Weekly Round Off:

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India successfully launches the seventh and final navigation satellite into the orbit IRNSS-1G and very soon will have its own GPS like navigation system called “Navic” which in Hindi means “Sailor” or “Navigator”. India will now compete with the USA’s GPS, Russia’s GLONASS, and European Union’s GNSS. According to Isro its applications include terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation, disaster management, vehicle tracking and fleet management, integration with mobile phones, precise timing, mapping and navigation for hikers and drivers. The whole projects life expectancy is estimated to be about 12 years and will have to look forward about its accuracy and usefulness.

Solar impulse 2, the plane on a mission to cover the round the world flight to promote the clean energy technologies will resume its flight. After being grounded for more than 6 months due to battery problems now it will fight off for Arizona. It is powered by the 17000 solar cells and its wingspan is wider than that of a jumbo jet but its weight is roughly the same as a family car.

Apple Inc. posted it’s first-ever decline in iPhone sales and its first revenue drop in 13 years. Seems like Apple’s empire has been shaken by the new comers offering the very competitive product at very competitive price. But CEO Tim Cook sees it as the opportunity and in an interview about the Apple’s next strategy he said “company has got great innovation in pipeline" and new iPhones that will attract people in markets like India.” Apple sees a "huge market potential" for its products in India and the technology giant is "really putting energy" in the country which will begin rolling out high-speed wireless networks this year. He said Apple is "now...really putting energy in India" as well as in other markets across the world "where I think that people sitting here in this country look at it through just a lens of what's happening in the United States. And but there are a lot of people in the world who don't have the pleasure of owning an iPhone yet."  

Xiaomi will launch the new Mi Max and Mi band 2 products very soon globally. Both the products are confirmed by the company. And it has also confirmed that Mi Watch is in line for the launch and will compete directly with the Samsung gear, Huawei Watch, Apple Watch.

Indian railway has launched the service to cancel the train ticket by simply dialing 139. The passenger has to dial 139 giving details of the confirmed ticket for cancelling it and you will get a one-time password (OTP). Passenger has to reach the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counter and reveal the OTP to claim refund. Besides 139, one can also cancel confirmed tickets using IRCTC website also and both the facilities. He said both the initiatives were promised in the Railway Budget 2016-17 which were now fulfilled.

Some rumors have been there regarding the IRCTC website has been hacked. According to a news report, the Maharashtra cyber cell had informed IRCTC about a potential data theft of its user registration details. IRCTC PRO Sandip Dutta said “There has been no hacking as such, we've checked our data for the last one month and beyond that. As for the report as far as data theft is concerned, a committee has been formed and they are inquiring into the matter".

SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean early Friday after launching a Japanese communications satellite into orbit. The California-based company pulled off such a landing last month for the first time, after launching an unmanned cargo ship to the International Space Station. With such successful landing on a floating surface, there will be more frequent launches at less cost.

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