News on Science, Technology and Research in India
n a significant development for conservationists in India, a three-year survey in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley Wildlife Sanctuary has found photographic evidence of tigers residing 3630 metres above sea level in snow-clad peaks of the Eastern Himalayas, according to Times of India.
As artificial intelligence gathers momentum in India, enterprises across the globe view India as a prime market for AI. As we saw, in 2018, AI proved its practical applications across the domain and industry leaders and tech giants, looking to capitalise on India’s vast talent pool and startup ecosystem are setting up Centres of Excellence and AI-focused labs.
The Indian Space Research Organisation is working on a new technology where it will use the last stage of the PSLV rocket for space experiments. It will perform a technology demonstration of this new system when it launches the PSLV C44 rocket in January. The organisation will invite students and scientists to make use of this new technology
This is the second time KGS-1 has set a world record and stands second in the world among the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) and in terms of operating continuously, it stands at the fourth position among all nuclear power reactors. The unit KGS-1 has been in operation since May, 2016.
In the midst of these realities, Anjan Mukherjee, a former marine chief engineer, has developed the Taraltec Disinfection Reactor, a ‘fit and forget’ device, which converts contaminated water from borewell handpumps at the source to clean water by killing 99% of the microbes present in it.
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, have achieved superconductivity in silicon at a temperature more than 10 Kelvin (-263.15° Celsius).
NSE’s shift to cloud-based AI platform enables it to clock a daily turnover of Rs 3,00,000 crore with 1.2 billion daily transactions
In line with the Make in India initiative, global medical device maker Meril Life Sciences on 8 December launched its first indigenously designed and manufactured artificial aortic valve for patients who are at a high risk or unwilling to undergo open heart valve replacement surgery.
Students of VSSUT are building a rocket that will survey Hirakud Dam and have launched India’s first indigenous multipurpose student rocketry mission
India’s Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI), which aims to ensure full immunisation of children up to two years of age and pregnant women, will be among the 12 success stories from around the world to be highlighted at a prestigious global meet on infant and maternal health.
