inauguration of the 105th Indian Science Congress in Manipur PM SPEECH Let me begin by paying my rich tributes to three very distinguished Indian scientists whom we lost in recent times – Padma Vibhushan Prof Yashpal, Padma Vibhushan Prof UR Rao and Padma Shri DrBaldev Raj. They all made out-standing contributions to Indian science and […]
Read MoreWorld will miss you Stephen Hawking!!! Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, has died, a family spokesman said. The best-known theoretical physicist […]
Read MoreLIGO India could be operational by 2023: US scientist With the Indian government giving in-principle approval for establishing a state-of- the-art LIGO interferometer in the country, a top US scientist has said it is “technically feasible” for the project to be operational by the end of 2023. “It is technically feasible for LIGO-India to go […]
Read MoreIndia ratifies key international convention on nuclear accident compensation India ratifies key international convention on nuclear accident compensation The ratification makes India part of a global legal regime that has established a standard for compensation of victims in the event of a nuclear accident Clearing the decks for US and other foreign companies to invest […]
Read MoreGenetically modified crops: the way forward The government must be transparent and address understandable fears Last October, principal scientific adviser to the government of India R. Chidambaram sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the use of genetically modified (GM) food crops, in which he said: “India… should not hesitate to be the […]
Read MoreIn its first launch this year, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully put the IRNSS-1E in orbit using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-31. The 1,425 kg satellite was the fifth to be launched as part of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) which will consist of a constellation of seven satellites. After the PSLV-C31 […]
Read MoreTechnology Vision 2035 – Putting Science to Use The Prime Minister unveiled the ‘Technology Vision Document 2035’ while inaugurating the 103rd Indian Science Congress on 3rd January 2016. The document foresees the Indians of 2035, and technologies required for fulfilling their needs. It is not a visualization of technologies that will be available […]
Read MoreCabinet approves India joining the International Energy Agency – Ocean Energy Systems The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for India becoming a member country of the International Energy Agency – Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) by signing the Implementing Agreement (IA). The nodal agency for the membership […]
Read MoreNeeded, a national fibre optic network It must be implemented in a manner that keeps the absorptive capacity of target regions in mind Information and communication technology (ICT) has been shown to be a powerful facilitator for meeting the Millennium Development Goals. This supports the rationale for the roll-out of Internet access as an enabler […]
Read MoreLi-Fi: A green avatar of Wi-Fi Li-Fi is not expected to completely replace Wi-Fi, but the two technologies could be used complementarily to create more efficient, green and future-proof access networks Li-Fi is not expected to completely replace Wi-Fi, but the two technologies could be used complementarily to create more efficient, green and future-proof access […]
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