Shell’s India Unit Opens First Lubricant Lab in India, Bengaluru
This will be the company’s first lubricant laboratory at its technology centre in Bengaluru.
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INCOIS: India’s Lesser-Known Rockstar in Monitoring Oceans, Forecasting Disasters and Monitoring Fisheries
INCOIS is short for the Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services. The organisation was set up in 1998 under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) after an effort by Dr A Narendra Nath at the Department of Defence known as the PFZ or the Potential Fisheries Zone.
Adani Ports to Construct Container Terminal in Myanmar
The proposed project is a part of APSEZ strategy to expand its container terminal network in South-East Asia. The company said that the new container terminal will also act as a network point to feed into its upcoming transshipment hub at Vizhinjam
‘Make in India’ Boost for Indian Railways! ICF, World’s Largest Coach Manufacturer, Rolls Out 60,000th Coach
ICF, which is the largest coach manufacturer in the world, makes a large number of coaches in various designs including self-propelled passenger coaches, semi high-speed train sets like Vande Bharat Express as well as luxury coaches.
Gujarat Government Plans to Set Up Defence Corridor
The government is expected to declare certain areas of Ahmedabad district (Dholera SIR), Surendranagar and Kutch and possibly a few parts in north Gujarat and coastal Saurashtra, as defence industries corridor.
Jammu Kashmir- Patnitop Cable Car All Set for Launch Next Month
It is believed that this is the country’s first cable car project which is completely eco-friendly as not a single tree was cut. The height of Gandola was increased so that the vegetation could not come into the way. Also, the French technology was used to ensure safety.
Panasonic to Set Up 1-Lakh-Strong Charging Grid to Power Electric Vehicles in India
The company – one of the key partner (battery cell supplier) for American electric vehicles maker Tesla — plans to set up mini charging facilities at parking stations, malls, petrol pumps, and specially-developed zones across cities such as Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Amravati, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Noida, and Ghaziabad.
Nagaland Gets First State-of-the-Art Food Laboratory
The State Food Laboratory is being upgraded to level-2 laboratory which is first in the entire Northeast.
India’s First Bullet Train to Emulate Japan’s E5 Shinkansen Technology for Zero Fatalities; Details Here
According to National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), Japan’s E5 Shinkansen series is famous around the world for holding a zero-fatality record. Therefore, following a similar path by adopting the same technology as Japan, Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train is also expected to excel in speed and safety.
Govt Wants All Defence PSUs To Initiate AI Projects, BEL To Invest Upto ₹50 Crore PA
In fact, BEL and the Central Research Laboratory (CRL) are already working on a “first responder robot” to secure Indian borders. Gowthama had said that their scientists, who have been working on the project since December 2018, have now started putting together preliminary requirements for design and implementation for the same.