Narinder Singh, the Indian-born American physicist hogged the limelight for becoming the first person in the world to depict that light can travel in bent glass fibres. His research paper captioned “A Flexible Fiberscope, using Static Scanning” appeared in the scientific journal Nature in its January 2, 1954 issue and opened the door for instruments such as endoscopes and laser probes.
The officials said that the technology used in Tejas Express will be replaced with DPRS which is being tried in Train 19. This is one step further to Train 18 – Vande Bharat Express – which will have sleeper coaches. “The DPRS will allow faster acceleration and deceleration. It will happen within 1-2 minutes. At present, it takes 12-15 minutes for the same. It will save time, fuel and power,” Agrawal said.
The project—the first in Jammu & Kashmir—is among the 13 emergency landing strips planned by the government on highways across the country.
The Srinagar-Banihal highway landing strip will be 3.5-km long and can be constructed in eight months at a cost of nearly Rs 119 crore.
The sites have been jointly identified by the Indian Air Force (IAF) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
Researchers from the Mohali-based Institute of NanoScience and Technology have devised a method to encapsulate adult stem cells called Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) in an injectable hydrogel. In preliminary studies, it has been found that the hydrogel exhibits cell viability and can support long-term survival of stem cells.
Foreign nations where the possibility of exports is the highest have been placed under category A. Defence attaches in these countries will get $50,000 annually while other nations are in categories B and C and will get lower allocations. A total of Rs 16 crore is planned to be spent on the scheme initially.
Large sections of the machines have been built in India by companies including Bengaluru based Dynamatic Technologies Ltd, which was one of the first companies in the private sector to be approved by Boeing to be a supplier and the Tata- Boeing joint venture which has built the complete fuselage.
As a part of its ‘Act East’ policy, India and Myanmar have shared a cordial relationship. India has been extending developmental assistance to Myanmar over these years.
Minister of State for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Jean Baptiste Lemoyne made the remarks on the sidelines of an interaction with Indian alumni of French institutions in the fields of business administration, engineering and design here.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra said second aerodromes are required in major Indian cities, considering the way the aviation sector is growing.
The agreement envisages that NCGG will be the nodal institution for designing customised training modules and its implementation taking into account the requirements of the Civil Service Commission, Maldives.
