New Delhi, March 10, 2021: The requirements for registering on the Udyam portal have been further simplified by the government. The objective of the Udyam portal is to provide a single-page registration, consume less time and simplify processes of registering any enterprise under MSME. The definition and details, as given in the Notification dated 26.06.2020, […]
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DRDO conducts successful flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet
New Delhi, March 6, 2021: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out a flight demonstration based on Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from Integrated Test Range Chandipur off the coast of Odisha at around 1030 hrs on March 05, 2021. All the subsystems, including the booster motor and nozzle-less motor, performed as […]
Phase 3 Clinical Trial of COVAXIN, developed by ICMR & Bharat Biotech, shows 81% efficacy
New Delhi, March 4, 2021: Phase 3 results of the COVAXIN, developed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)in partnership with Bharat BiotechInternational Limited (BBIL),has shown an interim vaccine efficacy of 81% in preventing Covid-19. The Phase 3 trial,jointly initiated by ICMR and BBIL in mid-November 2020,was conducted in a total of 25,800 individualsacross 21 […]
Kodaikanal Solar Observatory Digitized Data probes rotation of Sun over the Century
New Delhi, March 1, 2021: Scientists have estimated how the Sun has rotated over a century from data extracted from old films and photographs that have been digitized. This estimation would help study magnetic field generated in the interior of the Sun, which causes sunspots and results in extreme situations like the historical mini-ice age on […]
New material found can efficiently convert waste heat to electricity to power small home equipment & vehicles
New Delhi, February 27, 2021: Scientists have found a new Lead (Pb) free material which can efficiently convert waste heat to power our small home equipment and automobiles. Thermoelectric energy conversion allows generation of electrical voltage when one end of a material is heated while keeping the other side cold. Finding an efficient material to […]
Now LPG can be transported through Inland Waterways
New Delhi, February 26, 2021: A Memorandum of Understanding is signed between IWAI and MOL (Asia Oceania) Pte. Ltd for transportation of LPG (Liquified Natural Gas) through barges on National Waterways-1 and National Waterways-2, in the presence of Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya yesterday. Inland Waterways Authority of India will provide support […]
Scientist from IIT Kanpur develops washable adhesive and related products
New Delhi, February 25, 2021: Scientists of IIT Kanpur have developed a sticky mat which takes away dust from a contacting surface, ensuring a clean, hygienic, healthy, and refreshing atmosphere at our home, offices, hospitals, and laboratories as also smooth functioning of many expensive equipments. The mat is a low-cost one and remains washable and usable […]
Indian astronomers detect huge optical flare in one of the oldest astronomic objects
New Delhi, Feb 16, 2021: Indian Astronomers have reported one of the strongest flares from a feeding supermassive black hole or blazar called BL Lacertae. Analysis of the flare from this blazar, one of the oldest astronomical objects, can help trace the mass of the black hole and the source of this emission. Such analysis can […]
Railway freight revenue overtakes last years cumulative figures
New Delhi, February 15, 2021: First time post Covid, Indian Railway’s cumulative Freight Revenue has surged past last year’s levels and stands at Rs 98068.45 crore as compared to Rs 97342.14 to Fy 20-21 in the same corresponding. On a month-to-month basis as well, in the first 12 days of February, Railways has overtaken last […]
Study: Reduction of heavy metal pollution during COVID-19 pandemic in the Ganga water
New Delhi, February 11, 2021: Efforts to minimize industrial wastewater can substantially reduce heavy metal pollution in the Ganga water in a short time span of a few months, a study carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown. The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown provided a team of scientists from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur a rare […]