Archive For January, 2014

Aviation Ministry recommends Mr Prabhat Kumar as next DGCA

NEW DELHI: The civil aviation ministry has recommended Mr Prabhat Kumar, a joint secretary in the ministry, as the next Director General of Civil Aviation, two persons familiar with the development said. The move comes four days before incumbent Mr Arun Mishra retires and amid fears of a possible downgrade of the Indian aviation safety […]

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16 year old builds UAV with miniature camera

As a child Mr Rohit Dey used to wonder how birds fly. Later at school he became passionate about miniature aircraft and similar devices. Today at the age of 16 he is building his own Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and has developed a quadrotor with a unique design. Mr Rohit, currently studying in 11th standard […]

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MoD Clears Purchase of Barak Missiles

Within 10 days of the CBI closing its seven-year-old Barak kickbacks case, Defence Ministry quickly moved to clear the purchase of 262 Barak-I air defence missile for Rs 880 crore, paving the way for integrating them on board several Indian Navy warships. However, since the cost of the Barak-I purchase exceeds Rs 500 crore, it […]

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DRDO needs funds to build indigenous capabilities

R&D work at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been hit by an unchanged budget allocation for the past three years, a senior defence official has said, warning that it would have an adverse effect on building indigenous capabilities if money is not pumped in. “In the last three years, the (DRDO) budget […]

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ISRO Gears Up for GSLV D5 Launch

After the successful launch of the Mars Orbiter Mission in November, ISRO scientists are gearing up for another important launch on January 5. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) D5, featuring an indigenous cryogenic stage in its engine, is set for launch at 4.18 pm next Sunday. A successful launch of the GSLV has eluded […]

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ISRO uses new method to locate Mars Orbiter Mission

MUMBAI: ISRO has employed a new method for the first time to locate the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) — currently over 65 lakh km away from earth. According to ISRO, the pointing direction of the ground station antenna directly gives the angular location of the spacecraft. “However, the accuracy one can achieve using this method […]

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Proud moment

It was a proud day for India when the country’s indigenously designed and developed light multi-role combat aircraft (LCA), which is named Tejas, was given initial operational clearance.  It was a dream for the country to produce an aircraft with its own scientific and industrial resources. The development of an aircraft is considered a better pointer […]

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Aakash 4 production to start in January: Mr Sibal

The next version of world’s cheapest tablet PC Aakash 4 will start in January and the price of the devices are expected to further come down by Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 in a year, telecom minister Mr Kapil Sibal said. “Aakash 4 now has been tendered for manufacturing. From January 2014, Aakash 4 which […]

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Nano Science Institute Soon

Construction of the proposed Indian Institute of Nano Science and Technology on Tumkur Road will begin soon, Information Technology minister Mr S R Patil said. The state government has allotted 14 acres of land for the institute, which will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore under the National Nano Mission. […]

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Longest Range Ballistic Missile All Set for Undersea Launch

India is finally gearing up for the maiden test firing of its submarine launch of longest range and nuclear capable ballistic missile code‐named K‐4 from an underwater platform off the Vizag coast by end of next month. The missile flies in hypersonic speed and is the world’s best weapon in this class. The much‐awaited test […]

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