7th Edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) held in New Delhi
7th Edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC 2023), Asia’s largest telecom, media, and technology forum, was held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Delhi, from 27th to 29th October 2023.The theme of the IMC 2023 was ‘Global Digital Innovation’.The congress was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi on 27th October 2023.
Aim: To strengthen India’s position as a developer, manufacturer, and exporter of key cutting-edge technologies.
Key Points:
- During IMC 2023 PM Modi awarded 100 ‘5G Use Case Labs’ to educational institutions across India.
- Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Reliance Jio) launched India’s first satellite-based gigabit broadband service “JioSpaceFiber” during IMC 2023
- At India Mobile Congress 2023, HFCL Limited unveiled a suite of next-gen connectivity products and solutions, including 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), IP MPLS Routers, 2 Gbps Unlicensed Band Radio, and the 1728-high fiber count IBR Optical Fiber Cable.
Gujarat CM unveils Crest of Indian Navy warship ‘Surat’
Bhupendra Patel, the Chief Minister (CM) of Gujarat, unveiled the crest of the Indian Naval Ship(INS)Surat, indigenous under-construction, guided missile destroyer of Project 15B, at the ceremony conducted under the aegis of Western Naval Command by Gujarat Naval Area, in Surat, Gujarat.
This is the 1st capital warship to be named after the city of Gujarat and this is also the first time that unveiling of the crest of a warship is held in the city, it has been named after.
Key Points:
- The famous lighthouse at Hazira (Surat) is located at the southern entrance of the Gulf of Khambhat. The lighthouse of Hazira, built in 1836, was one of the first lighthouses in India.
- Asiatic lion, the state animal of Gujarat, symbolises the ship’s majesty and strength.
- Wavy sea depicting the Indian navy’s commitment to maritime security and national defence.
Krishi 24/7: Govt launches India’s 1st AI solution for Agricultural News Monitoring
Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) launched Krishi 24/7, India’s first AI (Artificial Intelligence)-powered solution for automated agricultural news monitoring and analysis.
Key Points:
- This real-time monitoring system assists the Ministry of Agriculture in staying updated on relevant events, allowing them to create alerts and take prompt action in the agricultural ecosystem.
- It scans and translates articles in multiple languages, extracting crucial information like headline, crop details, event type, date, location, severity, summary, and source link
- This tool will aid in protecting farmers’ interests and promote sustainable agricultural growth through improved decision-making
EAC Conducts its Annual Exercise Poorvi Akash
- Shillong-headquartered Eastern Air Command (EAC) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted its annual Command level exercise called Exercise Poorvi Akash from 30 October to 5 November 2023 to checkits combat preparedness.
- The exercise was held in the northeastern region.
- The day and night exercise comprised the application of Air Power in all its roles.
- The exercise also comprises joint operations with the Eastern Command(EC) of the Indian Army(IA).
- The indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand also participated in the exercise.
- IAF Garuds participated in special missions along with the Special Forces (SF) of the Indian Airforce.
- All major fleets of IAF participated in the exercise along with special mission aircraft.
India among top countries with high income, wealth inequality: UNDP Report
- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released its “2024 Asia-Pacific HumanDevelopment Report: Making Our Future: New Directions for Human Development in Asia and the Pacific” stating India among the top countries with high income and highest wealth inequality, despite rapid economic growth.
- Income Growth: Between 2000 and 2022, India’s per capita income increased from USD 442 to USD 2,389
- Poverty Reduction: From 2004 to 2019, poverty rates (based on USD 2.15 per day) dropped from 40% to 10%.
About United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
Administrator– Achim Steiner
Headquarters– New York, United States of America
NASA Launched A Sounding Rocket As Part Of Its INFUSE Mission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched a two-stage Black Brant 9 sounding rocket as part of Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Experiment (INFUSE) mission from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, United States of America (USA).The mission aims to study the Cygnus Loop, a 20,000-year-old supernova remnant located 2,600 light-years away from Earth.
Key Points:
- The Cygnus Loop (also known as the Veil Nebula) is a supernova remnant, the detritus of the explosive death of a massive star about ten to 20,000 years ago
- This massive star was about 20 times the size of the sun.
- The study of Cygnus Loop gives insight about the formation of galaxies
- It can be found just above the constellation Cygnus(means swan in Latin).
J&K Police Becomes 1st in India to Use GPS Tracker Anklets for Terror-Accused onBail
- The officials of the State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) introduced Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker anklets to monitor the terror-accused people out on bail.
- With this, J&K Police became the first police department in India to make use of GPS tracker anklets.
- The tracker is a wearable device affixed around the ankle to track the movement of accused persons.
- The device is already in use in the countries like United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom(UK), South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.