SAKHI App (Space-borne Assistant and Knowledge Hub for Crew Interaction)
Multi-purpose Sakhi App developed.
- Developed by – Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
- Objective – To help astronauts on Gaganyaan Mission
- Benefits –
- Monitor health of astronauts and provides information of blood pressure, heart rate etc.
- Seamless communication link by keeping crew connected with onboard computer and ground-based stations.
- Helps in maintaining a log on mission in multiple formats including voice records, texts and images.
Ketamine
Elon Musk defends ketamine use, says it is ‘beneficial’ for investors.
- Ketamine – A dissociative anaesthetic (produces trance-like state) that has some hallucinogenic effects.
- Usage –
- As pain relief, depression, treatment of suicidal ideation, and epileptic states.
- Makes patients feel detached from their pain and environment.
- Side effects –
- Overdose can cause unconsciousness and dangerously slowed breathing.
- Included as psychotropic substance under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Exercise Tiger Triumph – 24
Tiger Triumph – 24 conducted.
- Exercise Tiger Triumph – It is a bilateral tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise between India and USA.
Potti Sriramulu
Recently, birth anniversary of Potti Sriramulu was observed.
- Potti Sriramulu – An ardent Gandhian, eminent social reformer & activist.
- Key Contributions –
- He took part in the Indian Independence Movements such as Salt Satyagraha (1930), Individual satyagraha (1940), Quit India movement (1942) etc.
- Supported Dalits entry to temples.
- He died after 58 days of fasting in support of creating a separate Andhra from Madras province
Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP)
Paytm has recently received third-party application provider license from National Payments Corporation of India.
- Third-Party Application Provider – It is an entity that provides UPI-compliant apps such as mobile wallets and merchant apps to end-user customers to facilitate UPI-based payment transactions.
- Payment Service Provider – TPAP participates in UPI through a Payment Service Provider bank.
- Unified Payments Interface (UPI) – A real-time payment system developed by NPCI