New Delhi, July 20, 2021: An oxygen generation facility was inaugurated by Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) Lieutenant General Ajai Singh at Indian Naval Hospital, INHS Dhanvantari in Port Blair on July 19, 2021. The plant has been installed to augment the medical and support facilities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands amidst the […]
Category: Technology
Indian stem cell & developmental biologist part of WHO advisory committee on human genome editing
New Delhi, July 14, 2021: Indian stem cell and developmental biologist Prof. Maneesha S Inamdar has been part of the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing, which released two new companion reports providing the first global recommendations to help ensure that human genome editing is […]
SAMVEDAN 2021: National hackathon organized by IIT Madras and Sony India
New Delhi, July 11, 2021: Citizens across the country can now participate in solving India-specific problems of societal interest using IoT Sensor Board through a National hackathon called ‘SAMVEDAN 2021 – Sensing Solutions for Bharat’. Registrations for this Grand Challenge Competition have commenced on July 1st, 2021, and are open to all Indian nationals residing […]
NTPC invites EOI for the sale of fly ash in Middle East and other regions
New Delhi, July 5, 2021: NTPC Ltd, a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power and India’s largest integrated power producer, in its endeavour towards 100% utilization of fly ash has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) for sale of the same from the designated ports of the Middle East and other regions. The tender application commenced on […]
Study on social behaviour of Male Asian elephants
New Delhi, July 4, 2021: As human-elephant conflicts increase with time and expanding human range, understanding social behaviour becomes crucial to the conservation and management of the highly social and endangered Asian elephant. The Asian elephant is a charismatic species with a long history of co-existence with humans. Yet works on male societies of wild elephants […]
Study indicates association of cloud bursts with forest fires
New Delhi, July 1, 2021: Are cloud bursts that are increasingly affecting life in the Himalayan foothills linked to the forest fires? A recent study has found a connection between the formation of the tiny particles, the size of a cloud droplet on which water vapor condenses leading to the formation of clouds and forest fires. […]
NATRAX: India gets Asia’s longest and world’s fifth longest HST
New Delhi, June 30, 2021: Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar on June 29, 2021, inaugurated NATRAX- the High Speed Track(HST) in Indore which is the longest such track in Asia. NATRAX, developed in an area of 1000 acres of land , is a one stop solution for all sorts of high […]
Cost-effective, bio-compatible nanogenerator can harvest electricity from vibrations
New Delhi, June 28, 2021: Scientists have fabricated a simple, cost-effective, bio-compatible, transparent nanogenerator that can generate electricity from vibrations all around for use in optoelectronics, self-powered devices, and other biomedical applications. Searching for renewable energy resources with reduced carbon emissions is one of the most urgent challenges due to the increasing threat of global […]
DRDO successfully test fires Enhanced Range 122mm Caliber Rocket
New Delhi, June 26, 2021: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired enhanced range versions of indigenously developed 122mm Caliber Rocket from a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) on June 25, 2021 at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. Four enhanced range version of 122mm rockets were test fired with […]
Prasar Bharati goes paperless with 100% adoption of e-Office
New Delhi, June 25, 2021: In less than 2 years, 577 Centers and 22,348 employees of DD, AIR have embraced e-Office operations said a press note from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Well established IT-enabled working structure through e-Office at Prasar Bharati came in handy during the pandemic when employees across the country had […]