News on Science, Technology and Research in India
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has established a new branch office of its Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE ) in India. This office is part of a global network working for the development of astronomy education at the school level.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled for launch in August 2022.
General Budget 2022-23 is Futuristic with scientific vision and Start-Up incentives, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; Minister of State PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh. He was briefing the media about the budget implications for the Ministries and Departments dealt by him, on Tuesday.
he number of patents filed in India increased by almost 50% from 2010-11 to 2020-21, the Economic Survey showed. Number of patents filed stood at 39,400 in 2010-11, and 58,502 in 2020-21
Prof. Mayank Shrivastava from IISc Bangalore, a recipient of Swarnajayanti fellowship 2020-21, is working on applications of emerging materials that can help computers mimic functions that the brain can perform rapidly. It can help computers perform cognitive functions, identify people from a crowd, distinguish smell as well as learn and take decisions.
Scientists led by Dr. V. Ganapathy from International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, have increased the efficiency and stability of Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanorods based Perovskite Solar Cells (PSC) by varying the length and porosity of the TiO2-Nanorods.
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (Isro) National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) has identified and mapped more than 1,300 islands and submitted the report to the government, which is expected to use the information for holistic planning and development, including putting in place infrastructure for strategic reasons.
An Indian startup named “Botlabs”, funded by the Technology Development Board (TDB) under Union Ministry of Science & Technology and led by IIT Delhi alumni, will fly 1,000 Drones in the “Beating Retreat” ceremony today evening, as a part of the Light Show marking the conclusion of the nearly week long programmes related to Republic Day.
A new study, conducted by the researchers at the Indian Institute of Technolgy (IIT), Indore, reveals how Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infected gastric patients suffered from compromised immunity.
A research group at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research headed by an Indian scientist, Dr. Manish Garg, has come up with a solution that overcomes the long-standing problem. Researchers have developed a new technique that combines scanning tunneling microscopy and ultra-fast laser pulses in such a way that both can play to their strengths, without their weaknesses playing spoilsport.
