News on Science, Technology and Research in India
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) scientists have found a new Bio formulation for saving this most important cash crop. The innovative technology is known as ICAR-FUSICONT; a bio formulation designed for controlling the devastating disease.
Mohapatra and his team at the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD have earned praise for their accurate forecasts on cyclones, its wind-speed and likely impact on life and property including during the recent cyclone ‘Fani’, when their timely warnings enabled the authorities to ensure early evacuation of millions of people.
All electronic devices used today have components made of semiconductors, mostly silicon. In recent years, GaN, another semiconductor, is making its way into electronics. Scientists globally have opined that it is better suited for high power and high-frequency applications.
A new rose hybrid has been named after former John Innes botanist Janaki Ammal.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in the UK reviewed 22 studies that had investigated the effects of yoga on physical and mental wellbeing in older adults.
Srivastav said some of the technologies were developed for the first time in the country used in manufacturing of components for advance jet and aero space applications. He said indigenisation of cost-effective high frequency resonant power supply for imported electron beam welding equipment was a success story as part of the Make in India campaign.
In a study, researchers at CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology report that they have succeeded in converting the sooty black material, called black carbon, into nanodiamonds that are essentially bits of crystalline carbon, hundreds of thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand.
Instituted in September 2018, PMSTIAC comprises nine science experts, 11 ex-officio secretaries from different ministries, and a member nominated by PSA.
Nitroaromatics are industrial-class chemicals used widely in making dyes, pesticides and polymers. However, they also
As announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address on August 15, 2018, the space agency will send three astronauts, including a woman, in a capsule into space around the earth’s orbit for a week-long rendezvous by December 2021 or 2022, which marks the country’s 75th year of independence.
