गौरव अग्रवाल

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[Swarajya @SwarajyaMag]

Several years ago, engineers at a major Indian OEM wanted to add a simple valve to their own engine.

They knew how to do it. The problem: the software running inside their own vehicle's ECU was locked. The key was in Germany.

Three years later, the problem remained unsolved. 🧵

[S.Jayashankar @jaypanicker]

Didn't you say that there is no freedom of press in India? If so, then how are you able to find such articles, written with a sole agenda of antagonizing the government, in Indian media? The fake propaganda of you and your ilk falls flat simply with such articles. No wonder Indians neither take you nor outlets like Wire seriously anymore.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Today, India takes a defining step in its civil nuclear journey, advancing the second stage of its nuclear programme.

The indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has attained criticality.

This advanced reactor, capable of producing more fuel than it consumes, reflects the depth of our scientific capability and the strength of our engineering enterprise. It is a decisive step towards harnessing our vast thorium reserves in the third stage of the programme.

A proud moment for India. Congratulations to our scientists and engineers.

[गौरव अग्रवाल @gauravaggarg]

This needs a wider coverage!

[Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI @PrinSciAdvOff]

𝐀𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧-𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 “𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬.

The versatility of Foundation Models makes them a critical layer of today’s AI ecosystem and a key area for innovation in India. Therefore, developing indigenous foundation models is a strategic priority. India’s objective is to harness foundation models for inclusive growth and public good, while ensuring they are governed in a manner consistent with the country’s values, legal framework, and security interests.

This white paper provides an understanding of India’s approach to advancing indigenous foundation models through public–private collaboration and to governing these systems that support trust, accountability, and responsible adoption.

The White Paper also provides details on India’s approach - which is centred on building indigenous capability across the foundation-model stack. Rather than relying on a single model, India is developing an ecosystem that combines
(i) shared compute access,
(ii) India-centric data and model repositories, and
(iii) multiple model-building efforts across text, speech, multimodal, and sectoral systems.

Read the White Paper here: https://t.co/eTEd4tdpZV

[गौरव अग्रवाल @gauravaggarg]

Can't even comprehend!

#superheavybooster
#spaceX

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster!

[ChessBase India @ChessbaseIndia]

22nd September, 2024 is a red letter day for Indian Chess - this is one of the biggest moments in Indian Chess History. Team India wins Double Gold medals in the Chess Olympiad 2024! The Indian Open and Women's Team both secured Team Gold medals, with many more Individual Board medals to come.

Team India (Open) needed just a draw today for Team Gold, but they defeated Slovenia 3.5-0.5 anyway. Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Arjun scored wins on the top 3 boards, and Vidit had a long and fighting draw on board 4. The Indian Open Team secured first place with a whopping 21/22 Match points!

Team India (Women) had to win against Azerbaijan today, and they delivered with full force. Harika, Divya and Vantika won, while Vaishali drew her game. India defeated Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5! If Kazakhstan won against the USA today, there would've been tiebreaks involved - but that match ended in a draw. The Indian Women's Team secured first place with 19/22 match points!

A huge congratulations to all the players, coaches and the entire team involved. What a day!

Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
#chess #chessbaseindia #ChessOlympiad

[गौरव अग्रवाल @gauravaggarg]

Well played, @realmanubhaker 🇮🇳
, you are a star! 🥳🥳🥳

#legendat22manu
#ManuBhakar
#Shooting 🔫🥉🥉
#OlympicGames
#Paris2024
#TeamIndia
#Cheer4Bharat

[ISRO @isro]

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
🇮🇳Vikram soft-landed on 🌖, again!

Vikram Lander exceeded its mission objectives. It successfully underwent a hop experiment.

On command, it fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a distance of 30 – 40 cm away.

Importance?: This 'kick-start' enthuses future sample return and human missions!

All systems performed nominally and are healthy. Deployed Ramp, ChaSTE and ILSA were folded back and redeployed successfully after the experiment.

#Chandrayaan_3
#Ch3

[गौरव अग्रवाल @gauravaggarg]

The shivers experienced during the flawless landing autonomous sequence will be an unforgettable memory.

A new #Space Era for #India🇮🇳

#Chandrayaan3Landing

Holding on more exciting visuals from #PragyanRover

#IndiaOnTheMoon
#ISRO
#EngineeringMarvel

[गौरव अग्रवाल @gauravaggarg]

Thank you, @isro team! By making India's first soft landing on another celestial body, you have proudly represented India!

Demonstrating a carefully thought out mission and applying what was learned from #Ch2

#Chandrayaan3
#Ch3Plus
#Chan

[ISRO @isro]

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
'India🇮🇳,
I reached my destination
and you too!'
: Chandrayaan-3

Chandrayaan-3 has successfully
soft-landed on the moon 🌖!.

Congratulations, India🇮🇳!

#Chandrayaan_3
#Ch3

[ISRO @isro]

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

🌖 as captured by the
Lander Position Detection Camera (LPDC)
on August 15, 2023

#Chandrayaan_3
#Ch3

[DSTIndia @IndiaDST]

A group of #researchers , led by @ARIESNainital developed a novel #Algorithm to track the very fast accelerating Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) emerging from the interiors of the #Sun.

@drharshvardhan @Ashutos61 @isro
https://t.co/RTrhgAMtQg

[Arm @Arm]

A significant step in the roadmap for the next decade of compute. Introducing #Armv9. https://t.co/cW88FiNFqE

[PES University @PESUniversity]

#RSAT – A micro satellite designed by #PESUniversity that is one among the 18 Co-passenger Satellite in the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (#PSLVC51) lifted off from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), at around 10.24 am.

https://t.co/O7hZozxgs2

[गौरव अग्रवाल @gauravaggarg]

Second satellite "Sindhu Netra" developed by @PESUniversity in collaboration with @DRDO_India launched via PSLV C-51

More #Satellite to follow the legacy of #PISAT.

Congratulations @PESUniversity! 🥳

#SpaceResearch
#PSLVC51
#ISRO
#PESUniversity

https://t.co/fgVHi0GTr8

[PES University @PESUniversity]

PESU students set to launch second microsatellite, Deccan Herald, Feb 17.

The students of PES are all set to launch their second microsatellite (#RSAT) on February 28 with the support from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

https://t.co/oxWtKPECvv

[Aviation Tech Today @AvionicsGlobal]

NASA’s Ingenuity Could Be First Aircraft to Fly on Mars https://t.co/J30k2P6R0K

[NASA JPL @NASAJPL]

JUST, WOW.😍
Grab the popcorn because the @NASAPersevere rover has sent us a one-of-kind video of her Mars landing. For the first time in history, we can see multiple angles of what it looks like to touch down on the Red Planet. #CountdownToMars

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

The moment that my team dreamed of for years, now a reality. Dare mighty things.

#CountdownToMars

[Boeing Space @BoeingSpace]

Congratulations, @NASAJPL and the entire @NASAPersevere team! We're excited to see Perseverance stick the landing and get to work advancing science, technology, and humanity's path to deep space. Can't wait for the up-close looks at Jezero Crater. #CountdowntoMars

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

Hello, world. My first look at my forever home. #CountdownToMars