Crayon launches 1st ISV incubation centre in India with AWS
Crayon Software Experts India (Crayon) announced the launch of an independent software vendor (ISV) incubation centre in Bengaluru in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The centre will support India-based ISVs and startups to develop cloud-based digital solutions for public sector application areas like agriculture, healthcare, utilities and smart infrastructure and edtech. At the incubation centre, ISVs and startups will receive support from AWS, Crayon, and its partners, in realising their business ideas using the cloud and scaling their solutions for customers faster.
Ministry of Textiles launches “Paat-Mitro” application
To provide important information about MSP and agronomy to jute farmers, the Ministry of Textiles launched “Paat-Mitro” – a mobile application, developed by The Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI) during ‘Jute Symposium’. Smt. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles launched the application which is available in 6 languages. In addition to, the latest agronomic practices and Minimum Support Prices (MSP); Jute Gradation Parameters, Farmer-centric schemes like ‘Jute- ICARE’, weather forecasts, JCI’s Purchase Centers’ locations, Procurement Policies are also made available in the app. Farmers will also be able to track status of their payments for the raw jute sold to JCI under MSP Operation. Latest technology feature like Chatbot is included for their queries through this mobile application “Paat-Mitro”.
DRDO conducts indigenous high-speed flying-wing UAV’s flight trial
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out a flight trial of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator, an indigenous high-speed flying-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga in Karnataka. The successful flying demonstration of this autonomous stealth UAV is a testimony to maturity in the technology readiness levels in the country. With this flight in the tailless configuration, India has joined the elite club of countries to have mastered the controls for the flying wing technology.
Indian Navy commissioned a Fast Attack Craft, INS Tarmugli
Indian Navy commissioned INS Tarmugli, a Fast Attack Craft, at Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command. The ship is a Trinkat Class FAC which was gifted to the Maldivian Naval Defence Forces (MNDF) in 2006 by the Govt of India. The ship was returned to the Indian Navy in May this year, which also provided an inservice Waterjet Fast Attack Craft, to MNDF as the new MCGS Huravee. The 46 metre ship, named after a picturesque island in the Andaman group, displaces 320-tonne and can achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots.
Indian Navy
- Founded: 26 January 1950
- Anniversaries: Navy Day: 4 December
- Chief of Defence Staff: General Anil Chauhan
- Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral R. Hari Kumar
Amazon’s ‘Project Kuiper’ internet satellite system has completed successful tests
Amazon’s ‘Project Kuiper’ internet satellite system has completed successful tests of an optical mesh network in low-Earth orbit. After demonstrating 100 Gbps optical links between its prototype satellites, Project Kuiper will include laser links on every satellite in its constellation to form a mesh network in space. Kuiper is planning a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit and the US Federal Communications Commission requires Amazon to deploy at least half of that figure by 2026. Since the successful launch and deployment of two prototype satellites in October, Project Kuiper has been conducting extensive testing of its end-to-end communications payload and network. The company is equipping every Project Kuiper satellite with multiple optical terminals to connect many satellites at a time, establishing high-speed laser cross-links that form a secure, resilient mesh network in space. These capabilities increase throughout and reduce latency across our constellation, and provide more flexibility to connect Kuiper customers across land, sea, air, and space, according to Amazon.
Amazon. com
- CEO: Andy Jassy
- Founder: Jeff Bezos
- Founded: 5 July 1994
- Mascot: Peccy
- Subsidiaries: Audible, Amazon India, Amazon Web Services, etc.
First ship of survey vessel (large) Sandhayak delivered to Indian Navy
Sandhayak, the first of four Survey Vessel (Large) ships, being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian Navy. The SVL ships are designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. The primary role of the ship would be full scale coastal and deep-water Hydrographic Survey of Port/ Harbour approaches and determination of navigational channels/ routes. The ships will also collect oceanographic and geophysical data for defence and civil applications. In their secondary role, ships will provide limited defence and function as Hospital ship during war/ emergencies. Note: Sandhayak has an indigenous content of over 80% by cost.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)
- Headquarters: India
- Founded: 1884
- Chairman & MD: PR Hari
SpaceX launches South Korean first spy satellite from California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying Seoul’s first domestically made reconnaissance satellite launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California according to South Korea’s defense ministry. The satellite entered into orbit after successfully separating from the rocket 14 minutes after launch and also made its first communication with a ground station. The launch comes on the heels of North Korea placing its first spy satellite into orbit last month, allowing Kim Jong Un’s regime to keep an eye on US troop movements in the region.
SpaceX:
- Founded: March 14, 2002
- Founder: Elon Musk
- Headquarters: Hawthorne, California, United States
- CEO, Chair & CTO: Elon Musk
- President & COO: Gwynne Shotwell
India & US to launch joint microwave remote sensing satellite for Earth observation
India and the US will launch the joint microwave remote sensing satellite for Earth observation in the coming months. The satellite will be named NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar). As per the Department of Space in a statement, NISAR is targeted for launch onboard India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). The data from NISAR will be highly suitable for studying the land ecosystems, deformation of solid earth, mountain and polar cryosphere, sea ice and coastal oceans on a regional to global scale.
US:
- Capital: Washington, D. C.
- President: Joe Biden
- Vice President: Kamala Harris
- House Speaker: Mike Johnson
- Chief Justice: John Roberts
- Currency: U. S. dollar
Iran’s navy adds domestically manufactured cruise missiles to its arsenal
Iran’s navy added domestically produced sophisticated cruise missiles to its arsenal. Both Talaeieh and Nasir cruise missiles have arrived at a naval base near the Indian Ocean in the southern Iranian port of Konarak. Talaeieh has a range of more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and called it “fully smart. Irani said the cruise missile is capable of changing targets during travel. While Nasir has a range of 100 kilometers (62 miles) and can be installed on warships.
Iran
- Capital: Tehran
- Official language: Persian
- Supreme leader: Ali Khamenei
