Current Affairs on Technology

Delhi Metro received India’s first driver-less metro train (procured through Hyundai Rotem, which manufactures them at its facility) on 4 June 2015 from which country?: South Korea

Explanation: The new generation train, which is a part of a 20-set consignment, will be suitable to eventually run on UTO (unattended train operation) mode. These trains are being in Korea. Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) is manufacturing these trains in India. BEML already produces metro trains at its manufacturing facility situated in Bangalore. It is now engaged in the manufacture of 61 sets of metro trains to be run on UTO (unattended train operation) mode. UTO simply means that train operators will not be required to operate these trains and the Operations Control Centre (OCC) of the metro system will directly regulate the movement of the trains. Initially, train operators will be deputed for operation. They will be gradually withdrawn to move to UTO. These trains will run on the corridors of Phase-III of Delhi Metro. This Phase comprises of 58 km-long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar (Line 7) and the over 38 km-long Janakpuri (West)-Botanical Garden (Line 8) corridors.

Intel Corp agreed to buy which company for $16.7 billion as the world`s biggest chipmaker seeks to make up for slowing demand from the PC industry by expanding its line-up of higher-margin chips used in data centers?: Altera Corp

Explanation: The transaction is the third big one in the highly fragmented chip industry this year. In the industry`s biggest-ever deal, Avago Technologies Ltd agreed last week to buy Broadcom Corp for $37 billion. Thus by combining with Altera, Intel will be able to bundle its processing chips with the smaller company`s programmable chips, which are used, among other things, to speed up Web-searches. Altera`s programmable chips will allow Intel to increase the computational capability of its Xeon server chips, which could be under attack post the Avago-Broadcom merger, Summit Research analyst Srinivasan Sundararajan told Reuters.

 

Tech giant Google on 29 May 2015 introduced which new online service/product that will allow users to backup and store unlimited high-quality photos and videos for free?: Google Photos

Explanation: Photos and videos become littered across mobile devices, old computers, hard drives and online services (which are constantly running out of space), Thus google launched Google Photos. With the launch of this service, Google will maintain the original resolution up to 16MP for photos, and 1080p high-definition for videos, and store compressed versions of the photos and videos in print-quality resolution. Google Photos a standalone product that gives users a home for all their photos and videos is aimed at helping users to organise, share and save what they think is important.

In a efforts to reduce usage of paper in Indian railways system, Railways on 28 May 215 have decided to introduce which kind of paperless ticketing system in premium trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi services?: Mobile Ticketing System

Explanation: Railways consume about 600 tonnes paper for printing tickets and reservation charts in a year. The national transporter expect to earn carbon credit, if printing of tickets is eliminated completely. Thus, Mobile ticketing system is planned to introduce and make available through a mobile application developed by the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), Railways' software wing. Currently, the paperless ticketing system is operational in unreserved ticketing for commuters in Egmore and Tambram suburban section in Chennai on a pilot basis. Paperless Mobile ticket will be introduced to Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains first because all passengers of premier trains are likely to have mobile phones. Railway’s is also planning to launch multi-lingual portals for reservation of tickets. "Currently, it is in English and Hindi and we want the portals to be in all regional languages.

Which Car company on 27 May 215 has become the first carmaker to offer Google's Android Auto system?: Hyundai

Explanation:To download the Google Android Auto system drivers must have a Sonata with navigation, which is part of an optional technology package. Thus, Android smartphone users with a 2015 Sonata can ask dealers to download the system for free. Android Auto connects to drivers' smartphones and lets them access certain apps, like Google Maps or Spotify, by voice, steering wheel controls or touchscreen graphics on the dashboard. It locks their phones while in use to help keep drivers' eyes on the road.

IT industry body Nasscom with which government agency on 25 May 2015 has launched a task force that aims to build India as a global hub for providing cyber security solutions.?: Data Security Council of India (DSCI)

Explanation: The task force members, led by NIIT Chairman Rajendra Pawar, will include industry leaders across IT-BPM, internet, banking, telecom as well as representatives from government and academia. Nasscom Cyber Security Task Force, over a 12-week period, will study the Indian cyber security ecosystem to identify issues and challenges and develop an action plan to address the priority issues. It aims to grow the share of cyber security industry from 1 percent to 10 percent by 2025 as well as having a trained base of one million certified and skilled professionals and building over 100 successful security product companies from India.

India has dispatched four warships, including a frontline destroyer and a stealth frigate, on a long overseas deployment to the South Indian Ocean and South China Sea in consonance with the country's "Act East" policy. Thus with this it has also kicked off 4 day  naval exercise with Singapore. What is the name of the exercise?: SIMBEX exercise

Explanation: India, of course, is also building strong maritime security bridges with countries like Japan and Vietnam in a bid to counter China's assertive behavior in the entire Asia Pacific region. Thus, looking to this opportunity, the Eastern Fleet's deployment led by Rear Admiral A B Singh will see the warships, which also include destroyer INS Ranvir and fleet tanker INS Shakti, make port calls at Jakarta (Indonesia), Freemantle (Australia), Kuantan (Malaysia), Sattahip (Thailand) and Sihanoukville (Cambodia). As part of the endeavor and in 4 day naval exercise, two of the warships — stealth frigate INS Satpura and anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kamorta will also join. Operational interaction between the Indian and Singaporean navies began with anti-submarine warfare training exercises in 1994. The exercises have steadily grown in tactical and operational complexity over the last 20 years.