SCIENCE / TECH

ISRO launches its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SSLV-D1

AMN Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today launched its the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle SSLV-D1. It was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 9:18 am. The SSLV-D1 rocket carried the Earth Observation Satellite EOS-02 and another small satellite AzaadiSAT, developed by the student team of Space Kidz India. … Continue reading ISRO launches its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SSLV-D1 →

Russia to quit International Space Station after 2024

AMN Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station after 2024. Moscow’s space agency Roscosmos’s newly-appointed chief Yury Borisov announced the decision. President Vladimir Putin was also briefed about it. The announcement comes as tensions rage between the Kremlin and West over Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine and several rounds of unprecedented sanctions against … Continue reading Russia to quit International Space Station after 2024 →

What is ‘DIGI YATRA’ ?

AMN / WEB DESK The Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation met today to discuss “DIGI YATRA”. Members of the committee who are also members of parliament (MPs) attended the meeting and offered some insightful ideas regarding the project. ‘DIGI YATRA’ is an initiative designed to ensure contactless, seamless processing of passengers at … Continue reading What is ‘DIGI YATRA’ ? →

Indian scientists develop novel mechanism to inactivate SARS-CoV-2

AMN Indian scientists have developed a new class of synthetic peptides that can not only block the entry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into cells but also clump the virus particles together, reducing their ability to infect the living cell. This novel mechanism provides an alternative to make viruses like SARS-CoV-2 inactive, promising a new class … Continue reading Indian scientists develop novel mechanism to inactivate SARS-CoV-2 →

NASA releases first full-color image captured by James Webb Space Telescope

WEB DESK The first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was released yesterday. It provides glimpses of what the early Universe looked like. US President Joe Biden presented the image at an event at the White House. The clearest image to date of the early universe, going back 13 billion years, has been … Continue reading NASA releases first full-color image captured by James Webb Space Telescope →

Rajnath Singh invites French aircraft engine maker SAFRAN to set up more projects in India

Staff Reporter A high-level delegation of French Aircraft Engine Maker Safran Group led by its CEO Olivier Andries called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today. Safran is one of the leading original equipment manufacturers of advanced aircraft engines for civil and fighter jets. During the meeting, the CEO of Safran briefed the … Continue reading Rajnath Singh invites French aircraft engine maker SAFRAN to set up more projects in India →

DRDO carries out Maiden flight of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator

@DRDO_India WEB DESK The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) today successfully carried out the Maiden flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator from the Aeronautical Test Range at Chitradurga in Karnataka. With this success, India’s secretive unmanned combat aerial vehicle UCAV programme under which a technology demonstrator called stealth wing flying test bed … Continue reading DRDO carries out Maiden flight of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator →

V.P, PM expresses gratitude to scientists on occasion of National Technology Day

AMN Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted scientists on National Technology Day. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has greeted scientists on National Technology Day. In a tweet, Mr. Naidu conveyed his appreciation of the efforts of the accomplished scientific community and their outstanding contribution to nation-building. He said, it is … Continue reading V.P, PM expresses gratitude to scientists on occasion of National Technology Day →

India is committed to ensuring accessibility and affordability of vaccines for all: Dr. Jitendra Singh

AMN / WEB DESK Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh has said that India is committed to ensure accessibility and affordability of vaccines for all. Addressing the Seventh Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals of UN, Dr Jitendra Singh said, India has been … Continue reading India is committed to ensuring accessibility and affordability of vaccines for all: Dr. Jitendra Singh →

India, Finland to establish Indo-Finnish Virtual Network Centre on Quantum Computing

Staff Reporter India and Finland today announced the decision to establish an Indo-Finnish Virtual Network Centre on Quantum Computing. The announcement came during meeting between Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and visiting Finland Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintila, who is currently in India. An MoU for this was also signed today. Dr … Continue reading India, Finland to establish Indo-Finnish Virtual Network Centre on Quantum Computing →