India on Wednesday came out in strong support of French President Emmanuel slammed by Turkey and Pakistan for his comments following the beheading of a French schoolteacher days after he had shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed to his students in France earlier this month.
A new study conducted by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) to investigate internal waves has solved a longstanding mystery about the role of oceanic processes in keeping the deep Andaman Sea (AS) warm. The study confirmed that deep waters (below 1,200 m) in the Andaman Sea are warmer (about 2°C) than that of the Bay of Bengal. The study is important to interpret the response of the ocean to climate change by understanding the distribution of temperature, both near the ocean surface and Deep Ocean.
ICMR selected around 21 medical institutes across the country including Bhubaneswar’s IMS and SUM Hospital where the Covaxin’s third phase trial would be conducted. It is expected to cover around 28,500 subjects, aged 18 years and above, and will be conducted in 21 sites across ten states.
According to a recent global survey-based study from 35 nations, India ranks among the top 10 countries in the world when it comes to valuing its teaching workforce.
In September, a steady recovery in the manufacturing sector helped India climb two notches to third place in the main emerging markets, wherein China and Brazil rank higher.
Citing the naval-technology website, the 110,000 sq ft flight deck of INS Vikrant will feature two take-off runways and a landing strip equipped with three arrester wires. The STOBAR (short take-off but arrested recovery) system on an angled flight deck is used to launch and recover an aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier. IAC-2 will be fitted with steam catapults rather than STOBAR to launch fourth-generation aircraft.
The Arakan Army, an insurgent group whose activities have severely affected the India-backed Kaladan multi-modal transport project in Myanmar, has benefited from the clandestine transfer and smuggling of Chinese-made weaponry, people familiar with developments said on Monday.
India is well on track to meeting the renewable energy target of 175 GW (gigawatt) by 2022 and will raise it to 450 GW by 2030 with a view to ensuring a low carbon footprint as the world’s third largest oil consumer drives global energy demand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.
Long Proof Range (LPR) Khamaria successfully conducted study of pressure waves from indigenously designed Sharang 155mm/45calibre Artillery Gun System. The exercise was rare of its kind conducted under ‘Make in India’ campaign for the first time in the country.
India will be sending food aid to four central African countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea. The 270 MT aid is to help these countries deal with the COVID pandemic and also natural calamities.
