The federal government
sanctioned Rs. 100 crore (USD
22 million) for the
Chandrayaan-I project that
will see the Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
launch the spacecraft 100
kilometers from the Lunar
orbit in March 2008.<More>
TVS Unit Sold to Finnish
Company
(March 05, 2007)
TVS Electronics is
planning to divest its
electronic contract
manufacturing services
business to Finland
based Incap Corporation
for Rs. 50-60 crore (USD
11-13 million) to
re-focus on its core
peripherals business.<More>
Moon Mission Progresses
(March 05, 2007)
With higher allocation
of funds for space
research, Indian space
scientists have started
integrating satellites
for the moon mission
Chandrayaan-1 which is a
scientific investigation
spacecraft.<More>
India on EU Project to Study
Universe
(February 06, 2007)
India will join one of the
largest physics project,
championed by the EU, to study
the evolution of the Universe
seconds after the Big Bang
during the India-EU
Ministerial Science Conference
this week.<More>
India on GLONASS GPS
(January 31 , 2007)
After failing to secure a
berth in the US and European
Global Positioning Systems
(GPS) because it failed to get
guarantees of uninterrupted
service contract, India gained
access to the Russian Global
Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS).<More>
Aerospace Command to
Protect Space Assets
(January 30 , 2007)
Responding to the
Chinese satellite killer
weapon, Chief of Air
Staff Air Chief Marshal
S.P. Tyagi said that
India is in the process
of setting up a separate
“aerospace command” to
exploit outer space and
also to protect “space
assets.”<More>
Space Arming Realities, Abe
Wants Cons Change
(January 29, 2007)
With new nuclear weapons state
in the neighborhood and
testing of anti-satellite
missile by China leading to
possible arming of space, is
compelling Japan to reconsider
changing its pacifist
Constitution to protect its
interests.<More>
Russia Wants Energy, Military
Pie
(January 25, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir
Putin arrived in India to
rejuvenate ties hoping to win
a strong share of India’s
large energy and military
budget and also be the Guest
of Honor of the Republic Day
Parade that showcases Indian
military and cultural might.<More>
Satellite recovered from sea
(January 24, 2007)
The Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) Space
Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-I)
was a “grand success” as the
capsule “gently” splashed down
into the Bay of Bengal and
recovered by the Coast Guard.<More>
IT Revenues Projected at USD
47B
(January 24, 2007)
An industry review of
Information Technology and
Information Technology
Enhanced Services (IT/ITES)
projected a 28% growth revenue
from these sectors to net USD
47.8 billion and its portion
of gross domestic product
(GDP) at 5.4% in 2006-07.<More>
Advanced Defense Lab in
Bangalore
(January 10, 2007)
The Defence Researh and
Development Organisation (DRDO)
is starting a Center for
Artificial Intelligence and
Robotics (CAIR) in its campus
in Bangalore and expected to
become the most elite
laboratory for defense
research and development (R&D).<More>
Call to Open Govt IT
Procurement
(January 10, 2007)
A non-profit public policy
think tank asked India to open
up government Information
Technology (IT) procurement
policies by removing
restrictions on foreign
manufactured equipment and
instituting stronger
intellectual property rights (IPR)
protection mechanisms.<More>
Moon Rover Plans
(January 09, 2007)
As part of the second Chadrayan mnission in
2010-11, the Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO) is planning to land a motorized rover on
the moon to pick up samples of soil or rocks,
perform chemical analysis, and beam data to
mother spacecraft.<More>
Bigger S&T Budget
(January 08, 2007)
With increased input from educationalists and
technologists, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
promised a significant increase in budget
allocation for science and technology (S&T) so
there is a “new thrust to and renewed investment
in basic sciences.”<More>
Recoverable Sat on PSLV
(December 23, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
said that it is preparing to launch four
satellites on a single Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV-C7) in January and one of the
satellites will be recoverable after a week or
so in orbit.<More>
Indo-Swiss S&T Cooperation
(November 22, 2006)
Visiting Federal Minister for
Science & Technology Kapil
Sibal and Switzerland Home
Minister Pascal Couchepin
signed an Executive Program of
Cooperation (POC) within the
ambit of the framework
umbrella agreement on
cooperation signed November
2003.<More>
Success in Cryogenic Stage
(November 21, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
announced it has successfully tested a
full-fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry for 50
seconds with a thrust of 7.5 tons making it the
6th nation in the world to have achieved this
feat.<More>
Second Green Revolution
Needs Major Reform
(November 10, 2006)
Investigations and studies
behind consistent suicides by
farmers around the country is
increasingly pointing to
“avoidable, man-made”
conditions ranging from drop
in financial support, lack of
agricultural support systems,
to impractical Federal
policies.<More>
Manned Space Mission Idea Gets Boost
(November 09, 2006)
A National Consultative Meeting organized by the
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) saw 80
top scientists and technologists unanimously
voting that India pursue the idea of manned
space mission.<M
Improved Thorium Reactor
Next Year
(November 08, 2006)
The Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre (BARC) said that its
work on an improved
heavy-water based reactor
capable of generating 300
megawatts (MW) using thorium
will be available sometime
next year. When ready, the
design will be adopted by the
Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC)
to generate 700 mw of power.<More>
India 3rd Largest Investor in
Belgium
(November 08, 2006)
Making a strong pitch for Indian
investments in Belgium, visiting
Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said
that his country has fought red tape
and liberalized tax and labor laws
and is becoming a “magnet” for
investments making India is the 3rd
largest investor.<More>
Solar Vaccine Cooler
(November 07, 2006)
An Indian scientist
under a grant from the
United Nations
Environment Program (UNEP)
has developed a
solar-powered vaccine
cooler which replaces
traditional lead
batteries and ozone
depleting
chlorofluorocarbons
(CFC) thus making it
practical and
eco-friendly.<More>
ISRO Floats Manned Space Mission Proposal
(October 27, 2006)
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Chairman G. Madhavan Nair apparently made a
“registration of intent” to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh about sending an Indian astronaut
into space on a home-made capsule using an
Indian launch vehicle.<More>
2 Experimental Satellites from China
(October 27, 2006)
China successfully launched 2 space environment
exploration satellites with a life-span of 2
years and manufactured by Shanghai Academy of
Spaceflight Technology and China’s DFH Satellite
Co Ltd on its Long March-4B carrier rockets.<More>
Improved Climate Forecasting for Agri
Productivity
(October 25, 2006)
The Ministry of Earth Sciences is proposing a
new 5-year plan which will provide easily
available improved weather forecasting for
farmers in the hope that this will improve
agricultural productivity and therefore
positively impact economic growth.<More>
NE S&T Developments
(October 17, 2006)
In a sign that India recognizes the lack of
development t in the North Eastern sates, it
announced a slew of new projects for the region
to ensure that the economic and social
development happening in the rest of the nation
reaches these remote areas.<More>
China Claims Fusion Reactor Successes
(October 04, 2006)
Chinese scientists claimed that their first experimental
thermonuclear fusion test replicating sun’s energy
generation process in the Experimental Advanced
Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor was successful.<More>
“Mercury Thunder” Operational
(September 14, 2006)
The Phase - III of Army Static Switched
Communication Network (ASCON) named “Mercury
Thunder” became operational to cover the whole
nation where units and formations will have
access to ‘triple play’ services including
voice, video and data.<More>
Special Education through Satellite
(September 08, 2006)
The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) and the
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) have signed
separate agreements with the Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) to set-up boost distance education
oriented at the disabled, parents, and trainers.<More>
Private Nuclear Power Generation Considered
(September, 05 2006)
As the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal is becoming
more of a reality, there is increasing signs
that the Federal Government may be considering
private nuclear power operators as a viable
alternative to double nuclear power capacities by 2030<More>
IIT-Kanpur Develops Biometric Software
(August 17, 2006)
The Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur)
says that it has developed software that will
help financial institutions and security
agencies create biometric data banks using
fingerprints, retinal scans, and signatures.<More>
Digital Record of Bio-Resources
(July 28, 2006)
Department of Biotechnology under the Union
Ministry of Science and Technology has produced a set of CD based
information called “Jeeva Sampada” which is the first digital documentation
of India's vast bio-resources covering over 39,000 species.<More>
GSLV Fails, INSAT 4-C Lost
(July 11, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) failed to
place the most sophisticated satellite it has created as
the rocket carrying the INSAT-4C veered off its
trajectory due to a strap-on motor failure forcing
controllers to abort the mission and destruct the rocket.<More>
Sugar Farming Increases for Quick Profit
(March 31, 2006)
More and more Indian farmers are switching from
traditional crops of vegetables, pulses, and cereals
to sugarcane because of the quick profit they can make
from this cash crop.<More>
Government Plans to Export Sugar
(March 15, 2006)
Ministry of Food and Agriculture says that sugar
production from Uttar Pradesh has exceeded the target
18.1 million tons (mt) by .4 mt and is allowing the
export of this quantity to Pakistan <More>
ISRO to Assist in Health (January 25, 2006)
The Federal Health Ministry and National Institute of
Communicable Diseases in a tie-up with the Indian
Space Research Organization (ISRO) will link 400 sites
countrywide.<More>
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