In Chennai, a drainage-cleaning robot has been introduced for the first time at the city corporation as part of efforts to rid of manual scavenging. The robot named Bandicoot has been introduced at a cost of 18 lakh ruppes. Tamil Read More …
Day: February 18, 2019
‘About 16 crore people consuming alcohol in country’
According to the Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot, about 16 crore people are consuming alcohol in the country. Mr. Gehlot said that this was revealed in a survey which was conducted by his Ministry in collaboration with the Read More …
Scientists identify proteins linked with wheat infection
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, February 18 (India Science Wire): Indian researchers have figured out how fungus Tilletia indica, which causes the Karnal Bunt disease in wheat, infects the crop. This may help them find a possible Read More …
Ethical framework and standards needed for AI systems: experts
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, February 18 (India Science Wire): If India wants to catch up with China and other countries in the emerging field of Artificial Intelligence it will have to make huge investments Read More …
‘International Vision Zero Conference’ to Promote Occupational Safety
The three days (18th to 20th, February, 2019 in) Conference on the VISION ZERO and its relevance to Occupational Safety and Health was inaugurated on February 18, 2019 in Mumbai. The conference was inaugurated by Shri Heeralal Samariya, Secretary, Ministry Read More …
वर्ष 2014-2015 और 2016 के लिए टैगोर सांस्कृतिक सद्भावना पुरस्कार
राष्ट्रपति श्री राम नाथ कोविंद ने 18 फरवरी, 2019 को आयोजित एक समारोह में वर्ष 2014, 2015 और 2016 के लिए टैगोर सांस्कृतिक सद्भावना पुरस्कार श्री राजकुमार सिंघजीत सिंह, छायानुत (बांग्लादेश का एक सांस्कृतिक संगठन) और श्री राम वनजी सुतार Read More …
Tagore Awards for Cultural Harmony for the Years 2014, 2015 and 2016
The President Shri Ram Nath Kovind on February 18, 2019 presented the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 to Shri Rajkumar Singhajit Singh, Chhayanaut (a cultural organisation of Bangladesh) and Shri Ram Vanji Sutar Read More …
Massive mountains discovered 660 km beneath Earth’s crust
A group of scientists from the Princeton University in the U.S. and the Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics in China have discovered massive mountains in the Earth’s mantle that lies 410 miles (660 Km.) beneath the Earth’s surface that’s taller than Read More …
पृथ्वी के नीचे ‘एवरेस्ट से अधिक ऊंचा’ पहाड़ की खोज
वैज्ञानिकों ने पृथ्वी के मैंटल में विशाल पहाड़ की खोज की है। यह खोज पृथ्वी के निर्माण के बारे में हमारी समझ में व्यापक परिवर्तन ला सकती है। जर्नल साइंस में प्रकाशित अध्ययन रिपोर्ट के अनुसार वैज्ञानिकों को बोलिविया का Read More …