DAILY CA :5 MAY

 

DAILY CA :5 MAY

1.             RAILTEL, WHO INAUGURATE  MOBILE CONTAINER HOSPITAL IN ANDHRA PRADESH

·               The RailTel Corporation of India Limited, in a major step to serve the requirements of the healthcare industry, designed and established a “Health Cloud ”,a Mobile container Hospital at the Visakhapatnam premises of Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ), Andhra Pradesh.

·               The “Health Cloud” at AMTZ has been inaugurated by Ms. Louise Agersnap, Head of World Health Organisation (WHO) Innovation Hub, WHO-Geneva,Switzerland.

·               TheRailTel corporation provided the complete technological support for teleconsultation solutions for Mobile Container Hospital. It can also be operationalised on the wheels.

 

2.             WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX 2022

·               The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released its 20th World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) 2022 stating a fall in India’s press freedom ranking to 150th with a score of 41 in the 2022 from 142nd  in 2021 out of 180 countries.

·               The list has been topped by Norway (1st) with a score of 92.65 and followed by Denmark (2nd), Sweden (3rd) Estonia (4th) and Finland (5th).

·               North Korea remained at the bottom of the list(i.e.180th rank).

·               WPFD 2022 was observed on the theme ‘Journalism under digital siege’.

 

3.             INDIA STAYS OUT OF GLOBAL DECLARATION ON FUTURE ON INTERNET

·               India is not one of the 61 countries that have signed a worldwide declaration calling for the Internet to remain open, free, and neutral.

·               The United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, and France are among the countries that have signed the declaration.

·               The ‘Declaration for the Future of the Internet,‘ as it is known, is a manifesto that aims to prevent digital totalitarianism.

·               India opts to not sign the declaration along with China and Russia.

 

4.             NAND MULCHANDANI APPOINTED AS 1ST EVER CTO OF CIA 

·               Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) appointed Nand Mulchandani, an Indian Origin Person, as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer(CTO) of the CIA, the foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the United States of America(USA).

·               He also becomes the first-ever Indian Origin(Delhi) Person to become the CTO of the CIA. 

 

5.             TARUN KAPOOR APPOINTED AS PM’S ADVISER 

·               Tarun Kapoor who retired as the Secretary to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas(MoPNG) was appointed as the adviser to Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi. 

·               The position of PM’s adviser was vacant since February following the retirement of IAS officer Bhaskar Khulbe.

 

6.             IIT HYDERABAD DEMONSTRATES EXTREME MASSIVE MIMO TECHNOLOGY

·               The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad announced the demonstration of the Extreme Massive (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) MIMO, a vital technology which is being considered for 5G advanced and 6G deployment. 

·               Extreme massive MIMO refers to next-generation technology that uses very large antenna arrays.

·               Massive MIMO involves deployment of MIMO on larger scale in the interest of greater network coverage and data carrying capacity.

·               MIMO will increase the coverage and capacity of cellular networks using multiple antennas at the base station.  

 

7.             INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY 2022 – MAY 4

·               International Firefighters Day (IFFD) is annually observed across the globe on 4th May to create awareness about the significant role of firefighters in ensuring the safety of the people and property and to recognise and honour the sacrifices of the firefighters. 

·               Red and Blue ribbon (two colours fused on top) is the significant symbol of the IFFD, the red colour symbolises the element of Fire and the blue symbolises the element of water.