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Harvesting Electricity from Vibrations

In the new study, researchers have designed one using thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as tribo layers. The easy availability of the active material and the simplicity of the fabrication process make it cost-effective over currently available fabrication techniques. The resulting device has also been found to be highly efficient, robust, and gives reproducible output over long hours of operation.

Army Starts Schools for Gujjar and Bakkarwal Community Children in Jammu And Kashmir’s Ramban

With an aim to impart quality education among children of the Gujjar and Bakarwal community, the Army has started three schools in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. Children of the community suffer severely from lack of education infrastructure while ‘deras’ migrate to their summer abodes, an official spokesman said. The community heads approached the Army seeking assistance for education of children, he said.

Army to Receive First Batch of 30 Indigenous SWITCH Tactical Drones at LAC

Before being selected, IdeaForge’s SWITCH UAV competed in Indian Army trials in Ladakh against offerings from Tata Group, Dynamatic Technologies Ltd, VTOL Aviation and Israel’s Elbit Systems. The Indian armed forces have inducted drones manufactured by IdeaForge in the past. However, this is the biggest single order the company has received from the Indian Armed Forces.

India, Italy Mull Joint Investment in Third Countries

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio co-chaired the twenty-first meeting of the Italy-India Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) together with the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal on Friday. At the meet India raised the issue of mutual recognition of CoWIN vaccine certificate and opening up of travel restrictions, longer duration of Business Visas and Portability of social security benefits of Indians working in Italy

Korea Celebrates the Indian Support in the Korean War

“Remembering India’s help and support as a friend, when we were in difficult times, is very important for us. We feel obligated to teach this to both countries’ young generations. History should be maintained, taught and properly promoted continuously for the next generation. We hope that more people get interested and study more about this point — the historical relation between Korea and India,” says Hwang Il-yong, Director of Korean Culture Centre India.

GIS Enabled Land Bank Gaining Popularity

The India Industrial Land Bank (IILB) is a GIS-based portal – a one-stop repository of all industrial infrastructure-related information – connectivity, infra, natural resources & terrain, plot-level information on vacant plots, line of activity, and contact details. Currently, the IILB has approximately 4000 industrial parks mapped across an area of 5.5 lakh hectare of land, serving as a decision support system for investors scouting for land remotely