Science & Technology - Career Launcher · The rocket is capable of launching 4-ton class of communication satellites, pushing India into the big boys space club. The GSLV Mk- III
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CL’s Connect to Current-Daily Current Capsules (Prelims Prep. Prominence) 15th November 2018
Science & Technology ISRO Launches Communication Satellite, Has 'Geo-Eye' To Monitor
India
Heaviest satellite to be carried on indigenous rocket
WHAT
GSAT-29 communication satellite, which is being carried by Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s Geosynchronous Satellite
Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III) was successfully launched into space
WITH THE LAUNCH, THE SATELLITE AIMS AT SOLVING THE
COMMUNICATION BARRIERS FACED BY VILLAGE
RESOURCE CENTRES (VRCS), WHICH ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR PROVIDING SPACE-BASED SERVICES TO ISRO FROM
RURAL AREAS.
HIGHLIGHTS
1. The rocket was launched at its scheduled time of 5.08pm today
2. The GSAT-29 is the 33rd communications satellite made by India
3. The satellite will help provide internet connectivity to remote area
Connect to the heaviest rocket
India's heaviest rocket, referred to as "Baahubali", successfully placed the
sophisticated communications satellite GSAT-29 in the orbit today.
India space agency ISRO's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
Mark III (GSLV Mk-III-D2) - on its second developmental flight - lifted
off from Sriharikota, India's rocket port in Andhra Pradesh on the coast of
the Bay of Bengal.
Cyclone Gaja did not pay spoilsport and the launch was not affected by it.
The launch could have been affected by the cyclone, which was one of
the apprehensions since the countdown.
This is the 67th launch from Sriharikota and the GSAT-29 is the 33rd
communications satellite made by India.
Connect to GSAT – 29
The advanced communications satellite weighs 3,423 kg and will help
provide internet connectivity, especially in the remote areas of Jammu
and Kashmir and north-eastern India
The satellite also carries a unique laser based optical communication that
ISRO is testing for the first time.
The GSLV Mk- III weighs 641 tons, which is equal to the weight of five
fully loaded passenger planes. At 43 meters tall, it is higher than a 13-
storey building. Although it is the heaviest among India's operational
launch vehicles, it is also the shortest.
The rocket took 15 years to make and each launch is expected to cost an
upwards of Rs. 300 crores.
As the launch has been successful, the GSLV Mk-III will be declared
operational.
The GSLV Mk-III will be used to launch India's Chandrayaan-2 early
next year and Gaganyaan before 2022.
The rocket is capable of launching 4-ton class of communication
satellites, pushing India into the big boys space club.
The GSLV Mk- III weighs 641 tons, which is equal to the weight of five
fully loaded passenger planes. At 43 meters tall, it is higher than a 13-
storey building. Although it is the heaviest among India's operational
launch vehicles, it is also the shortest.
The rocket took 15 years to make and each launch is expected to cost an
upwards of Rs. 300 crores.
The first operational mission of this vehicle (GSLV-MkIII) is going to be
none other than the Chandrayaan-II mission in January next year.
This vehicle is going to carry a human to space three years from now.
The communication satellite, weighing 3,423 kg, “is a multiband, multi-
beam communication satellite, intended to serve as test bed for new and
critical technologies
Minority Affairs Inauguration of “Hunar Haat”
Hunar Haat will provide market and opportunity to Master Artisans
and Craftsmen
What
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
inaugurated the “Hunar Haat” on 15thNovember, 2018 at India
International Trade Fair (IITF) at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
Connect to Hunar Haat
Hunar Haat being organised across the country by the Ministry of
Minority Affairs has proved to be “Empowerment & Employment
Exchange” for master artisans and craftsmen.
It is a mission to provide market and opportunity to master artisans and
craftsmen.
The master artisans, including a large number of women artisans, from
across the country are participating in the “Hunar Haat”.
The artisans will brought with them very exquisite pieces of Handicraft
& Handloom work products
The employment oriented programmes of the Central Government like
“Hunar Haat” has significantly encouraged and promoted the rich
traditional heritage of master artisans who had been marginalised for a
long time.
The target is to provide employment and marketing opportunities to
about 5 lakh people through “Hunar Haat”.
Commerce & Industry 2nd Startup India Investment Seminar in Beijing
What
Embassy of India in China in partnership with Startup India Association
(SIA) and Venture Gurukool organized 2nd Startup India Investment
Seminar on 12 November 2018 in Beijing for fostering innovation and
entrepreneurship among Indian youth.
The 1st Startup Indian Investment event was organised in November 2017.
Connect to the event
The event was planned to expose Chinese VCs and investors to the
promising Indian startups and also help Indian startups to reach out to the
large Chinese investors for receiving investment for their companies.
Forty-two Indian entrepreneurs representing 20 Indian startups
participated in the event and pitched before Chinese investors to make
investments in their ventures.
More than 350 Chinese Venture Capital (VC) funds, angel investors
participated in a day long pitching session and seminar.
Financial Inclusion APIX (Application Programming Interface Exchange)
What
In a bid to reach two billion people worldwide who are still without bank
accounts, Prime Minister Modi launched the APIX (Application
Programming Interface Exchange), a banking technology platform in
Singapore .
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APIX is a banking technology platform which is designed to reach two
billion people all across the world who are still living without bank
accounts.(Reuters)
The technology platform was launched by Modi along with Deputy Prime
Minister of Singapore T Shanmugaratnam after he became the first leader
to address the esteemed Fintech Festival in the country.
APIX is a banking technology platform which is designed to reach two
billion people all across the world who are still living without bank
accounts.
The technology platform has been designed by software experts based out
of Hyderabad, Colombo and London.
It is a sophisticated technology developed by Boston-headquartered
Virtusa, especially for smaller banks, Tier 3 and 4, to reach out to people
living in the remote regions.
The technology platform is designed to assist banking institutions to
reach out the people without bank accounts in 23 nations such as 10
ASEAN members as well as major markets such as India, and small
nations including Fiji
Sources – PIB, The Hindu , Indian express
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