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DHRUV64 processor

  • fully indigenous, 64bit, dual core, by CDAC
  • reduced dependence on imported designs
  • lower performance than top tier chip, but good for telecommunications, routers, automobile
  • other chips:
    • SHAKTI - IIT M
    • AJIT - IITB
    • VIKRAM - ISRO
    • THEJAS64 - CDAC
  • DIR-V programme: aims to build RISC-V Based microprocessor portfolio
  • Govt initiatives
    • Chips to Startup Programme
    • Design linked incentive
    • India semiconductor mission
    • INUP-i2i

DigiKavach

  • by Google, launched 2023
  • colab w/ Fintech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center
  • online fraud identification program

Nano Sulfer

  • TERI Scientists
  • inc mustard yield by 30-40%
  • enhance oil content by 30%
  • India’s goal of improving oil seed productivity, reducing edible oil import
  • reduced nutrient leaching
  • inc bioavailability -> cost effective, ecologically sustainable

Jumping Genes

  • transposable elements
  • aid spread of antibiotic resistance

Kudankulam

  • near Kanyakumari
  • Indo Russian collaboration
    • Water Water Energetic Reactor (VVER - 1000)
  • use light water as both coolant and neutron moderator
  • 1000MWe capacity per unit
    • total 6 units, so 6000MWe total capacity planned

Balance of Plant

supporting infrastructure, auxiliary systems, and components required to make the plant operational and excludes the core generating equipment

City Flood Alert

  • Andhra Pradesh
  • AI driven flood prediction

LPG

  • mixture of Propane & Butane
  • extracted as Natural Gas Liquid from wet natural gas wells

Dirac Medal

  • won by Prof. Deepak Dhar in 2026 for theoretical physics
    • SECOND indian scientist to win this (NOT first)
  • named after British physicist Paul AM Dirac
  • awarded by Intl. Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
  • not awarded to current nobel laureates

VERVE 102

  • one time gene editing medicine by Verve Therapeutics
  • to permanently turn off PCSK9 gene in liver
  • lowers bad LDL cholestrol with SINGLE intravenous infusion
  • uses base editing tech

Other Dump

  • BCG Vaccine: Bacillus Calmette Guerin, TB
  • Hexavalent Chromium [Cr(VI)]: highly toxic + reactive form fo chromium; contaminates soil, groundwater, serious risk to human health
  • SraVaani: Multilingual indian speech recognition model (65langs)
    • IISc + ARTPARK + Google
    • 20scheduled lang + 45 regional lang
    • freely available
  • Temporary General Network Access: provides short term access to interstate transmission system
  • Himadri: India’s arctic research station, in Svalbard (Norway)
  • VIHAAN: indigenous broadband networking chip, under DLI scheme by pvt company Aheesa Digital
    • built on open standard RISC-V architecture + indigenous VEGA processor (CDAC)
  • QDENGA India’s first dengue vaccine for age 4-60
    • live attenuated tetravalent vaccine, 2dose, 3mo interval
    • global dengue burden on India
  • Southern Ocean Carbon Anomaly: Southern ocean traps greater due to top frozen layer (real carbon starts 100-200m deep) but is thinning, causing fear of exposing carbon rich waters
  • Deemed Distribution Licence: (AP + Google: for hyperscale AI datacenter): statutory status - entity becomes power distributor w/o standard licensing process
    • AP govt granting DDL to data center w/ 300MW+ load
  • Poly Crystalline Silicon (PolySilicon / PoliSi): high purity, hyper refined crystalline form of Si
    • fundamental upstream raw material & chemical feedstock for solar PV
  • Nationwide Cloud & AI Skilling Initiative, w/ support from Amazon Web Services
    • National Skill Development Corporation (under MoSDE)
    • target: tier 2/3 towns
  • Gnani Artha Sovoreign AI Stack: Evon3.3 30B LLM (MoE architecture), Plexus agentic platform, Open Weights
    • evon has indic language datasets
    • launched by bangalore based deep tech startup
  • Public Insurance Registry: by IRDAI as DPI, works on federated model, interoperable open standards
  • Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: by NASA, launched on SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket
    • earlier called: Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope
  • Muse: AI Assistant by Meta that can access apps
  • MATSYA 6000: first indian banned submersible vehicle
  • One Tag: by NHAI + IHMCL: nationwide FASTag bank portability service, integrated into Raj Marg Yatra mobile application
    • will allow vehicle owners to migrate b/w banks, while keeping existing physical FASTag sticker, TagID & vehicle registration intact

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