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Legal Considerations of Blockchain Gaming in India

In Context  The vast scope and potential of blockchain technology has attracted the gaming industry over the past few years.  With the success that CryptoKitties has garnered, more blockchain games, such as Axie Infinity, have now been introduced. What is Blockchain? Blockchain is a decentralised database that stores information. It relies on technology that allows […]

Phosphorus Bombs

In News Recently, Ukrainian police have accused Russian forces of launching phosphorous bomb attacks in the eastern regions of Lugansk & and Donetsk, collectively called the Donbas. About International law prohibits the use of white phosphorus shells in heavily populated civilian areas but allows them in open spaces to be used as cover for troops. […]

Gallium Nitride (GaN)

In News  Recently, the Union Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology visited the Gallium Nitride Ecosystem Enabling Centre and Incubator ( GEECI ) facility at the prestigious Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bengaluru.  The facility has been jointly set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and IISc Bengaluru aimed at […]

Neon Shortages Due to Ukraine-Russian Conflict

In News Ukraine’s two leading suppliers of neon, which produce about half the world’s supply of the key ingredient (Neon) for making chips, have halted their operations due to Russian attack. Ukraine and Neon Some 45%-54% of the world’s semiconductor grade neon, critical for the lasers used to make chips, comes from two Ukrainian companies. […]

Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Centre

In News  Recently, the Union Minister for Power launched the Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Centre (SGKC) and Innovation Park virtually as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Programme. About Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Centre The new Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Centre located within the POWERGRID centre in Manesar is the first of its kind initiative […]

Supercomputer PARAM Ganga

In News  Recently, National Supercomputer Mission (NSM) has deployed a supercomputer system called PARAM-Ganga with 1.66 petaFLOPS (PFLOPS) of computing power at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee. A supercomputer is a computer that performs at or near the currently highest operational rate for computers. About PARAM Ganga It is designed, developed, and commissioned […]

Boltzmann Medal

In News Recently, Deepak Dhar (Indian physicist) and John J. Hopfield (American physicist) have been chosen for the Boltzmann medal. Boltzmann Medal About: Initiated in 1975 Nobel laureate (1982) K.G. Wilson was the first recipient.  It has been given to one or two persons, once in three years.  The award consists of the gilded Boltzmann […]

Global Chip Shortage Situation

In Context  The Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to aggravate the global semiconductor shortage as the two countries are major suppliers of raw materials critical to chip production. Russia supplies the global semiconductor industry with rare metals, and Ukraine supplies specialty gases required by the chipmaking industry.  Major causes  After reaching its peak in 2011, the […]

Clear Road map for 5G Auction

In News Addressing the seventh post-budget webinar, India’s Prime Minister said the Union Budget 2021-22 has clearly laid down a roadmap for the 5G spectrum auction in the country. About The 5G spectrum auction date in India is currently unknown. This is because the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is still working on providing […]

National Science Day 2022

In Context  India is celebrating National Science Day on February 28  About  National Science Day, observed on February 28, marks the discovery of the Raman Effect, in the year 1928. The Government of India designated 28 February as National Science Day (NSD) in 1986.  On this day,In the year 1928, CV Raman discovered the Raman […]