Ushering more space sector reform is the priority for 2021: Sivan
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Venkatachari Jagannathan ( IANS) |
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Chennai, Dec 31 : The priority for the year 2021 will be to usher in increased space sector reforms by putting in place a permanent Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) and other sectoral policies, said K.Sivan, Secretary, Department of Space (DoS).
Sivan is also the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Space Commission.
He said an interim IN-SPACe, which was set up, has received 28 applications from the private sector companies small and big startups, and academic institutions for various space related activities.
Largest study of Asia’s rivers may help predict changes in region’s water cycle: Scientists
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December 31, 2020 Mega-droughts of the past have often simultaneously hit sites that are currently home to power production along Asian rivers, says the largest study of the continent s river systems which may help predict long term changes in the region s water cycle.
The study, published in the journal Water Resources Research, noted that the findings have important implications for water management and power production, especially when a country s economy depends on multiple river basins. Our records show that mega-droughts have hit multiple power production sites simultaneously, so we can now use this information to design a grid that is less vulnerable during extreme events, said study co-author Stefano Galelli from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
The sun is finally setting on 2020, easily the worst year of this century and one of the worst for a generation of people. This was a year that saw a raging virus, a mishandled pandemic, fatalities beyond imagination, and widespread economic mismanagement. However, the year gone by will also be remembered for human endurance, an undying spirit and the courage to find solutions. Even as the world suffered unforeseen losses, it clawed its way back, albeit slowly, as the ball kept rolling. The year will go down in the annals of history as one of such brief windows that saw intellectuals collaborating, scientists exchanging data and global conglomerates sharing critical researches to survive together.
NEW DELHI: The spirit of the nation’s scientific community and inventors stayed undeterred even as the Covid-19 pandemic continued to create havoc throughout the year.
From making country s first hydrogen fuel cell car to developing a camera that doesn’t need focusing, here is a short bunch of exceptional accomplishments our scientists clinched in the field of science and technology, in the exceptional year 2020:
India s first hydrogen fuel cell car
CSIR hydrogen fuel cell vehicle
India s first hydrogen fuel-cell powered car completed the trials this year. The technology uses chemical reactions between hydrogen and oxygen (from air) to generate electrical energy, eliminating the use of fossil fuels.
Top science and technology achievements of India in 2020
Top science and technology achievements of India in 2020
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Dec 27, 2020, 21:00 IST
NEW DELHI: The spirit of the nation’s scientific community and inventors stayed undeterred even as the Covid-19 pandemic continued to create havoc throughout the year.
From making country s first hydrogen fuel cell car to developing a camera that doesn’t need focusing, here is a short bunch of exceptional accomplishments our scientists clinched in the field of science and technology, in the exceptional year 2020:
India s first hydrogen fuel cell car
CSIR hydrogen fuel cell vehicle
India s first hydrogen fuel-cell powered car completed the trials this year. The technology uses chemical reactions between hydrogen and oxygen (from air) to generate electrical energy, eliminating the use of fossil fuels.