They arrived in India mid-November
The Indian Navy has inducted two MQ-9B Sea Guardian unarmed drones procured from the U.S. on lease, two defence sources said on Wednesday.
Month: November 2020
** IIT-M students design device for typing in braille
Aimed at helping the visually impaired, it fits into a smartphone’s port
Four students from the Indian Institute of Technology – Madras have come together to develop a handy device for the visually impaired.
Four students — Sundar Raman P., Adil Mohammed K., Shivam Maheshwari and Andrea Elizabeth Biju — got together to develop the device.
** Fee on money transfers for US, doesn’t apply to India: Google Pay
Google Pay had 67 million users in India with a total payment value of USD 110 billion on an annualised basis, as of September 2019.
** Uttarakhand: Child activist Ridhima Pandey makes it to BBC’s top 100 women for 2020
** Sweden getting on board India’s Venus mission with payload to explore planet
Sweden is getting on board India’s Venus orbiter mission ‘Shukrayaan’ with a scientific instrument to explore the planet.
** Four Indian brands make it to Global Powers of Luxury Goods list
Titan, Kalyan Jewellers, PC Jeweler and Joyallukas made the list
** Malayalam film ‘Jallikattu’ heads to Oscars as India’s official entry
** Big win for India! Netflix’s ‘Delhi Crime’ bags top prize at International Emmy Awards 2020
** A young wildlife photographer and presenter, Keshari, produced his first web-series, Safari with Suyash, which released on Dec 6, 2019, in collaboration with WWF International
** PTR gets first global award for doubling tigers population in 4 yrs
Pilibhit tiger reserve