NISAR

NISAR or NASA ISRO SAR is an imaging satellite that is being developed by NASA and ISRO in a collaborative project. The satellite is to be launched from Satish Dawan Space Center in Sriharikota in 2022. It is to be ..

Adversarial examples

Adversarial example is a tool developed by students of University of California to deceive systems used for detecting deepfakes. Adversarial example is a slightly manipulated input that is added to every frame and they lead the deep neural networks to ..

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) are a class of deep learning models used for generating synthetic data, such as images, videos, or text. GANs consist of two neural networks, a generator and a discriminator, that compete against each other in a ..

Deep fakes : Meaning, Types, Concerns , Remedies

Deepfakes are a type of AI-generated synthetic media where a person’s likeness is inserted into images or videos to make them appear to have said or done things they did not. Deepfakes often use deep learning and neural networks to ..

Vaccine wastage

Vaccine waste occurs when a vaccine dose is discarded without complete utilization. It occurs when doses cross the expiry date, if it has been exposed to heat, is frozen, broken, gets stolen, submerged in water, contaminated or discarded with leftovers. ..

IGX

The Indian Gas Exchange or IGX is India’s first automated national-level Gas Exchange. It is a digital trading platform that enables trading in spot market and forward market for imported natural gas across 3 hubs in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. ..

ITBP’s Therapy dogs

ITBP’s therapy dogs are retired combat canines used to help personnel who are undergoing medical treatments to recuperate faster. They will also be used for helping specially-abled children. As per the current practices, retired canines from CAPFs are handed over ..

USAID

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the US federal government in charge of civilian foreign aid and developmental assistance. It recently provided financial assistance worth 15 million USD to help the Palestinian community ..

Earth Hour

The Earth Hour is a global initiative of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) that encourages global community to switch off the electric light for one hour from 20:30 to 21:30 as a symbol of commitment to the Earth. This worldwide ..

GISAT-1

GISAT-1 is a geostationary satellite with high temporal resolution. This satellite will enable real-time observation of the Indian sub-continent under cloud-free conditions. It is to be placed in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. It was scheduled to be launched on board ..