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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - November 2014

Nov 2014

Jan 08, 2023

ISRO to Launch Space Kidz India Satellite Made by 750 School Children

Space Kidz India, a Chennai-based space tech start-up is slated to launch their satellite made by 750 girls studying in government schools across the country aboard an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launch vehicle later this month.
Last year, Space Kidz's payloads were onboard Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-S launch vehicle, the first Indian private rocket to launch into space.
A targeted launch date of January 16 has been set for the satellite named AzaadiSAT, but it is subject to change due to various factors.
Space Kidz India selected 10 girl students from 75 government schools across the country for this mission. "The selected students are predominantly from class VIII to XII.

Jan 06, 2023

Start-up Digantara Launches Second Satellite to Monitor Space Weather

Digantara, a space tech start-up from Bengaluru, successfully launched its second satellite Pushan-Alpha onboard SpaceX's Transporter 6 mission.
This is the latest in the line of string of satellite launches that have taken place in the Indian space tech ecosystem. In 2022, Pixxel launched its Anand satellite from another SpaceX rocket, and Dhruva Space launched their Thybolt satellites from an ISRO launch vehicle.
Digantara's satellite, named after the Hindu solar deity, will serve as a space weather test bed in sun-syncronous orbit (SSO). The European Space Agency (ESA) defines SSO, as a polar orbit (passing from north to south) where satellites travel over polar regions and are synchronous with the Sun.

Jan 03, 2023

TCS, Wipro, IndusNet Teams Win Microsoft India's Coding Hackathon

Microsoft India announced the top three winning teams of the coding hackathon, shortlisted based on their innovation and impact, were from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, and IndusNet.
The winning teams will receive cash rewards and exclusive invites to the Future Ready Technology Summit to be held in Bengaluru on January 5.
TCS's Ambarish Ganguly stood first, using Azure Cognitive Services and AI to design an Agriculture Hub that serves as a one-stop destination for farmers.
The second-placed Wipro team of two created a next-generation smart-search solution using Azure Cognitive Search Service to show how to boost search operations and improve productivity, employee engagement, and operational costs.
The third-placed team of five developers from IndusNet created a Smart Commercial Vehicle Tracking System using Azure IoT Services.

Jan 02, 2023

Centre to Launch Digital India Innovation Fund for Catalysing Deep Tech Start-ups

Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the Centre will soon launch a Digital India Innovation Fund that will support deep tech start-ups in the country.
The Minister made these remarks while addressing college students as part of the "New India for Young India: Techade of Opportunities" programme at the Catholic Bishop House Campus, Thamarassery, Kerala.
The minister mentioned that PM's vision of New India is one with ample opportunities for every Indian to participate in the development process.

NRDC Undertakes Tech Commercialisation for Indian Start-ups

From January 1, 2023, National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) undertook Technology Commercialisation for the benefit of Indian start-ups.
As per Union Minister Jitendra Singh, since inception, NRDC has concluded more than 5,000 license agreements representing technologies in almost all industry sectors.
NRDC assists the Inter-Ministerial Board (IMB) of DPIIT in technically evaluating start-ups for their recognition to avail benefits extended by the Government of India and to date over 7,500 applications of start-ups have been assessed.
NRDC is also associated with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for the implementation of their start-up Scheme from identification of start-ups and hand-holding to product launch.
NRDC has entered into an MoU with The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) for mentoring and monitoring export-oriented agri-based start-ups.

Dec 31, 2022

Musk's SpaceX to Launch Israeli Spy Satellite in Final Mission for 2022

After successfully conducting the targetted 60 launches in a year, Elon Musk's SpaceX added one more mission to that illustrious list. SpaceX conducted the final launch of the year as it blasted off the ISI EROS C-3 mission to a low-earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
EROS-C is part of the EROS satellite group, which was first deployed by Israel in 2000. According to reports, the spy satellite, by the end of the decade, will form part of a quartet of EROS satellites that will work alongside two synthetic aperture radar satellites.
EROS-C is a state-of-the-art earth observation satellite, with superb image quality providing ultra-high-resolution imagery. It is designed to support the most demanding operational challenges defense & intelligence organizations are presently facing," Israel-based company ImageSat International, said on its website.

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