A new bridge between India and Bangladesh opened on Tuesday will boost trade and connectivity and make Agartala, the capital of the northeastern state of Tripura, the Indian city closest to an international sea port.
To evaluate the robustness of their system, they compared their work with four classical deep learning models and found theirs to be better than others. “Our AI algorithm can be easily integrated with the current methods of diagnosis, which is a significant USP for this work,” the team said.
Named ‘Women Leading IITM’ (WLI), the programme will make grants every year to accelerate the careers of women technologists and provide a supportive environment for women to thrive at IIT Madras. The aim is to help accelerate efforts to improve the number of women students, faculty, staff and creating opportunities for success.
The indigenously-instrumented Advanced Light Torpedo (TAL), developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), succesfully cleared its maiden flight trial with a parachute system from the Indian Navy’s Ilyushin Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft on Monday.
The government-to-government deal between India and the US for MH-60R helos was finalised during the visit of former US president Donald Trump to India in 2020. Under this deal, the Indian Navy will get 24 of these helicopters.
Impressed with the performance of the two leased Sea Guardian drones, the Navy, Army and the Air Force will finally jointly procure 30 armed versions of the American unmanned aerial system in what could be a $3 billion deal, ThePrint has learnt.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved an important milestone in the development of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System by proving the land-based prototype on 8 March 2021. The plant was operated in endurance mode and max power mode as per the user requirements. The system is being developed by Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) of DRDO.
The second edition of India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise “Dustlik-2” started on Monday at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand, the Defence Ministry said. The first edition of the joint military exercise had taken place in Tashkent in November 2019.
In a novel initiative, the Army has converted a dilapidated bus stand in a village in South Kashmir into a ‘street library’ to help students of neighbouring areas to prepare for competitive exams and higher studies. The library which was set up in the last week of February by the 18 Rashtriya Rifles of the Army has become an instant hit among the students of Ranipura, Chittisigpura, Kejrival and Devipora villages, officials said.
India’s vehicle scrappage policy will allow owners to scrap their 20-year old vehicles and avail incentives on the purchase of new personal vehicles. In case of commercial vehicles, the scrappage policy will be applicable for 15-year old vehicles without a fitness certificate.
