New Delhi, March 21, 2021: Indian Railways Production Unit, Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala has recently rolled out the first prototype Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) AC three tier economy class coach of Indian Railways (IR). Trial has been successfully completed. This is a new variant of LHB AC three tier coach with features enumerated as below:- Electrical […]
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OTPRMS certificates linked with DigiLocker, registration fees waived
New Delhi, March 20, 2021: In order to ensure hassle-free access to verified Online Teacher Pupil Registration Management System (OTPRMS) Certificates, the Ministry of Education has decided to link the certificates with DigiLocker. The issued certificates will automatically be transferred to DigiLocker and the same may be traced at the website of National Council for […]
New wearable sensors capable of monitoring biomarkers from sweat can obviate necessity of invasive tests for monitoring health
New Delhi, March 18, 2021: Dr. Vinu Mohan A.M., scientist at CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, a recipient of the INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship instituted by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, has introduced a flexible low cost, wearable sensor that can track sweat for monitoring the health and physiological status […]
Drone use permission to Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research for field trials
New Delhi, March 17, 2021: Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted a conditional exemption to ICAR – Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (llSR), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh for conducting the trials to evaluate drone spraying solution for controlling pest and diseases of sugarcane crop using drones. The exemption for […]
Gaganyaan: Four Indian astronauts undergoing generic space flight training in Russia
New Delhi, March 15, 2021:Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr.Jitendra Singh said that four Indian astronaut candidates are currently undergoing generic space flight training in Russia as part of Gaganyaan Programme. In a written reply to a question […]
Mera Ration mobile app launch to benefit the migrants
New Delhi, March 12, 2021: Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution today addressed a Press Conference on “One Nation One Ration Card” (ONORC) plan. On this occasion Secretary also launches Mera Ration mobile app. Mera Ration mobile app will benefit especially those ration […]
It’s a success! Udyam Portal crosses 25 lakh registrations
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]