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Weekly S&T Current

Affairs by DMR
(6-1-2022)

NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Five global nuclear powers pledged to
prevent atomic weapons spreading and to
avoid nuclear conflict, in a rare joint
statement ahead of a review of a key
nuclear treaty later this year.
The NPT is a multilateral treaty aimed at limiting the
spread of nuclear weapons including three elements:
(1) non-proliferation, (2) disarmament, and (3)
peaceful use of nuclear energy. These elements
constitute a “grand bargain” between the five
nuclear weapon states and the non-nuclear weapon
states.
The treaty was signed in 1968 and entered into force
in 1970. Presently, it has 190 member states.
India’s Stand on NPT
•India is one of the only five countries
that either did not sign the NPT or
signed but withdrew, thus becoming
part of a list that includes Pakistan,
Israel, North Korea, and South Sudan.
•India always considered the NPT
as discriminatory and had refused to
sign it.
•India has opposed the international
treaties aimed at non-proliferation
since they were selectively applicable
to the non-nuclear powers and
legitimised the monopoly of the five
nuclear weapons powers.
KALPANA CHAWLA CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN
SPACE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (KCCRSST)
Raksha Mantri Rajnath
Singh inaugurated
Kalpana Chawla Centre
for Research in Space
Science & Technology
(KCCRSST) at
Chandigarh University
on January 03, 2022.
• It is established with the objective of training students in space
science, satellite development and meet future challenges in
space research.
• KCCRSST would be the Ground Control Station for the
Chandigarh University's Student Satellite (CUSat), an in-house
developed nano-satellite being designed by the students of the
university and a Geo-Spatial Centre for research, besides other
projects.
• The CUSat will be among the 75 student-built satellites to be
launched into space on the eve of the 75thIndependence Day
in 2022.
• The Chandigarh University has joined the list of 13 institutes
like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, IIT Bombay and
became the first university in North India to design and develop
its own satellite.
• With the launch of CUSat, Punjab will become the first border
state in India to have its own satellite in space.
 GitHub
1. GitHub is the world’s largest open-source developer
community platform where users upload their
projects and code for others to view, edit, and tweak.
2. The idea of GitHub is this: any developer can upload
whatever software code or app code or software idea
they have on the platform, and have others
collaborate with them to help improve it, find errors,
and fix problems.
3. The platform uses the software Git, which was
created in 2005 by Linus Trovalds, the developer of
the open-source operating system Linux, to track
changes in a set of files and for coordination in
software development.
INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT)

Telecommunication Engineering
Centre(TEC), under Department of
Telecommunications, Ministry of
Communications, has released a
report “Code of Practice for Securing
Consumer Internet of Things(IoT)” as
a baseline requirement aligned with
global standards and best practices.
1. IoT is benefitted by recent advances in several
technologies such as sensors, communication
technologies (Cellular and non-cellular), AI/ ML,
Cloud / Edge computing etc.
2. As per the projections, there may be 26.4 billion
IoT devices in service globally by 2026. Out of this
approximately 20% will be on cellular
technologies. Ratio of Consumer and Enterprise
IoT devices may be 45% : 55%.
3. As per the National Digital Communication Policy
(NDCP) 2018 released by Department of
Telecommunications (DoT), an eco-system is to
be created for 5 billion connected devices by
2022. Therefore, it is expected that around 60% of
5 billion i.e. 3 billion connected devices may exist
in India by 2022.
Indian Army sets up Quantum Lab, Artificial Intelligence
Centre
The Quantum Computing Laboratory has been
The Indian Army has set established with the help of the National Security
up a Quantum Council Secretariat (NSCS), to spearhead research
and training in this key developing field.
Computing Laboratory a
nd a centre for Artificial
Intelligence in Mhow,
Madhya Pradesh.
One Nation-One Grid-One Frequency: National Grid
Benefits of One Nation-One Grid-One Frequency:
Recently, the Power Matching Demand-Supply: Synchronisation of all regional grids
Grid Corp. of India will help in optimal utilization of scarce natural resources by
transfer of Power from Resource centric regions to Load centric
Ltd regions.
(PGCIL) celebrated Development of Electricity Market: Further, this shall pave the
way for establishment of a vibrant Electricity market facilitating
the anniversary of trading of power across regions.
operationalization
of One Nation-One
Grid-One Frequency
i.e National Grid.
Solid State Batteries
Car manufacturer Volkswagen plans to
have production running for solid-state
batteries by 2025 via the partnership with
QuantumScape.

QuantumScape’s solid-state battery —

lithium metal with a solid electrolyte
separating the two electrodes — is seen
as an exceptionally bright prospect in an
increasingly crowded space.
Investment on Education Pays Best Dividend