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Safety fans installed in Kota hostels to curb suicide

Safety fans installed in Kota hostels to curb suicide

An unusual solution to combat the rising number of suicides in Kota, Rajasthan entrance exam coaching hub, is being ridiculed by social media users, who point out that mental health, and not changing fans, should be the focus of the administration. News agency ANI reported that spring-load fans are being installed in all hostels and paying guest (PG) accommodations in Kota to reduce student suicides. https://twitter.com/ANI_MP_CG_RJ/status/1692356011942957445?s=20 So far 20 students have committed suicide in Kota this year. In the most recent incident, an 18-year-old student was found hanging in a rented house in the city on Tuesday night. This is…
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President Murmu To Launch Frigate ‘Vindhyagiri’ In Kolkata On August 17

President Murmu To Launch Frigate ‘Vindhyagiri’ In Kolkata On August 17

President Droupadi Murmu will introduce frigate 'Vindhyagiri', the sixth ship of the Project 17A programme at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata, on August 17(Thursday), the Indian Navy said on Sunday. "The newly christened Vindhyagiri stands as a symbol of India's determination to embrace its rich naval heritage while propelling itself towards a future of indigenous defence capabilities," the Navy said in a statement.
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The spacecraft is scheduled to reach lunar orbit on August 3

The spacecraft is scheduled to reach lunar orbit on August 3

India's heaviest launch vehicle Mark-3 launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Center on Friday. The first orbit-raising maneuver was carried out on Saturday. The spacecraft is scheduled to reach lunar orbit on August 3.   Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission for the second time. The orbit-raising maneuver confirmed that the spacecraft was now flying at perigee just over 200 km. The Indian space agency will perform three more Earth-bound maneuvers to escape Earth's gravitational pull and attain the precise altitude required to launch its journey to the Moon.
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‘We will ban three types of games in India’: Union IT minister Chandrasekhar announces new gaming guidelines

‘We will ban three types of games in India’: Union IT minister Chandrasekhar announces new gaming guidelines

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister for IT has told ANI that the fresh guidelines has been introduced to ban three types of online gaming system in India. According to the new guidelines, within ninety days of the laws' introduction, certain Self-regulatory organisations, will now have to approve online games. The announcement follows the revelation of a sizable conversion racket that was using online games as a platform to persuade children into converting to a certain religion. The government has already created a plan for the impending restrictions, Chandrasekhar informed ANI. The Minister said, "We have established a framework related to…
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Apollo launches India’s first 5G-connected ambulance service

Apollo launches India’s first 5G-connected ambulance service

Apollo launches 5G- connected ambulance service in the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata. The ambulance will be equipped with all necessary devices which will help in the advancement of ambulance in emergency services. The devices include medical equipment, patient monitoring apps and telemetry devices that transmit vital health data to the hospital with minimal delay. It also has onboard cameras which is connected to a fast, low-latency 5th generation network. The fixing of camera will help to track the location of patient's which will help the nearest ambulance to detect the location in a critical situations. "The 5G-connected ambulances use…
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NASA, Ready To Venture Next Moon Mission, First Crew Under Artemis

NASA, Ready To Venture Next Moon Mission, First Crew Under Artemis

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) declared that the 4 astronauts have been selected who are set to go around the Moon on Artemis II , it is the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to begin a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. “The Artemis II crew represents thousands of people working tirelessly to bring us to the stars. This is their crew, this is our crew, this is humanity's crew,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, each has…
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APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission-2023 launched from Tamil Nadu

APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission-2023 launched from Tamil Nadu

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission 2023 was launched on Sunday with the initiative of The Martin Foundation in collaboration with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation and Space Zone from the Pattipolam village of Chengalpattu district in Tamil Nadu. Students from standard 6 to 12 across the country were trained to design and develop 150 PICO satellites, that have been launched through the rocket. The mission has brought a new opportunity for the students to know in detail about Engineering, Technology and Mathematics.
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PM Narendra Modi flags off 2 Vande Bharat trains from Mumbai

PM Narendra Modi flags off 2 Vande Bharat trains from Mumbai

On friday two Vande Bharat trains were officially inaugurated by PM Modi, one will operate between Mumbai and Solapur and the other between Mumbai and Shirdi. The event was held in Mumbai, with, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Union Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. “For the 1st time 2 Vande Bharat trains launched. They'll connect financial centres like Mumbai & Pune to centres of our devotion. It'll benefit college-going & office-going people, farmers & devotees”, the prime minister said.
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched into low Earth Orbit the first 54 Starlink Satellites of the new generation, or v2.0 or Gen2

The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched into low Earth Orbit the first 54 Starlink Satellites of the new generation, or v2.0 or Gen2

The SpaceX Falcon nine launch vehicle initiated low Earth Orbit the primary 54 Starlink Satellites of the new generation, or v2.0 or Gen2. The SpaceX Falcon nine was launched on 28 2022, and it materialized from the SLC-40 launch pad of the North American nation Air Force Base at Cape Kennedy. It's the sixtieth self-made SpaceX mission since the start of 2022.Starlink v2.0 satellites have many totally different configurations counting on the launch vehicle. It had been assumed that the new satellites would be launched by ballistic capsule at the start. Hence, the dimensions and mass ought to be many…
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Tata Steel and TuTr Hyperloop signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) at IIT Madras

Tata Steel and TuTr Hyperloop signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) at IIT Madras

On December 23, 2022, Tata Steel and TuTr Hyperloop inked a Memorandum of Agreement( MoA) at IIT mantilla to unite on the development and wide- scale use of Hyperloop technology. The primary study motifs will concentrate on the most important design and material selection problems. A deeptech incipiency named TuTr Hyperloop is devoted to creating hyperloop technologies. It aims to offer consumers hot, reliable “ on- demand ” transportation that's less precious and more environmentally friendly than traditional forms of transportation. At the IIT Madras Discovery lot, the first hyperloop test track in India( and Asia) is now being erected.…
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