knowledge in the key thrust areas of climate change mitigation, artificial intelligence and space technology, energy transition and industrial transformation, circular and regenerative economy among others. The Greenko School of Sustainable Science

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ISRO to launch rocket PSLV-C53, carrying three Singapore satellites

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is ready to launch the rocket PSLV-C53 with three Singapore satellites on 30th June, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. PSLV-C53, is the second dedicated commercial mission of the NewSpace India Limited, Department of Space. Primary payloads: 365 kg earth observation satellite called DS-EO, a 155 kg NeuSAR satellite and the 2.8 kg Scoob-1

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NASA launches CAPSTONE to evaluate new orbit for Artemis Moon Missions

The first step of NASA’s CubeSat mission to the Moon has been successfully completed in space. It was built to test a novel lunar orbit. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) mission has been launched on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand. CAPSTONE is currently in low orbit of Earth

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India successfully tests indigenously developed Anti-Tank Guided Missile

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired indigenously-developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun Tank in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar The ATGM has been developed with multi-platform launch capability. It is currently undergoing technical evaluation trials from 120 mm rifled gun of MBT Arjun. The successful development of the laser guided ATGM

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Govt launches e-learning portal ‘Dak Karmayogi’ for Dak Sevaks employees

Communications Minister, Ashwini Vaishnav and MoS Communications Devusinh Chauhan have launched ‘Dak Karmayogi’, an e-learning portal. This portal is developed under the vision of ‘Mission Karmayogi’. This portal will develop the competencies of about four lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks and departmental employees. After the completion of the final assessment, a system-generated certificate will generate, and sent to the trainee’s registered

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Iran launches a solid-fueled rocket, Zuljanah into space

Iran has launched a solid-fueled rocket, a 25.5 meter-long rocket into space. Rocket name: Zuljanah This rocket is capable of carrying a satellite of 220 kilograms.It will gather data in low-earth orbit and promote Iran’s space industry. This launch just comes after the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, traveled to Tehran in a push to resuscitate

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India successfully test-fired VL-SRSAM missile system

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed shipborne weapon system, Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM), was successfully test fired from Chandipur in Odisha. This missile system has been designed to strike at the high-speed airborne targets. Range: 40km to 50km This missile’s design is based on Astra missile. Two key features: cruciform wings and thrust vectoring.

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