5G technology
Context: Telecom Secretary Shri Anshu Prakash inaugurates an online certification course on 5G technology What is 5G Technology? In telecommunications, 5G is the
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Science and Tech
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
Why in News? INCOIS is planning to take the help of the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for aerial mapping
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DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2019
Context: Leaders of All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) and CPI have filed dissent notes to the parliamentary standing committee’s report on
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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
About The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) It is an autonomous body established in 1942. funded by the Ministry
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Quantum computing
Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in India will establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab
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Quantum Supremacy
What is “quantum supremacy”? The phrase “quantum supremacy” was coined in 2012 by John Preskill. Quantum supremacy refers to a quantum computer solving a problem that
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
Why in news? India’s seventh Trade Policy Review (TPR) began on Wednesday, 6th January 2021, at the World Trade Organization in
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India looks at lithium reserves in Argentina, Chile and Bolivia
Context: India, through a state-owned company Khanij Bidesh India Ltd, has signed a pact with an Argentine firm to jointly prospect lithium in Argentina. The
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