The Indian Space Research Organization, joined by DRDO, successfully conducted the autonomous test landing mission of the reusable launch vehicle (RLV) on April 2 at the aeronautical test range in Karnataka's Chitradurga. The RLV took off at 7:10 am by a Chinook Helicopter of the Indian Air Force. The release of RLV was autonomous. Then using the Integrated Navigation, Guidance & Control system, the vehicle completed an autonomous landing on the ATR at 7:40 am. With that, ISRO successfully achieved the autonomous landing of a space vehicle. “The autonomous landing was carried out
US’ Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has found a new method to convert waste plastic to fuel and raw materials that promises to help close the carbon cycle at mild temperature and with high yield. The new process is conducted at low temperatures and with high yield, bringing down the cost of recycling plastics. It combines cracking of plastics with alkylation catalysts to create gasoline-like fuel without unwanted byproducts. The research team reported their discovery in Science. There is a lot of potentially useful raw materials in used face masks, grocery bags and food wrap.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on March 26 successfully launched India’s largest Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) rocket/OneWeb India-2 Mission with 36 satellites onboard from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. “LVM3 standing 43.5 metres tall and weighing 643 tonnes lifted off from the second launchpad rocket port carrying OneWeb's final installment of 36 Gen1 satellites,” said the ISRO officials. The launch was the second mission for Network Access Associates Limited, United Kingdom (OneWeb Group Company) under a commercial agreement with NewS
A 'smart bandage' that can help heal chronic wounds faster and provide real-time updates about its conditions has been developed at California Institute of Technology, US, promising better care to diabetics, as the lifestyle disease can interfere with the healing process and create wounds that will not go away and could become infected and fester. Made from a flexible polymer containing embedded electronics and medication, the badge can transmit data wirelessly to a nearby computer, tablet or smartphone. It can also deliver medication stored within bandage directly to wound site, and apply
The Department of Health Research and the Artificial Intelligence Cell of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have released the initial ethical guidelines for applying artificial intelligence (AI) in biomedical research and healthcare in India. According to a document drafted by the two organisations, AI for health considerably depends on data obtained from human participants and invokes additional concerns related to potential biases, data handling, interpretation, autonomy, risk minimization, professional competence, data sharing, and confidentiality. “It is therefore imperative
India's first cloned cow-calf of the indigenous Gir breed has been produced at the National Dairy Research Institute in Haryana's Karnal. The institute said the calf has been named 'Ganga' and that it weighs 32 kg and is growing well. The Gir cow breed is capable of producing 15 litres of milk every day. NDRI scientists produced the female cloned calf from the somatic cell of the tail of the indigenous Gir cow breed, which is a native tract in Gujarat and is popular for its docile nature, disease-resistance, heat-tolerance and high milk-producing qualities. The breed is also in high demand
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) plans to launch Chandrayaan-3 in mid-2023. Aditya-L1, India's maiden solar mission, will be launched into space in the same time period as Chandrayaan-3, said Indian space agency chief S Somnath. Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. It consists of the Lander and Rover configuration. Somanath said it would have a similar structure as that of Chandrayaan-2, with the orbiter, a lander, and a rover. However, the orbiter this time is devoid of all the
The Embassy of Israel in India has donated an Israeli-invented technology and Made-in-India drip irrigation system to the Children’s Park near India Gate in New Delhi. The initiative took place on World Water Day to encourage water-efficiency and teach young children about water conservation, the Embassy said in a statement. H.E. Naor Gilon, Ambassador of Israel to India said, “We are happy to share the drip irrigation system with the Children’s Park near India Gate to assist them in their water conservation efforts. This is another example of the multifaceted partnership between Isr
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area office and Innovation Centre in India on March 22. He also unveiled the Bharat 6G Vision Document, and launched the 6G R&D Test Bed and the ‘Call before u Dig’ (CBuD) app. India signed a Host Country Agreement in March 2022 with ITU – the United Nations' specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs) – for the establishment of Area Office. This office will serve India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan and Iran, enhancing coordina
India and Japan have signed the documents for the fourth tranche of ₹18,000 crore loan by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for India’s bullet train from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. The documents of the loan were signed during Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s two-day visit to India. “The high speed train project is also part of the technology cooperation between India and Japan,” said India’s Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on March 20 in New Delhi. India is targeting 2026 for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train to start operations. The high speed train will run