News on Science, Technology and Research in India
Members of the advisory council witnessed a presentation on the status of the Rs 10,000 crore programme by Dr Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), ISRO. He explained about collaborations with national laboratories, public sector units, and the armed forces, in particular the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Confirming the development, Team Indus engineer Ananth Ramesh told TOI: “Yes, we will be building the lander. It is most likely to be built in India too.” Team Indus CEO Rahul Narayan was in the US to sign the contract documents on Thursday.
The success story of Bancha is an eye opener which shows the potential of renewable energy. Not only will it help the nation economically but will also prove to work wonders for the environment if implemented across 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.
