Proton Therapy could be used for cancer treatment. The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu said this when he was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Apollo’s State-of-the-art Proton Cancer Centre, which is the first such centre in Southeast Asia, in Chennai yesterday. Naidu appreciated the Apollo Hospitals for starting Proton Therapy centre which uses […]
Category: Technology
ISRO announces Young Scientists Programme
ISRO has announced the Young Scientists Programme to encourage the scientific talent and increase scientific pool in the country. He made the announcement on January 18th, 2019. Under Young Scientists Programme, Chairman Dr K. Sivan said, 3 students from each state and UT will be selected for ISRO programme for one month during which they […]
BHEL and LIBCOIN to build India’s first lithium ion giga factory
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Libcoin are in dialogue to form a world class consortium to initially build 1GWh lithium ion battery plant in India, said a central government note. The capacity of the lithium ion battery plant will be scaled up to 30GWh in due course. With this, India, the note says, has […]
Space technology in improving border management
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved report of Task Force created by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to identify areas for use of Space Technology in improving Border Management. The Task Force on Space Technology in improving Border Management has been headed by Joint Secretary (Border Management) and having members from BSF, […]
Special Weather Services for Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj
The government yesterday launched special weather services for the benefit of people visiting Prayagraj during Kumbh Mela. The Kumbh Mela 2019 is going to be held at Prayagraj during January-March 2019. Union Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment and Forests and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan today in New Delhi launched special […]
ISRO chairman says that Gaganyaan will be able to carry three astronauts!
The Chairman, ISRO K. Sivan addressed and interacted with over hundred media persons from Bengaluru and other parts of India in a Press Meet organized today at ISRO Headquarters, Bengaluru. Here he highlighted ISRO’s achievements in 2018 related to launch vehicles, satellites and their applications towards nation building. Dr Sivan also briefed about the challenging […]
ISRO to set up Space Technology Park and Museums
ISRO plans to set up Space Galleries in various locations in the country. The Space Galleries are expected to disseminate the knowledge about space science and technology amongst the citizens of our country. The Gallery will consist of interactive methods/ models describing the principles of Space science and technology. Initially, Space Galleries are planned to […]
ISRO chairman questioned by children, read his inspiring replies!
As part of the enhanced outreach programme of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), a new platform named “Samwad with Students” (SwS) was launched in Bengaluru yesterday. Through the SwS initiative, ISRO aims to ‘constantly engage youngsters across India to capture their scientific temperament. The new conversation mission will inspire students cutting across schools and colleges.’ […]
India and Pakistan exchange list of Nuclear Installations
India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between India and Pakistan. The Agreement, which was signed on 31 December 1988 and entered into force on 27 January 1991 provides, […]
Bhutan to launch RuPay cards soon
Prime Minister of Bhutan Lotay Tshering is on a visit to India and during this visit, it was announced that the Bhutan government has taken the decision to launch the RuPay Cards. Ex-President of India, Pranab Mukherjee had dedicated RuPay cards, India’s own card payment network to the nation on May 8, 2014, at a […]