DAILY CA :5 MAY
1.
RAILTEL,
WHO INAUGURATE MOBILE CONTAINER HOSPITAL IN ANDHRA PRADESH
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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.
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The “Health Cloud” at AMTZ has been
inaugurated by Ms. Louise Agersnap, Head of World Health Organisation (WHO)
Innovation Hub, WHO-Geneva,Switzerland.
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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
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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.
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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).
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North Korea remained at
the bottom of the list(i.e.180th rank).
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WPFD 2022 was observed
on the theme ‘Journalism under digital
siege’.
3.
INDIA
STAYS OUT OF GLOBAL DECLARATION ON FUTURE ON INTERNET
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India is not one of the
61 countries that have signed a worldwide declaration calling for the Internet to
remain open, free, and neutral.
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The United States, the
European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, and France are among the countries
that have signed the declaration.
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The ‘Declaration for
the Future of the Internet,‘ as it is known, is a manifesto that aims to
prevent digital totalitarianism.
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India opts to not sign
the declaration along with China and Russia.
4.
NAND
MULCHANDANI APPOINTED AS 1ST EVER CTO OF CIA
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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).
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Extreme massive MIMO
refers to next-generation technology that uses very large antenna arrays.
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Massive MIMO involves
deployment of MIMO on larger scale in the interest of greater network coverage
and data carrying capacity.
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MIMO will increase the
coverage and capacity of cellular networks using multiple antennas at the base
station.
7.
INTERNATIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS DAY 2022 – MAY 4
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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.
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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.
