International Current affairs-February 2018

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FEBRUARY 2018-SCIENCE AND TECH NEWS

INS Karanj is third Scorpene class submarine launched by Indian Navy

Indian Navy has launched ‘INS Karanj’, the third of the six indigenous Scorpene-class submarines.
The submarine, equipped with superior stealth features and precision-guided weapons built at Mumbai’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited.
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff, was the chief guest on the occasion.
The submarine has an overall length of 67.5 meters and a height of about 12.3 meters.

Japan launches tiny rocket ever to carry tiny satillites into orbit

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the world’s smallest rocket with the ability to put a tiny satellite into orbit.
The rocket lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center.
It carried a microsatellite TRICOM-1R, a three-unit CubeSat weighing about 3 kilograms.
This satellite launch was a re-flight of the TRICOM-1 mission, which was lost in SS-520’s failure in 2017.
The launch was aimed at testing the ability of JAXA to launch low-cost rockets that can put microsatellites into space at affordable rates.

Google launches "Security check kiya" campaign

Search engine giant Google has launched ‘#SecurityCheckKiya’ campaign in India to create awareness around Internet safety.
It was launched on the occasion of Safer Internet Day (6 February).
The campaign aims to protect first-time web users from account hijacking, safeguard Android devices from malicious apps and secure all their personal data if they lose their device.

UK allows doctors to create three-parent babies through Mitochondrial donation

Britain’s fertility regulator Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has allowed doctors to create country’s first ‘three-parent’ babies through mitochondrial donation therapy (or MRT).
This move is aimed at preventing passage of incurable genetic diseases from mothers to offsprings.