Showing posts with label science and technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science and technology. Show all posts

Sunday, April 19, 2020

COVID-19: Measures and Mantras.

Aarogya Setu: Multilingual Mobile App.

  • Object: alert a person wherever he comes close to COVID-19 infected person within a distance of 6 feet.
  • Developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
  • It is a tracking app available on Google Play Store.
  • It helps tracking coronavirus infection by using Smartphones GPS and Bluetooth system.
  • App has access to government's database of known cases.
  • Data of the person will be shared only with the government and not with 3rd parties.

Corona Kavach 

  • An app to  map location of a COVID-19 positive patient through GPS.
  • Alerts a person if he has crossed a Corona Positive patient.
  • Jointly developed by MeitY and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

PM Modi's 7- point Mantras during lockdown extension.


  1. Take care of the family members who have history of health issues and elderly.
  2. Lock-down and social distancing must be strictly followed.
  3. Follow AYUSH ministry's advisory in order to increase immunity.
  4. Download Arogya setu App to stop spread of COVID-19. Encourage others to do so as well.
  5. Try to help poor as much as possible.
  6. Don't lay off employees during the lock-down.
  7. Salute the COVID warriors and help them.
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Monday, June 19, 2017

What is Ku band?

Ku band is primarily used for satellite communications, most notably for fixed and broadcast services, and for specific applications such as NASA's Tracking Data Relay Satellite used for both space shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) communications.

Science and Tech: Space Applications Centre (SAC)

The Space Applications Centre (SAC) is an institution of research in Ahmedabad under the aegis of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is one of the major centres of ISRO that is engaged in the research, development and demonstration of applications of space technology in the field of telecommunicationsremote sensing, meteorology and satellite navigation (Sat Nav). This includes research and development of on-board systems, ground systems and end user equipment hardware and software.