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‘StrandHogg’ Bug
It's a Software Bug in Android operating system.
This bug allows real-time malware applications to pose as genuine applications and are able to access user data of all kind.
‘StrandHogg’ Bug
It's a Software Bug in Android operating system.
This bug allows real-time malware applications to pose as genuine applications and are able to access user data of all kind.
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NASA’s Voyager 2 Reaches Interstellar Space
NASA’s Voyager 2 has exited heliosphere and has entered interstellar space.
The spacecraft joined its twin voyager 1 on December 10, 2018. The Voyagers were launched to study the outer solar system up close.
Voyager 2 is the first spacecraft to study all four planets together. It includes Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus
It is the first spacecraft that discovered 14th moon of Jupiter.
It is the first human-made object to fly by Neptune
Voyager 2 also discovered 5 moons of Neptune. It identified a “Great Dark Spot” at Neptune. Also the spacecraft discovered that there are four rings around Neptune.
NASA’s Voyager 2 Reaches Interstellar Space
NASA’s Voyager 2 has exited heliosphere and has entered interstellar space.
The spacecraft joined its twin voyager 1 on December 10, 2018. The Voyagers were launched to study the outer solar system up close.
Voyager 2 is the first spacecraft to study all four planets together. It includes Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus
It is the first spacecraft that discovered 14th moon of Jupiter.
It is the first human-made object to fly by Neptune
Voyager 2 also discovered 5 moons of Neptune. It identified a “Great Dark Spot” at Neptune. Also the spacecraft discovered that there are four rings around Neptune.
#OperationShield-Covid-19 #Govtinitiative #2MinReads
- by Delhi Govt
- SHIELD stands for sealing, home quarantine, isolation and tracing, essential supply, local sanitation and door-to-door checks.
-It will be implemented in 21 localities identified as containment zones in Delhi
- by Delhi Govt
- SHIELD stands for sealing, home quarantine, isolation and tracing, essential supply, local sanitation and door-to-door checks.
-It will be implemented in 21 localities identified as containment zones in Delhi
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iGOT — Integrated Government Online Training
- It offers online training for doctors, nurses, paramedics, hygiene workers, technicians, Auxiliary Nursing Midwives (ANMS), central & state govt. officers, civil defence officials, various police organisations and other volunteers to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diksha portal
DIKSHA Portal is an initiative of HRD ministry for providing a digital platform to teacher to make their lifestyle more digital.
It will help teachers boost their teaching skills and create their own profile with their skills and knowledge.
iGOT — Integrated Government Online Training
- It offers online training for doctors, nurses, paramedics, hygiene workers, technicians, Auxiliary Nursing Midwives (ANMS), central & state govt. officers, civil defence officials, various police organisations and other volunteers to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diksha portal
DIKSHA Portal is an initiative of HRD ministry for providing a digital platform to teacher to make their lifestyle more digital.
It will help teachers boost their teaching skills and create their own profile with their skills and knowledge.
#2MinReads #CoVID-19TermsInNews
Genomic Sequencing
-it is a Technique used to read and interpret genetic information found within DNA or RNA.
- India became the fifth country in the world to sequence the genome of the
SARS-CoV2.
Applications
It helps track the transmission route of the virus.
To determine how quickly the virus is adapting as it spreads.
It identifies targets to therapies, Vaccine n Anti Viral drug development
Genomic Sequencing
-it is a Technique used to read and interpret genetic information found within DNA or RNA.
- India became the fifth country in the world to sequence the genome of the
SARS-CoV2.
Applications
It helps track the transmission route of the virus.
To determine how quickly the virus is adapting as it spreads.
It identifies targets to therapies, Vaccine n Anti Viral drug development
#2MinReads #Envt_Currents
Madhuban Gajar - Biofortified Carrot
- developed by Shri Vallabhhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya, a farmer scientist from Gujarat.
-contains high β-carotene and iron content.
Biofortification?
It is the process of increasing nutritional value of food crops by increasing the density of vitamins and minerals in a crop through either conventional plant breeding; agronomic practices or biotechnology.
Madhuban Gajar - Biofortified Carrot
- developed by Shri Vallabhhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya, a farmer scientist from Gujarat.
-contains high β-carotene and iron content.
Biofortification?
It is the process of increasing nutritional value of food crops by increasing the density of vitamins and minerals in a crop through either conventional plant breeding; agronomic practices or biotechnology.
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Infrastructure Investment Trust(s) (InvIT)
Union Cabinet approved the proposal of Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), which authorizes National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) to set up Infrastructure Investment Trust(s) (InvIT).
This will enable NHAI to monetize completed National Highways that have a toll collection track record of atleast 1 year.
NHAI’s InvIT will be established as a Trust, named as ‘InvIT Trust’. InvIT Trust will be under Indian Trust Act, 1882 and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014.
Infrastructure Investment Trust(s) (InvIT)
An Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvITs) is like a mutual fund, which enables direct investment of small amounts of money from possible individual/institutional investors in infrastructure to earn a small portion of the income as return.
Infrastructure Investment Trust(s) (InvIT)
Union Cabinet approved the proposal of Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), which authorizes National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) to set up Infrastructure Investment Trust(s) (InvIT).
This will enable NHAI to monetize completed National Highways that have a toll collection track record of atleast 1 year.
NHAI’s InvIT will be established as a Trust, named as ‘InvIT Trust’. InvIT Trust will be under Indian Trust Act, 1882 and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014.
Infrastructure Investment Trust(s) (InvIT)
An Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvITs) is like a mutual fund, which enables direct investment of small amounts of money from possible individual/institutional investors in infrastructure to earn a small portion of the income as return.
#2MinReads #Economy_Currents
Euro Corona bonds
Corona bonds would be a collective debt amongst EU member states, with the aim of providing financial relief to Eurozone countries battered by the coronavirus.
The funds would be mutualised and supplied by the European Investment Bank, with the debt taken collectively by all member states of the European Union.
Euro Corona bonds
Corona bonds would be a collective debt amongst EU member states, with the aim of providing financial relief to Eurozone countries battered by the coronavirus.
The funds would be mutualised and supplied by the European Investment Bank, with the debt taken collectively by all member states of the European Union.
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National Intelligence Grid(NATGRID)
The NATGRID is a counter terrorism Programme. The grid connects databases of core security agencies of India.
It utilizes technologies like Big Data to study and analyze huge amounts of data from various intelligence and enforcement agencies.
NATGRID is being implemented in four phases.
It was first proposed after the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008.
National Intelligence Grid(NATGRID)
The NATGRID is a counter terrorism Programme. The grid connects databases of core security agencies of India.
It utilizes technologies like Big Data to study and analyze huge amounts of data from various intelligence and enforcement agencies.
NATGRID is being implemented in four phases.
It was first proposed after the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008.