New Delhi, January 23, 2022: Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on January 13th released the ‘India State of Forest Report 2021’ prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) which has been mandated to assess the forest and tree resources of the country. Sharing the findings, the Minister informed that the […]
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AI driven company to provide clean drinking water at cheaper price
New Delhi, January 17, 2022: The Gurugram based Swajal Water Private Limited patented system, ‘Clairvoyant’ uses artificial intelligence to optimise purification systems and predict future breakdowns. Thus, allowing it to remotely manage, update, and repair each system in real time. They have also developed clean drinking water solutions in the form of Water ATMS, which […]
Visually challenged students will have access to user-friendly durable Braille maps using advanced technology
New Delhi, January 15, 2022: Visually challenged students from all over the country will have the access soon to Braille Maps designed and developed using Digital Embossing Technology, enabling them for ease of use, user friendly, better feeling and durable in terms of quality. The digital embossing technology is a technology which eliminates the need for […]
Mobile Honey Processing Van to support farmers and beekeepers
New Delhi, January 13, 2022: Chairman KVIC Vinai Kumar Saxena launched the country’s first Mobile Honey Processing Van at Village Sirora in Ghaziabad, UP on January 7th, 2022. Local MLA Nand Kishore Gujjar and KVIC Member (Central Zone), Jai Prakash Gupta were present on the occasion. The Mobile Van has been designed in-house by KVIC […]
Tech for prediction, control of vapor explosion induced accidents in boilers
New Delhi, December 10, 2021: Artificial Intelligence and machine learning may soon be used to develop indigenous technology for prediction and control of vapor explosion -induced accidents in boilers so as to prevent such mishaps. A staggering 23,000 boiler accidents have been recorded worldwide over the past 10 years, wherein India alone accounts for the 34% […]
Developing doping agents for efficient next-generation low-cost semiconductor materials
New Delhi, January 8, 2022: Pabitra K. Nayak, reader at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-Hyderabad and Swarnajayanti fellow for the year 2020-21, is leading a research group for the development of efficient next-generation low-cost semiconductor materials which can contribute to India’s technological leadership in this area. India has recently announced incentives of INR 2,30,000 crore […]
Scientists develop high-performance transistors and circuits useful for space and defense applications
New Delhi, January 3, 2022: Indian researchers have developed a high-performance industry-standard model for Aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN/GaN) High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) with simple design procedures which can be used to make high-power Radio Frequency (RF) circuits owing to its high breakdown voltage. Radio Frequency circuits include amplifiers and switches, which are used in wireless transmission […]
Air pollution in parts of central-western India and north India increased during the pandemic in contrast to the general trend
New Delhi, January 02, 2022: Reduction of economic activities during the pandemic-related lockdown had resulted in decrease of air pollution in most parts of India, but satellite observations show that parts of central-western India and north India showed an increase in pollution in contrast to the general trend. Scientists have identified thatregions in the central-western […]
Number of educational institutions run by minority communities in India
New Delhi, December 23, 2021: The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) has granted Minority Status Certificate to 13,602 Minority Education Institutions, which includes 14 institutions run by the management belonging to Parsi Community, 5,153 institutions by Muslim community and 7,550 institutions by Christian community, 300 institutions run by the management belonging to Sikh […]
Sun: Smaller solar storms in the last decade baffles scientists
New Delhi, December 21, 2021: The Sun, an explosive celestial object, has been much quieter between 2008 and 2019 than it was between 1996 and 2007, and scientists have quantified that radial size of its Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are two-thirds the radial size of CMEs in the last decade. There has been a significant […]