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Sep 18, 2019

ISRO, DRDO Ink MoUs To Provide Technologies For Human Space Mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) joined hands with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for development of human-centric systems for the Human Space Mission to demonstrate its human space flight capabilities.
The purpose behind the development is to provide technologies for human-centric systems and technologies specific to the Human Space Mission.

Sep 15, 2019

Russia's World-First Floating Nuclear Plant Arrives At Siberian Port

Russia's world first floating nuclear power station completed a 5,000-kilometer (3,100-mile) Arctic transfer to the country's far east.
The 21-ton, 144-meter-long (470 feet) and 30-meter-wide platform, which is designed to meet the energy needs of remote communities, was towed into Pevek by a clutch of vessels.
The station houses two 35-megawatt reactors, more in line with the power of nuclear-powered ice breakers than typical new generation nuclear plants boasting nearer 1,000 MW capacity.
The Akademik Lomonosov will provide energy for around 100,000 people and also power oil platforms as Russia develops extraction of natural resources in a mineral-rich area whose eastern tip is only a few dozen kilometers from Alaska.

India To Build 60 Supercomputers

India plans to indigenously develop 60 supercomputers over the next three years.
These systems will be implemented by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and six machines will be installed by the end of the year 2019.

China Successfully Launches Three New Satellites

China successfully launched three satellites, including a resource satellite, into planned orbits which will help in disaster prevention, urban construction and monitor polar regions and global climate change.
The resource satellite and two small satellites were launched on a Long March-4B carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China's Shanxi Province.
The resource satellite ZY-1 02D is developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) and is an important part of China's space-based infrastructure.

Sep 14, 2019

India Gifts Solar Panels to UN

Signifying its commitment to sustainability and climate action, India has gifted solar panels -- one each for the 193 UN member states -- that are being installed on the roof of the United Nations headquarters.
The solar panels, which are valued about a million dollars and gifted to all the UN member states in a symbolic gesture, are powered up to reach the max of 50 KW of generation power.
India has contributed nearly a million dollars to the ambitious solar project at the world body headquarters that entails installation of solar panels on the roof of the UN building.

Sep 13, 2019

Scientists Create First Ever Color-Changing 'Skin'

Researchers have created a chameleon-inspired smart skin that changes color when exposed to heat and sunlight, hoping that the new flexible material could find applications in camouflage, signaling, and anti-counterfeiting.
Besides chameleons, many other creatures such as the tetra fish have evolved the ability to change colour. But the colouration is not based on pigments, but on tiny particles in a repeating pattern, known as photonic crystals.
When light reflects off of these microscopic surfaces, it interferes with other beams of reflected light and produces a color, whose shade is altered when the distance between photonic crystals fluctuates.

India Joins Global Antimicrobial Resistance R&D Hub

India has become a member of the Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R&D) Hub. The announcement was made by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology in New Delhi on September 12, 2019.
With India's inclusion, the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development hub now has 16 member nations. The hub also has the European Commission, two philanthropic foundations as members and four international organisations as observers.
The partnership works to address challenges and improve coordination and collaboration in the global antimicrobial resistance research and development.
The issue of antimicrobial resistance requires global action with active participation from all world regions and One Health sectors.

Cryodrakon Boreas, The Largest Flying Animal Was a Plane-Sized Reptile

Scientists unveiled a new species of pterosaur, the plane-sized reptiles that lorded over primeval skies above T-rex, Triceratops and other dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous.
With a wingspan of 10 m and weighing 250 kg, Cryodrakon boreas rivals another pterosaur as the largest flying animal of all time.

Sep 12, 2019

Gurugram Police Ties Up With Google for Traffic Updates

The Gurugram traffic police have tied up with Google maps for dissemination of traffic related information in real time for public use.
The information such as planned road closures, diversions, traffic alerts regarding road crash etc. is now shared by Gurugram traffic police with Google maps.
Based on the information shared by the traffic police, Google maps immediately updates the information on its public maps.
For instance, if traffic police plans to close a particular road on a particular date and at a particular time for a proposed marathon, then this information is passed on to Google maps in advance.
Google maps then shows the road as closed and automatically redirects the commuters to alternate roads.

Govt Launched Multilingual 'CHC Farm Machinery' Mobile App For Farmers

The Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Purushottam Rupala launched a multilingual mobile app 'CHC Farm Machinery' during the National Conference on crop residue Management for farmers in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister also shared his ideas among farmers to ensure zero burning in all villages and also thanked farmers for bringing down incidents of stubble burning.
While launching the mobile app several farmers shared experiences and gave suggestions about crop residue management.
It was claimed by the ministry that more than 1000 farmers attended the conference from four States.

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