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This is part of the NSM (National Supercomputing Mission) — a seven-year plan of Rs 4500 crores ($ 650mn) led by the Government of India which aims to create a network of over 70 high-performance supercomputing facilities for various academic and research institutions across India.
Researchers at IIT Bombay develop the country’s first indigenously designed and fabricated microprocessor.
The article states: “India rates are declining at 3.8% per year, and applying this declining factor indefinitely would result in cervical cancer being eliminated without any requirement for intervention strategies.
“Many such frames are available in the market, but their cost is prohibitive. The 3D arc we developed is an indigenous frame, conceptualised and designed in Bengaluru. Both the hardware and software are from here. It’s now available at one-third the cost of imported frames,” said Dr Venkataramana.
Biomarkers are typically present in extremely small concentrations in blood serum but they can indicate very early stage of the disease or can predict possibility of its development even before its onset.
Karnal Bunt was first recorded in 1931 in Karnal. It not only reduces the yield but also the quality of grains as they start giving off foul fishy odour and taste. This makes grains unsuitable for human consumption.
ICT has joined hands with The Good Food Institute to establish a lab facility in Mumbai by 2020.
This new species belongs to the family of narrow-mouthed frogs (Microhylidae) and was found to be under an entirely new genus, called Mysticellus. The genus was named after the Latin word mysticus meaning ‘mysterious’, owing to their secretive lifestyle, and ellus meaning ‘tiny’ referring to the small size of these frogs, which are only 2.3-2.9 cm long.
The NASA study based on data received and analysed from its satellite said that India and China are leading in greening on land.
On the number of crew, Sivan said, “We want IAF to train 10 candidates for the Gaganyaan mission. Out of them, we will pick final three for the maiden space journey.”
