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The World’s Whitest White Paint

  In 2019, a team at MIT found a way to somehow deepen the color black to previously undiscovered levels of blackness. Flash-forward to this year, and the world’s whitest white, which may provide a faint glimmer of hope when it comes to making buildings more sustainable, is here. According to research led by Purdue University professor Xiulin Ruan and published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, the new “whitest white” is capable of reflecting about 95.5% of ultraviolet light that hits it. The breakthrough represents a notable improvement over the previously most reflective white paints, which bounced back between 80% and 90% of that light. Most white paints use titanium oxide as a paint filler, but Ruan’s research led his team to instead use finely ground calcium carbonate as a means of absorbing ultraviolet light. It is a ubiquitous natural compound present in everything from limestone and seashells to eggs and chalk. Between its reliance on such an abundant material and a

Airtel IQ

 Airtel IQ will help businesses drive deeper customer engagement through seamless and secure communication delivered over cloud.Swiggy, Urban Company, Justdial, Rapido, Havells among early customers.   Airtel enters the  $ 1 billion Indian cloud communications  market with Airtel IQ Airtel IQ, a cloud-based omni-channel communications platform, enables brands to deepen engagement with customers through timely and secure communication.  Take for example a customer ordering food through an online platform and calling the delivery agent to find out the status of her order. The entire communication is orchestrated seamlessly and securely over Airtel IQ. The communication is encrypted and all mobile/telephone numbers are masked. A true game changer in the Indian enterprise communication segment, Airtel IQ eliminates the need for multiple communication platforms for different channels. With just a slice of code, businesses can embed communication services such as Voice, SMS, IVR in their app

JioPages Made in India web browser

JioPages is now available for download on the Google Play Store, and it comes with features like support for eight Indian languages, localised news content curation, a smart download manager, incognito browsing, encrypted connections and more.          Reliance Jio has launched a new web browser, called JioPages, which uses the Chromium Blink engine. The company claims that the new mobile web-browser has been “conceptualised and designed entirely in India.” The browser comes with India centric features like support for eight Indian languages, localised news content curation, a smart download manager, incognito browsing, encrypted connections and more. The JioPages web browser is currently available for download on the Google Play Store. The company does not seem to have launched the iOS variant of the browser as of now. The eight regional languages supported by the device include Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali. Users can set the app language and

Bharti Enterprises wins bid for OneWeb for $500mA

 Bharti Enterprises has won a bid to pick up a 45 per cent stake in OneWeb, a UK-based company that has proposed a mega-constellation of satellites in low earth orbit to deliver affordable wireless internet services to anywhere in the world. Bharti Enterprises will invest $500 million in OneWeb. OneWeb’s platform will help to reduce the digital divide by providing high speed, low latency broadband access to the poor and hard-to-reach rural areas. A low-earth orbit constellation is the only viable mechanism through which the ‘last billion’ can be connected. In the first phase, the company will launch 650 satellites and subsequently launch 1,980 satellites. Low orbit satellites operate 1,200 km above the Earth’s surface. OneWeb has proposed a mega-constellation of satellites in low earth orbit to deliver affordable wireless internet services to anywhere in the world. For more information check out :

Zojila Tunnel Project construction work begins Oct 2020

 Gadkari was addressing an event after the virtual launch of construction work of the 14.15-km Zojila tunnel project through ceremonial first blast. "It is a moment of pride for India. I am confident that it will be completed in four years and the Prime Minister will inaugurate it before the code of conduct for the next Lok Sabha elections," the Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Minister said. The project has a completion schedule of six years. The project holds strategic significance as Zojila Pass is situated at an altitude of 11,578 feet on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National Highway and remains closed during winters due to heavy snowfall. Once completed, the tunnel, projected as Asia's longest, would reduce the travel time from 3 hours to 15 minutes with avalanche-free travel on the Srinagar-Leh section of NH1. He said the re-modelling of the project has resulted in savings to the tune of over ₹4,000 crore to the public exchequer without any compromise on safety, securi

Micromax India to launch new smartphone brand called "IN" in India soon

 Gurugram-based tech company Micromax is gearing for a major launch in India. The company is planning to launch a new smartphone series in India soon.         While the company hasn’t shared any details about its upcoming smartphone lineup yet, it has shared a nearly 2-minutes long video by the co-founder Rahul Sharma on its official Twitter. In the video, the Micromax co-founder talks about the company’s journey so far, including the time when the Chinese smartphone makers overtook the competition, which in turn led to a decline in the sales of its smartphones. “I wasn’t defeated then but I was content with everything that I had achieved,” he said in the video. As far as the details are concerned, nothing much is known about the company's upcoming smartphone series yet. However, as per the tipster Sumukh Rao, Micromax's In-series smartphones will include devices within a range of ₹7,000 and ₹15,000. These smartphones will run on Stock Android and they will launch in India in e

C Programming Tutorial // C Programming Full course

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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020

 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 was awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus. Announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by Professor Thomas Perlmann, Secretary-General for the Nobel Assembly and the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, on 5 October 2020.Announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by Professor Thomas Perlmann, Secretary-General for the Nobel Assembly and the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, on 5 October 2020. 1. Harvey J. Alter 2.Michael Houghton  3.Charles M. Rice for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus:- This year’s Nobel Prize is awarded to three scientists who have made a decisive contribution to the fight against blood-borne hepatitis, a major global health problem that causes cirrhosis and liver cancer in people around the world. Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice made seminal discoveries that led to the

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020

  The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to award one half of the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics to Roger Penrose and the other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for furthering the understanding of black holes, the most “enigmatic” objects in the universe.             1.   Roger Penrose                 University of Oxford, UK                                                                 “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the              general theory of relativity”         2.  Reinhard Genzel                    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany             and University of California, Berkeley, USA      3. Andrea Ghez                         University of California, Los Angeles, USA            “for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of                     our  galaxy” What do the award winners’ work tell us about black holes? Penrose has been awarded the prize for t

Paytm Mini App

  Paytm Mini Apps :- What are Paytm Mini Apps? Paytm Mini Apps are hybrid apps which combine the functionality of native apps with the flexibility of mobile websites. These are essentially web applications opened in Paytm App whose functionality is enhanced via inbuilt JS APIs, effectively meaning your app despite being developed as a web app(and not a native app) can still enjoy all the benefits of a native app when being listed as a Mini Apps inside Paytm App. Why develop a Paytm Mini Apps? There are many challenges with traditional mobile apps such as maintaining multiple codebases across platforms (iOS, Android or Web), costly user acquisition and requirement of app release and then a waiting period for user adoption for any change made in the app. Launching as a Mini Apps gives you freedom from all these hassles: implying lesser development/testing and maintenance costs which help you reach millions of Paytm users in a Jiffy. Paytm Mini Apps works? User clicks on Mini Apps section

Atal Tunnel Rohtang

The 9.02 km long tunnel connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley .A n altitude of 30 00 metres (10,000 feet) from the Mean Sea Level (MSL).  It reduces the road distance by 46 km between Manali and Leh and the time by about four to five hours.  It is 10.5-metre wide and has a 3.6 x 2.25 metres fire-proof emergency egress tunnel built into the main tunnel itself. It is horseshoe-shaped, single tube double lane tunnel with a roadway of 8 metres.  If any fire incident happens so first thing is how the people trapped are to be rescued. For that there is an entry at every 500 metres. Atal Tunnel has been designed for traffic density of 3000 cars per day and 1,500 trucks per day with max speed of 80 km/hr. Telephone connections at every 150 metres for emergency communication, fire hydrant mechanisms at every 60 Metres. Auto incident detection system with CCTV cameras at every 250 metres, air quality monitoring at every one Km, evacuation lighting/exit signs . There are evacuation lighting and

Air India One

 Features of Air India One : The plane's advance defence systems will call for training of pilots under Indian Air Force instructors. Traditionally, Air India pilots have been flying the Air India One planes. The planes manufactured at Boeing’s facility in Dallas (USA) are retrofitted with advanced military defence systems and a reconfigured cabin. The plane will feature twin GE90-115 engines, a variant of the engine made for the -300ER. It can fly at 900kmph. For the security of the president, PM, vice-president flying in them, the government has opted for state-of-the-art military defence systems to be fitted into those planes. One of the systems is the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) and Self-Protection Suites (SPS) These systems will protect the aircraft in case of an unfortunate event of it suffering damage in the air.  The planes cost $190m purchase and were customised only after a nod from the US State department approval due to its military nature. The plan

New debit card, credit card rules by RBI

RBI New debit card, credit card rules: The new RBI guidelines for credit and debit cards hold significance because of the rising instances of online fraud cases and are aimed at making debit and credit cards more secure, reliable and curb any misuse. All new credit and debit cards issued by the banks will be only enabled for domestic transactions at ATMs and point of sale (PoS) terminals. All the debit card and credit card users from now on are allowed to set up transaction limits. Card users now have an option to opt-in or opt-out of services on their credit/debit cards such as online transactions (e-commerce), international transactions, and contactless transactions (NFC-based). RBI has asked all the banks and card issuing companies to disable online payments for all those debit and credit cards which have never been used for online or contactless transactions in India or abroad. Those who are looking to opt-in or make any changes to their existing debit/credit cards can do so by hea

Instagram DMs are now Facebook Messenger

  However, if you do update, the somewhat simple messaging experience on Instagram will become very similar to Messenger. This means Instagram users will be getting features such as message forwarding and customizing chat threads with custom colors and nicknames. They're also getting a bunch of new features, including selfie stickers, Watch Together (which lets you watch trending videos with friends), and vanish mode, which enables you to set messages to automatically disappear after a certain time. Facebook says some features will hit Instagram first and arrive on Messenger soon after that. The merge makes it easier for people using just one of those platforms to reach out and contact people on the other platform, without the need to download a separate app. Note that messages and calls from Instagram to Instagram users will stay in the Instagram app. 

India successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with over 400-km range

    India on Wednesday test-fired an extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The missile, whose test-firing was successful, is capable of hitting targets at more than 400-km range. It was reported that the missile was test-fired at around 10.30 am from a mobile launcher at the integrated test range (ITR) in Odisha’s Balasore district. The test was carried out under PJ-10 project of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, under which the missile was launched with an indigenous booster. This is the second time that the extended range version of BrahMos supersonic missile has been test-fired. The airframe and booster of the missile have been developed indigenously.  “The extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was test-fired off the coast of Odisha’s Balasore today. The missile can hit targets at a range of more than 400 kms. It is fitted with new indigenous booster and airframe,”  ANI  reported. Congratulating the team of scientists involved in today’s succe