Science & technology

Following measures have been taken for promotion of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in defence production sector:- Cases with Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) cost < Rs 100 Crores are reserved for MSMEs, provided there are at least two or more MSMEs eligible to participate in the category. In order …

The Government is working on Second ‘Positive Indigenisation List’ as part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan on domestic procurements. Government is pursuing initiatives to achieve higher levels of Indigenisation and self-reliance in the defence sector by harnessing the capabilities of the public and private sector industries in the country. Case for …

Indian Navy has placed orders for following indigenous aircraft and submarines:- (1)      Aircraft by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) (i) 12 Dorniers (ii) 16 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH MK III) (iii) 8 Chetak helicopters (2)      Submarines: Six Scorpene class submarines are being built by Mazagon Dock and Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) under Project-75. There …

Two of the longest serving Artillery systems, the 130mm Self Propelled M-46 Catapult Guns and the 160mm Tampella Mortars were decommissioned today at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges. The 130mm Catapult, with a range of more than 27 km, was a successful merger of two existing weapon systems: Vijayanta tanks and …

Going beyond the understanding of the nucleus composition of an atom in terms of neutrons and protons, the theory of tiny (sub atomic) particles making the protons and neutrons is still looks not to be completed and search & findings in this field are always giving new excitement and insight …

The India – Uzbekistan joint military exercise “DUSTLIK II” commenced today in Foreign Training Node Chaubatia, Ranikhet (Uttarakhand). This is the Second Edition of annual bilateral joint exercise of both armies. It will continue till 19thMarch 2021. The first edition of the exercise was held at Uzbekistan in Nov 2019. …

Context: Technology for the Production of important radiopharmaceuticals, like 18F-FDB for various cancer imaging and 18F-NaF for bone cancer imaging is available through Technology Transfer As a part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat the following initiatives have been taken by DAE: The 30 MeV Medical Cyclotron at Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre …

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has recently published a Climate Change report entitled “Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region” which covers all the aspects of regional climate change including the climatic extremes across India. The preparation of this report was led by the Centre for Climate Change …

India collaborates with Norway and Japan in Antarctic Research. A major Indo-Norweigian collaborative field campaign, near Indian Maitri station, was undertaken during 2016–2019 to understand the ice shelf dynamics, mass balance and reconstruct past changes in atmospheric and sea ice dynamics under the joint project “Mass balance, dynamics, and climate …

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved an important milestone in the development of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System by proving the land-based prototype on 8 March 2021. The plant was operated in endurance mode and max power mode as per the user requirements. The system is being developed …

The Deep Ocean Mission is proposed as multi-ministerial multi-disciplinary programme with emphasis on development of deep-sea technology, exploration of deep-sea mineral resources and biodiversity, acquisition of a research vessel for exploration, deep sea observations, and capacity building. Ministry of Earth Sciences is the nodal agency for implementing the programme. The …

Considering the recorded history of earthquakes in the country, a total of ~59% of the land mass of India is prone to earthquakes of different intensities. As per the seismic zoning map of the country, the total area is classified into four seismic zones. Zone V is seismically the most …

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 …

India and Norway have agreed to jointly work in the area of marine spatial planning in the oceanic space for the next five years. In this regard, the first project steering committee meeting with representatives from both the countries was successfully conducted virtually recently, after which the two countries have …

According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD): Seasonal Outlook for the Temperatures during March to May, 2021 Highlights During the upcoming hot weather season (March to May), above normal seasonal maximum temperatures are likely over most of the subdivisions of north, northwest and northeast …

Search for new and verification of theoretically predicted nuclear particles is always going on and has been made exciting and fruitful with the advanced experimental facilities developed through international collaboration. The discovery contributes to physicists’ understanding of how all the matter in the universe interacts at the smallest levels. Unlike …

Indian Scientists have indigenously designed and developed a low-cost optical spectrograph that can locate sources of faint light from distant quasars and galaxies in a very young universe, regions around supermassive black-holes around the galaxies, and cosmic explosions. Such spectroscopes were so far imported from abroad involved high costs. The …

The three-day event will see different sessions touching down upon different aspects of biotechnology. The first session of the Global Bio-India addressed how India’s campaign of ‘Make in India’ has translated into “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan” to provide resilience and self-sufficiency” to the country. The session highlighted the National Priorities, examples …

Context: DAE plans to rope in private agencies for Nuclear Medicine Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), plans of sharing one of its facilities partially with private agencies for the weekly production of “Column Chromatography Generator Production”. The Technology for the Production of important radiopharmaceuticals, like 18F-FDB for various cancer imaging …

The Government is aware that certain fraudsters are selling material with dubious names of ‘anti-radiation pack’ and ‘Rice-puller’, etc. having radio-activity and certified by BARC/DAE Crisis Management Group (CMG), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) keep getting alerts/intimation very frequently regarding fraudulent transactions involving certain …