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MANAS App launched to promote wellbeing of people

AMN / WEB DESK Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government, Prof. K Vijay Raghavan has launched the MANAS App to promote wellbeing across age groups. MANAS which stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System was endorsed as a national program by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council. It is a comprehensive, … Continue reading MANAS App launched to promote wellbeing of people →

UAE: First Arab Woman selected for Space Programme

Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 27-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA’s 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States. AMN / WAM / WEB DESK / DUBAI In a major scientific development, the United Arab Emirates UAE has selected the first Arab woman to train … Continue reading UAE: First Arab Woman selected for Space Programme →

Govt Deploys additional earthquake recording instruments for close monitoring of earthquakes in Delhi NCR

Field studies to characterize the subsurface structures using geophysical techniques WEB DESK The National Capital Region of Delhi and its surroundings had experienced minor and small magnitude earthquakes during April to August 2020. The epicentre of these earthquakes were located in areas of NE Delhi, Rohtak, Sonipat, Baghpat, Faridabad and Alwar. The National Center for … Continue reading Govt Deploys additional earthquake recording instruments for close monitoring of earthquakes in Delhi NCR →

India’s vaccine rescued World from deadly corona virus: Top American scientist

WEB DESK A top American scientist has said that the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines by India in collaboration with leading global institutions has rescued the world from the deadly coronavirus and New Delhi’s contributions must not be underestimated. Dr Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine … Continue reading India’s vaccine rescued World from deadly corona virus: Top American scientist →

India conducts successful flight test of SFDR technology off Odisha coast

AMN Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO has successfully carried out a flight demonstration based on Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet technology from Integrated Test Range Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. Defence Ministry said, all the subsystems, including the booster motor and nozzle-less motor, performed as expected. During the test, many new technologies were proven, … Continue reading India conducts successful flight test of SFDR technology off Odisha coast →

ISRO successfully launches Brazil’s Amazonia 1 satellite, 18 other passenger satellites

AMN / WEB DESK India today successfully launched Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C51 (PSLV-C51) rocket loaded with 19 satellites from Brazil, USA and India lifted off from the rocket port at Sriharikota successfully at the precise timing at 10.24 this morning. After four stages of separation, the rocket launched Brazil’s 637 kilogram Amazonia 1 satellite as … Continue reading ISRO successfully launches Brazil’s Amazonia 1 satellite, 18 other passenger satellites →

Vice President greets scientific community on National Science Day

AMN / NEW DELHI Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the scientific community and science enthusiasts on the occasion of National Science Day. Mr. Naidu tweeted that the announcement of the pathbreaking discovery of the Raman’s Effect by Sir CV Raman on this day in 1928 changed the face of science in India. Referring … Continue reading Vice President greets scientific community on National Science Day →

National Science Day being observed today

WEB DESK National Science Day is being observed today. The day is celebrated every year on 28th of February to commemorate the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’. On this day, Physicist CV Raman announced the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930. The day is aimed at … Continue reading National Science Day being observed today →

India’s CSIR and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sign MoU to promote health research

WEB DESK Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the development, conduct and promotion of health research in India. Gates Foundation and CSIR will work together to identify opportunities to initiate scientific and technological collaborations. These will focus on … Continue reading India’s CSIR and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sign MoU to promote health research →

NASA’s astrobiology rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing

WEB DESK NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology lab ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely inside a vast crater, the first stop on a search for traces of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. Mission managers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near … Continue reading NASA’s astrobiology rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing →