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Gaganyaan project: Russia and France to Assist India for Manned flight in 2021

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<span style="font-size: large;">India is all set for its Gaganyaan Project and in order to meet the stringent schedule, help is being sought from Russia and France for human centric systems, where ISRO would gain experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Needless to say, Gaganyaan project is approved by Government of India and is operating under a newly formed Centre, Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC). Gaganyaan Project team is identified and appropriate management system is in place. The design activities are progressing for the targeted manned flight in December 2021.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In order to meet the stringent schedule, help is being sought from Russia and France for human centric systems, where ISRO would gain experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The specific areas for collaboration have been identified wherein Russia and France could help in meeting the Gaganyaan schedule. Discussions are in advanced stage with Russia in the areas of environmental control and life support system and part of the crew selection and training. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With France, discussions are proceeding with respect to training of Flight surgeons and long term activities on bioastronautics, combined development and experiments in space medicine area.</span></div>
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Technology Gaganyaan project: Russia and France to Assist India for Manned flight in 2021

India is all set for its Gaganyaan Project and in order to meet the stringent schedule, help is being sought from Russia and France for ...

Tata Tiago now being offered with standard safety features

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<span style="font-size: large;">Tata Motors has announced that their best–selling hatchback – the Tata Tiago will be offered with a range of standard safety features across all its variants. Introduced at a starting price of INR. 4.40 lakhs(ex-showroom Delhi), the car will be equipped with features such as Dual Airbags, Antilock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD), Corner Stability Control (CSC), and Rear Parking Sensors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Additionally, the Company has decided to make provisions for alerts with regards to over-speeding and wearing of seat belts for both driver and passenger on the car. Furthermore, the Tiago range will also come equipped with seat belts with pretensioners and load limiters. The new dispatches of the vehicles are underway and will be available at the nearest Tata Motors’ showrooms for the customers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking on the occasion, Mr. SN Barman – Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Customer Support, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors, said, "There is a rising trend among car buyers of prioritising safety features while making their purchase. We, at Tata Motors, lay immense emphasis on the presence of safety features in our vehicles. With the Tiago range getting the standard safety upgrade, we remain committed in our vision of building safe vehicles for India. The Tiago was our first product sporting the IMPACT design language which received a brilliant response from the market and with this upgrade, I am sure the brand will stay on top of the consideration set of prospective car buyers."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Launched in April 2016, the Tata Tiago was integral to the Company’s Turnaround strategy. The brand’s success has led to the addition of multiple variants and brand extensions, which have be much appreciated by the customers.</span></div>
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BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile successfully test-fired: Things You Should Know

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<span style="font-size: large;">In another major achievement for India, the BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile was successfully test-fired by a Unit of Eastern Command, Indian Army from Car Nicobar Islands. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ths mission is a part of joint training by Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. The Combat missile was test fired on a specially designed target chosen at a range of 270 Kms, thus validating deep penetration capability by the supersonic cruise missile and accurate engagement of targets in depth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The launch of the BrahMos missile involved coordination with large number of agencies for a successful and smooth conduct of firing. It was a cohesive effort of all three services demonstrating high standards of Inter Service Synergy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lt Gen MM Naravane, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief  Eastern Command  witnessed the launch along with other officers  and congratulated the Unit and all agencies involved in the process, resulting in the successful launch of the Comb</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">BrahMos missile has by now established itself as a major 'Force Multiplier' in modern day battlefield with impeccable multi role and multi platform launch capabilities furthering the confidence amongst our troops</span></div>
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In another major achievement for India, the BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile was successfully test-fired by a Unit of Eastern Command, ...

Antarctic Cooperation Mission; India and Argentine joins hands

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<span style="font-size: large;">In a bid to help scientific cooperation on projects in the fields of Earth sciences on Antarctic cooperation, India and Argentine has decided to work togather. The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised about an MoU signed in February, 2019 between India and Argentine on Antarctic cooperation.</span></div>
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sciences, as well as those related to the protection and conservation of the natural environment of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scientific co-operation on projects in the fields of -inter alia- Earth sciences and life sciences, as well as those related to the protection and conservation of the natural environment of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans.</span></div>
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Gaganyaan: ISRO set to launch first manned mission by December 2021

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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Dr K Sivan has said that the first unmanned space flight will be launched by December 2020 and the second unmanned mission by July 2021. If all things remained on the track then first manned mission will be launched by December 2021. He said that Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) has been set up for Gaganyaan project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is a space mission in which the spaceflight carry a man in space to travel. By unmanned mission we assume only a spaceflight with the purpose of research and get information for the space. But in manned mission, spaceflight is equipped with a man including the crew member. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first Astronaut who was a part of the first human spaceflight launched on 12 April 1961 by Soviet Union.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Elaborating on the upcoming Missions in 2019, he mentioned about Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology which will be demonstrated this year where the helicopter will take shuttle to a height and then will be dropped and will land automatically on runaway. This will help in saving the costs involved in launch vehicles, he added. He said that Small Satellite Launch Vehicle’s First flight will be in July 2019, which can carry payload upto 500 kg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">ISRO Chairman said that 9 student satellites have been launched by ISRO till date and KALAMSAT will be launched by PSLV-C44 on 24th January this year. He also spoke on other future projects including GSAT-20, RISAT and GMAT series of satellite.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The year-long Centenary Celebrations of Dr Vikram Sarabhai will commence from 12th August 2019. Various national & international events will be organised to honour the father of Indian Space prgoramme. Satish Dhawan Centre for Space Sciences was inaugurated in Jammu, he added.</span></div>
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Prediction tools ready to predicts about thunderstorm and lightning mishaps

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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">India Meteorological Department will be implementing an end-to-end prediction system for predicting thunderstorms/lightning by April 2019...Yes...Initiative has been taken as last year during the pre monsoon season a series of thunderstorm/dust storm affected the northern states and claimed about 200 lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Union Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment and Forests and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that IITM Pune has already installed 48 lightning sensors around the country which can locate the thunderstorm/lightning activities on real time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">IITM Pune also developed a Mobile App called “DAMINI” to give alerts on impending lightning activity over the area. The DAMINI App is available from Google Stores.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">IMD is strengthening the observational network and by end of this year, 10 new X-band weather radars will be installed over NW Himalayas (J &K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">11 more C-band radars will be installed by IMD by 2020 over the plains of India including one over Andaman Nicobar Islands and one over Lakshadweep Islands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All these observatories are expected to be established by end of 2020.</span></div>
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Tata Nexon; First and only car in India with full 5 stars adult safety rating

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In a major achievement, Tata Motors  has has established a new benchmark in terms of car safety in India as it has been awarded with a full 5-star adult safety rating by Global NCAP, an internationally renowned safety accreditation body. Achieves the highest adult occupant safety score (16.06/17.00) amongst all the models tested across the Indian market by Global NCAP5-star safety as standard across all variants of Nexon.<br />
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The Nexon’s structural integrity and overall safety has been evaluated in Global NCAP crash test. The car has been tested for both front and side impacts. The combined evaluation of both the tests by Global NCAP have resulted in a full 5-stars rating, the highest adult occupant safety score of (16.06/17.00) amongst all the models tested across the Indian market. Nexon has also achieved an impressive 3-star rating for Child occupant safety. With this achievement, the Nexon is the first and only car in India to receive this rating.</div>
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Fully designed, engineered and made in India, this achievement puts India on the global map and is a precursor to Tata Motors’ active role in advancing vehicle safety technologies. This has been possible by state-of-the-art digital simulation techniques and numerous safety related tests, leveraging the Company’s decades of experience.<br />
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Speaking about this new achievement by the Nexon, Mr. Mayank Pareek, President – PVBU, Tata Motors, said, “The Indian car-buyers are increasingly rating safety as one of the topmost parameters while making a car purchase. We are elated to receive the highest ever safety rating from Global NCAP, for the Nexon. The Global NCAP results are a reflection of our commitment towards keeping Safety as the first priority. With these test results, the Nexon becomes the first car in the country to achieve a full 5-star adult safety rating and emerges as India’s Safest Car, in terms of crash safety”.</div>
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According to Mr. Rajendra Petkar – Chief Technology Officer, Tata Motors Limited – “Tata Motors has a legacy of making safe & durable vehicles and this’ Global NCAP result affirms that TML has the technology and commitment to make the best of global safety accessible to Indian customers. With Tata Nexon, we continue to take leadership role in vehicle safety. We are extremely happy to receive this certification from Global NCAP. This achievement is the result of the relentless hard work put in by our engineers who have gone into every minute details of form, joinery, profile, material using advanced digital simulation techniques and numerous safety related tests leveraging our decades of experience. We at Tata Motors believe in working persistently towards producing cars which are compliant for a safer tomorrow.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In this Section you will get the contents about all the Fairs/Events/Activities/ Book and Authors and other section which are very crucial for Current Affairs Section as questions from this section asked frequently in Competitive Examinations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>INDIA @ 70: THE JAMMU & KASHMIR SAGA: </b>11th January, 2018: Special Exhibition to Commemorate the 70 years of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India. The month long exhibition was curated by the National Archives of India of Ministry of Culture. It was organised in  in New Delhi on 11th January, 2018.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>First ever International Kala Mela held in Delhi: 4th February 2018: </b>The First ever International Kala Mela was inaugurated by the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi on 4th February 2018.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The International Kala with the aim to promote the spirit of Unity in Diversity and the relevance of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. With a total of 325 exhibition stalls, it has more than 800 participants from across the globe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These participants were from countries such as China, Venezuela, Peru, Portugal, Srilanka, Poland, Tunisia, Mexico, Bangladesh, Trinidad, Tobago, Fiji, France, Papua New Guinea, Czechia, UK, Spain and Brazil.  he Festival was organized from February 4th, 2018 to February 17th, 2018 at the IGNCA, New Delhi.</span><br />
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ISRO Successfully launched Communication satellite GSAT-7

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In another major achievement, Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) has launched the communication satellite GSAT-7A from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.</div>
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The GSLV-F11 lifted off from the Second Launch Pad at SDSC at 04:10 pm IST, carrying 2250 kg GSAT-7A and about 19 minutes later, injected GSAT-7A into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) of 170.8 km x 39127 km which is very close to the intended orbit.</div>
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Mission Director Mohan M and Satellite Director Killedar Pankaj Damodar oversaw the launch proceedings.</div>
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It is to be noted that In the last 35 days, ISRO has successfully launched three missions from SDSC starting with GSLV MkIII-D2 on November14, PSLV-C43 on November 29 and finally GSLV-F11 today. GSLV has successfully injected GSAT-7A into a super synchronous transfer orbit.</div>
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GSAT-7A is the 39th Indian communication satellite of ISRO to provide services to the users in Ku-band over the Indian region.</div>
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In a bid to address various user requirements including scientific missions to moon and the communication ISRO is planning to launch more state-of-the-art satellites in the near future.</div>
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The moove will encompassing, optical remote sensing, microwave remote sensing, Infra Red remote sensing (IR).</div>
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Also making scientific missions to moon and the communication satellites to provide high throughput communication links as well as Direct To Home (DTH) applications. </div>
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Total 1177.55 crore rupees will invest for these four projects.</div>
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Casio India Presents the World s First GST Calculator for the Indian market

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Casio India has announced the launch of the world’s first GST calculator. With the introduction of GST in 2017, Casio India adopted the mission to provide a single solution for all GST based calculations. Surveying different Indian markets to understand the nuances of the invoicing process over the past year across the nation, Casio India is introducing two new innovations MJ-120 GST and MJ-12GST dedicated to the Indian market. This calculator is equipped to navigate the challenging environment and develop smooth functionality by easing the issues faced by Indian retailers post the introduction of GST.</div>
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Mr. Kulbhushan Seth, Vice-President, CASIO India said, “As market leaders in the calculators’ category, Casio India is committed to making meaningful innovations that help its customers day in and day out. We are proud to announce the launch of the World’s first GST calculator. CASIO GST calculator’s features bring a refreshing touch to the whole calculator’s category. It will make manual invoicing easy and hassle-free.”</div>
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Ideal for anyone dealing with GST based invoicing, the key features of the Casio MJ-12 GST and MJ-120GST calculators are as follows:</div>
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Inspired from Cryogenic rocket engine, Tata launches 2.0L KRYOTEC Diesel engine

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Tata Motors today introduced the all-new 2.0L KRYOTEC Diesel engine for its much awaited SUV – the Tata Harrier. KRYOTEC is inspired from Cryogenic rocket engine for its power and reliability. It has been benchmarked against global standards of performance and refinement.</div>
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Engineered to deliver exceptionally refined drivability and performance on every drive, this powerful 4- cylinder, next generation diesel engine is equipped with state of the art engine management system. The exhaust after treatment systems are tuned to deliver extremely low carbon footprint.</div>
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Multi Drive Modes are a part of Tata Motors product DNA and the KRYOTEC engine takes it to the next level by marrying the Multi Drive Modes to the Terrain Response Modes of the ESP. The Advanced Electronically Controlled Variable Geometry Turbocharger (eVGT) will ensure excellent power & pickup to take on any terrain. The KRYOTEC comes with Low Friction Valve Train Architecture and an Advanced EGR to deliver exceptional fuel economy and to meet stringent emission requirements.</div>
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This engine has been tested extensively on Tata Harrier for endurance under harsh conditions and optimized for performance by pushing it to its extremes.</div>
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Sporting an intriguing amalgamation of power-packed performance of KRYOTEC, futuristic IMPACT 2.0 design language and  architecture, the Tata Harrier, #BornofPedigree, will set new benchmarks for SUVs in India in early 2019.</div>
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India International Science Festival (IISF-2018); Facts in Brief

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4th India International Science Festival-2018 (IISF-2018) to be held in Lucknow from 05th to 08th October.</div>
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<b>The theme of this edition of Science Festival is “Science for Transformation”.</b></div>
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IISF is conceivably the biggest platform in India that brings together students, researchers, artists and general public to celebrate our nation’s achievements in science and technology.</div>
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IISF-2018 with its focal theme “Science for Transformation” will have 23 special events. IISF-2018 is expected to be represented by approximately 10000 delegates including 5000 students, 550 teachers, 200 students from North-East Region, 20 international delegates and approximately 200 startups.</div>
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As World record attempts have been a key part of IISF since 2015, in IISF 2018, a World Record attempt will be made to “isolate DNA” by 500 students from class 8th to 10th standard.</div>
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Approximately 800 women scientists/entrepreneurs will attend the event.</div>
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NEXON AMT: Tata Motors opens bookings, Check with HyprDrive Self-Shift Gears

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Catering to the growing popularity of the AMT vehicles in India, Tata Motors is all set introduce another product intervention – NEXON with HyprDrive Self-Shift Gears (S-SG). Riding strong on a sporty drive performance, the NEXON HyprDrive Self-SG is the first AMT in India to have Multi-Drive modes (3 modes – ECO, CITY, SPORT) in automatic transmission. The bookings for the car commences today, across all its authorized dealerships, in India, at an amount of INR 11,000 only.</div>
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With the introduction of NEXON Hyprdrive S-SG, Tata Motors has branded all its 2 pedal transmission cars as Hyprdrive while all the AMT variants from the Company will be now termed as Self-Shift Gears (S-SG).Nexon Hyprdrive with S-SG will be available in both Petrol and Diesel option.</div>
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According to Mr. Mayank Pareek, President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors, “Since its launch in 2017, the Tata NEXON has set new benchmarks in India’s fastest growing SUV segment and has been one of the most appreciated products from the house of Tata Motors. With the AMT market in India thriving, we are all set to leverage this opportunity by introducing our LEVEL NEX star player on the pitch – the NEXON with HyprDrive Self-Shift Gears. This car has been one of the most awaited products in the AMT segment and we are confident that this product will not only be high on convenience but will also thrill the customers with its sporty drive performance. We look forward to introducing many more such path breaking products in the near future.”</div>
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Class-leading features to look forward in the NEXON HyprDrive Self-Shift Gears:<br />
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Multi-Drive modes<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>First AMT in India with Multi-Drive modes (3 drive modes – ECO, CITY, SPORT), in Automatic mode<br />
New exterior colour<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Exciting new Etna Orange body colour with a Sonic Silver dual-tone roof<br />
Crawl Function<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>For convenience during slow moving traffic by helping the car move ahead without pressing the accelerator<br />
Smart Hill Assist<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Prevents the car from rolling back on uphill drives during bumper-to-bumper traffic<br />
Intelligent transmission controller<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>With features such as anti-stall, kick-down and fast-off<br />
Manual Tip-Tronic transmission<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Mode to shift gears manually while enjoying a clutch free drive experience<br />
Wearable PEPS key<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Wear your Nexon keys like a wrist band for added ease<br />
Available in petrol and diesel options<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Powered with the powerful & torquey 1.2L turbocharged Revotron and the 1.5L turbocharged Revotorq.</div>

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How Smart phones and Social Media is the New tools of cyber crimes against women

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<span style="font-size: large;">Despite all essential awareness against the crime against women and girls, it is the fact that the  growing reach of internet, the rapid spread of mobile information and communication technologies and the wide diffusion of social media have presented new opportunities and enabled various efforts to address violence against women and girls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A workshop on ‘Cyber Crimes against women: Challenges posed by the Social Networking’  organised by the Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia in the university campus. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Senior Lawyer, Pavan Duggal has said that Smart phones and
Social Media can be new tools of cyber crimes against women. He advised women
to use their smart phones, internet and other such platforms with utmost care
and not divulge their personal details on them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking at a workshop on ‘Cyber Crimes against women:
Challenges posed by the Social Networking’ 
organised by the Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia in the university
campus here, he specifically addressed women students and said cyber bullying
in educational institutions has become a big problem and as of now there is no
dedicated legislation to deal with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof Shahid Ashraf, who presided over
the function, said violence against women and girls through cyber space is
emerging as a global problem with serious implications for societies and
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<span style="font-size: large;">Suggesting that Smart Phones, which Duggal described as
‘’sitting bombs’’, should be used only as a phone and not as a camera and
should not be synced with Cloud,  Duggal 
said that WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, internet and other social
networking sites  have become a
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<span style="font-size: large;">Referring to increasing number of cyber crimes against women
by hacking their account thus 
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<span style="font-size: large;">He also said that women should be studiously careful of
their surroundings particularly their place of work as there had been instances
of spy camera  being used to film them.
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<span style="font-size: large;">Prof Ashraf said violence against women and girls knows no
boundaries, cutting across borders, race, culture and income groups, profoundly
harming victims, people around them and the society as a whole.</span></div>
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media have presented new opportunities and enabled various efforts to address
violence against women and girls, he said.</span></div>
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Need for a unified action plan to combat air pollution concern in NCR: Scientists

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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">In a bid to combat to combat air
pollution the scientists have advised the Delhi government to stress upon a
unified action plan for the entire NCR, for its anti-pollution efforts to
succeed. As the Chief Minister appointed ministerial task force to combat air
pollution reviewed the air quality of the national capital and appealed to the
central government to take all possible steps to immediately stop crop residue
burning in the neighbouring states.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Head of the task force Mr Satyendar Jain
and Environment Minister Mr Imran Hussain discussed various options (including
introduction of artificial measures, if required) with scientists of the
Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to
deal with the situation, which will be placed before the Chief Minister and the
Deputy Chief Minister.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The scientists advised the Delhi
government to stress upon a unified action plan for the entire NCR, for its
anti-pollution efforts to succeed.The scientists informed the Delhi government
that the current trend shows air pollution peaks during night hours, and is
showing a trend of easing during day time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">According to the scientists from both
the agencies, current meteorological conditions pre and post Diwali so far have
not been helpful and have therefore not contributed to improve the air quality,
which however is expected to see a positive trend in the coming days <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mr Jain asked all the stakeholders not
to pay any heed to rumours like there is a likelihood of schools being closed
temporarily since the scientific data shows peak of pollution during nights and
NOT during schools hours. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It was decided to take up the following
steps on priority that Delhi government will on Friday request the Centre to
enforce relevant laws to regulate largescale construction in NCR, the dust from
where is polluting Delhi air.CPCB has been requested to crack down on polluting
industrial units in NCR.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Delhi Government will request the Centre
to take effective steps to ensure an immediate end to crop residue burning in
neighbouring states.In Friday’s meeting, Delhi government will ask for
restriction on plying of diesel taxis/autos in NCR, particularly on entry
points of Delhi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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guidelines to prohibit entry of overloaded and polluting transit trucks into
Delhi.Apart from the above mentioned steps, the Delhi government asked all
relevant departments to strictly enforce the directions given by the Deputy
Chief Minister on Tuesday and begin implementation immediately to ensure that
all deadlines are met.  </span></div>

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Himansh: India’s Remote, High-Altitude Station opened in Himalaya

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glacier responses towards the climate change, National Centre for Antarctic and
Ocean Research (NCAOR), Goa, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences has
established a high altitude research station in Himalaya called HIMANSH
(literally meaning, a slice of ice), situated above 13,500 ft (> 4000 m) at
a remote region in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.</span></div>
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base for undertaking surveys using Terrestrial Laser Scanners (TLS) and
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) that would digitize the glacier motion and snow
cover variations with exceptional precision. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the integrated study the glaciers in the upper Indus basin (Chandra basin) in
Himachal Pradesh and their contribution to discharge.  According to the UN data, the contribution of
snow/glacier melt in annual stream runoff is substantially higher (>40%) in
Indus basin as compared to Ganga and Brahmaputra basins (<10%).</li>
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and their contribution to the Indus River is more critical than other basins
towards the understanding on the impact of glacier retreat on the water cycle
in the northern India and Pakistan.</li>
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being studied under this project include Bada Shigri, Samudra Tapu, Sutri
Dhaka, Batal, Gepang Gath and Kunzam.</li>
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glacio-hydrological methods will shed light on the glacier response to the
changing climate in this region and will also quantify the contribution from
glacial melt water to the river discharge in Indus basin.</li>
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RLV-TD: India’s Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator tested successfully

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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">In another significant
achievement in the world of space science, ISRO successfully flight tested
India’s first winged body aerospace vehicle operating in hypersonic flight
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">In this experimental
mission, the HS9 solid rocket booster carrying RLV-TD lifted off from the First
Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota at 07:00 hr IST. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Brief Facts: After a
successful flight of 91.1 second, HS9 burn out occurred, following which both
HS9 and RLV-TD mounted on its top coasted to a height of about 56 km. At that
height, RLV-TD separated from HS9 booster and further ascended to a height of
about 65 km. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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65 km, RLV-TD began its descent followed by atmospheric re-entry at around Mach
5 (five times the speed of sound). The vehicle’s Navigation, Guidance and
Control system accurately steered the vehicle during this phase for safe
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">After successfully
surviving a high temperatures of re-entry with the help of its Thermal
Protection System (TPS), RLV-TD successfully glided down to the defined landing
spot over Bay of Bengal, at a distance of about 450 km from Sriharikota,
thereby fulfilling its mission objectives. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The vehicle was
successfully tracked during its flight from ground stations at Sriharikota and
a shipborne terminal. Total flight duration from launch to landing of this
mission of the delta winged RLV-TD, lasted for about 770 seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">In this flight, critical
technologies such as autonomous navigation, guidance & control, reusable
thermal protection system and re-entry mission management have been
successfully validated. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">ISRO acknowledges the
support of Indian Coast Guard and National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
for the mid-sea wind measurement and shipborne telemetry respectively in this
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NASA reveals Mercury’s Secrets: First-Ever Global Topographic Map

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<span style="font-size: large;">Scientists have been able
to create a global topographic map of the planet Mercury which was released
recently. the images captured by the MESSENGER spacecraft during its over 4,100
orbits around Mercury.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">NASA’s MESSENGER ended its
four-year long extended mission by crashing on the surface of Mercury.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Messenger has revealed
many facts about the planet Mercury  surface,
including its highest and lowest points.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mercury’s lowest point
lies in the Rachmaninoff basin which is located in the northern hemisphere. The
point is about 3.34 miles below the planet’s average elevation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The highest point on the
planet is located just south of the equator which  is 2.78 miles above its average elevation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Facts about Messenger: It
was launched in 2004 and it continued to operate for over three years after
completing its primary mission in 2012 During its journey, it has captured
nearly 300,000 images during its 4,104 orbits.</span></div>
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Panasonic rolls out Solar Lights for people with limited access to electricity

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New Delhi: In a bid to donate the solar LED lanterns, Panasonic India today introduced its range of Solar LED lights with the objective to help resolve lighting issues in non-electrified regions.The solar LED light, fully rechargeable in 5 hours, and emitting light Uni-directionally (120 degrees) is convenient and practical as a light source as well as a power source in areas without electricity.<br />
Company has expected that as a large population in our country which is living in non-electrified regions is still using kerosene lamps for lighting purposes, the latest move will provide a big relief to such people. <br />
Addressing to this need, Panasonic’s solar LED Light with a 1.25-watt output solar panel and a mobile charging port offers a clean and safe alternative as a light source, as well as a power source for people living in such areas. <br />
he portable light can be used in homes and various other locations including hospitals, schools, shops and outdoors. The light can be fully charged in five hours to provide up to six hours of light at the maximum brightness setting.<br />
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Speaking on the launch, Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Panasonic India, said, “India being a tropical country is endowed with abundant solar energy and has a very high potential for maximising eco-friendly energy which is fast becoming popular in rural and remote areas. We at Panasonic believe that these LED solar lights will play a huge role in minimising the dependence of rural households on fire wood and dung cakes, which in turn will contribute to environmental conservation.”</div>
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Mr. Kenichi Kudara, Associate Director, India Business Development Center, Panasonic India, further added, “At Panasonic, we continue to strive for a better tomorrow by contributing to the society through our corporate citizenship activities and always making “people” central to our activities, and thereby focusing on “people’s lives.” </div>
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