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Defence News

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army. About: The MMR has been designed and developed by DRDO’s premier research laboratory, Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES). With load bearing capacity of 70 metric ton (MT), MMR will provide the strategic mobility for Armoured and Mechanized units and formations of the Army. It is portable, modular in design, which can be easily assembled or disassembled.

Media

Microsoft makes Notepad a separate Store app starting with new Windows 10 20H1 test build Finally, we can save all that space on the install DVD Source: ZDNet Kaspersky AV injected unique ID that allowed sites to track users, even in incognito mode Every single day, and every web page you display, I'll be watching you Source: Ars Technica Bluetooth vulnerability could expose device data to hackers Beware of hackers offering pairing opportunities? Source: The Verge Source:  turnoff.us Developer News How Facebook catches bugs in its 100 million lines of code You're assuming they do Source: Wired Maybe we should stop creating inscrutable CLIs And create inscrutable windows apps instead? Source: Philosophical Hacker When it comes to application security, banks pay little interest It's not like they're playing with their money, after all Source: Security Boulevard Science and Technology Are Siri and Alexa making us ruder? "Politeness doesn't c...

Gyan

The Rajya Sabha cleared the NMC Bill with a crucial amendment to increase representation of the State Medical Council from 5 members to 9 and State University representation 6 six to 10 in the new body. The Lok Sabha cleared the proposed law on July 29. Salient Features of the bill: The Bill seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. National Medical Commission (NMC): The Bill sets up the NMC which will replace the Medical Council of India (MCI). It will consist of 25 members, appointed by the central government. Functions of the NMC include: framing policies for regulating medical institutions and medical professionals, assessing the requirements of healthcare related human resources and infrastructure, ensuring compliance by the State Medical Councils of the regulations, and framing guidelines for determination of fees for up to 50% of the seats in private medical institutions and deemed universities which are regulated under the Bill. State ...