Ephemeral Messaging Feature is now in WhatsApp:
A new Ephemeral Messaging (disappearing messages) functionality on the platform has been revealed by the WhatsApp app. By November 2020, this feature will be available to all users globally.
Highlights:
♦ Mobile-to-Mobile transmission of multimedia messages that instantly disappear from the recipient`s screen after the message has been displayed is an ephemeral function.
♦ The word "ephemeral" describes something that lasts only for a short period of time.
♦ Other messaging apps, such as Telegram and Signal, already offer such an alternative.
♦ Turning on messages that disappear-users can have some more control over which chats are saved.
♦ The time limit for all users is set at seven days and has been determined.
ISRO Successfully Launched PSLV-C49/EOS-01 Mission:
The earth observation satellite EOS-01 has been successfully launched by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). Onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49), India `s newest Earth observation satellite, EOS-01, was launched.
Highlights:
♦ The PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) is an ISRO-designed and operated four-stage expendable medium-lift launch vehicle.
♦ The main goal is to launch low-earth orbit satellites, however small-sized Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) satellites can also be launched by PSLV.
♦ India`s third generation launch vehicle is the PSLV. It is the first Indian launch vehicle with liquid stages to be built.
♦ Satellite phase 2 (Vikas Engine) and phase 4-liquid fuels, first and third phase-solid fuels.
♦ The EOS-01 Earth observation satellite has been put in an orbit of 575 km. The EOS-01 is for agriculture, forestry and disaster management support applications.
♦ The mission also included bringing nine other spacecraft into orbit. The nine satellite customers originated from the United States, Lithuania and Luxembourg.
♦ After the COVID-19 pandemic triggered lockdown interrupted 10 missions scheduled by the organisation, this is ISRO`s first mission in 2020.
♦ The mission`s success is a reflection of the organisation`s resilience to succeed in the mission, even in the face of restrictions on the movement of goods and people.
###Gov Tech-Thon 2020 has concluded on 1st November:
The Gov Tech-Thon 2020 closed on November 01, 2020. It is 36 hours, pan - India virtual hackathon coordinated by IEEE, National Informatics Center (NIC) and Oracle, under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.
Highlights:
♦ The virtual hackathon got enrollments from more than 1300 competitors framing 390 groups.
♦ Shortlisted 447 candidates from 100 groups partook in the Hackathon on the five-issue proclamations gave by 3 central government services – Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers` Welfare, Ministry of Road Transport and Highway and Ministry of Education.
♦ NIC, set up in 1976, is an appended office of the MeitY. It gives ICT and e-Governance backing to the Government.
♦ NIC led "Informatics-Led-Development" by executing ICT applications in social and policy management and encourages electronic conveyance of administrations to the administration (G2G), business (G2B), resident (G2C) and government representative (G2E).
IEEE Computer Society:
IEEE is the world`s biggest specialized proficient association committed to propelling innovation to assist humankind. IEEE has in excess of 419,000 individuals in more than 160 nations. It participates in propelling the hypothesis, practice, and use of PC and data handling science and innovation, just as the expert remaining of its individuals.
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