Page-14 of GS-III: Science & Technology
Differentiate between 4G and 5G technologies while throwing light upon current challenges towards adoption of 5G Wireless technology in India.
Indian Standards for 5G have still not been finalised and are expected to be ready by 2018. The government has plans to roll out the technology after 2022. The upcoming 5G Wireless technology is different from current 4G technology in many aspects. ..
Discuss the objectives and major achievements of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) since its formation.
Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) one of the principal science organisations of india . Kolkata as its headquarters .Established in 1914 Founding fathers of ISCA like -sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, and two british chemists,namely ,professor J.L simonsen and professor. P.S Macmohans ..
Electric vehicles are neither cost effective nor sustainable. Discuss critically.
With an aim to increase the number of clean vehicles on Indian roads, government came up with an initiative called FAME India (faster adoption and manufacturing of hybrid and electric vehicles in India). The completion of phase I of this ..
Drone Based Aerial Mapping of India: Need, Drawbacks and Issues
The Survey of India is all set to use drone imaging to create ultra-high resolution spatial and topographic map of India. This is the biggest endeavor in mapping the country since the Great Trigonometric Survey undertaken back in the 1800s, ..
Relevance of Space Force
Space force has been established by the United States to effectively organise the interests of US in space. It is the new branch of military since the launch of the Air Force since 1947. This move gains importance as it ..
Explain how DNA Profiling has revolutionized criminal investigations.
The technique of determining an individual’s DNA characteristics is called DNA profiling. Nowadays, it is the most commonly used in criminal investigations. It helps in resolving disputes related to maternity/paternity, in identification of the mutilated remains, and revealing information about ..
"TV Whitespace technology seems to be cost-effective technology to provide broadband service in rural India."Explain.
Hint: Due to very few terrestrial TV broadcasting stations in India, large chunks of spectrum are available called “white space”. TV White Spaces technology utilizes this unused “white space” i.e. gaps of unused spectrum between terrestrial broadcast channels in the ..
Critically analyse the key features of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP)-2016.
Defence procurement procedure was brought in with an aim to ensure timely procurement of defence (military) equipment, systems, and platforms required by the armed forces through optimum utilization of allocated budgetary resources. Benefits of the DPP-2016 Threshold at which offset ..