Centre approves mega scheme for development of Battery Energy Storage Systems

Centre approves mega scheme for development of Battery Energy Storage Systems

06-09-2023 

It’s called a system to store energy through Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister today approved the Scheme for Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for the development of BESS.

The approved…

World’s first prototype of the BS 6 Stage II ‘Electrified Flex fuel vehicle’ launched

World’s first prototype of the BS 6 Stage II ‘Electrified Flex fuel vehicle’ launched

29-08-2023 

Highlighting the potential of Flex Fuel Vehicle Technologies in the energy and automobile industry Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs, said in New Delhi today that these vehicle technologies…

Media’s role as frontline champions in IMI 5.0: A fight against Measles and Rubella

Media’s role as frontline champions in IMI 5.0: A fight against Measles and Rubella

28-07-2023 

New Delhi – A capacity-building workshop aimed at equipping media professionals with the tools to counter vaccine hesitancy and encourage vaccine uptake concluded here, today. 

The workshop, organized by UNICEF in partnership…

Eat fish, gain benefit from Omega-3 fatty acid for lung health

Eat fish, gain benefit from Omega-3 fatty acid for lung health

24-07-2023 

Omega-3 fatty acids, which are abundant in fish and fish oil supplements, may be beneficial for lung health, according to large, multi-faceted study in healthy adults.

The research, published recently in the American Journal of Respiratory…

Cheetah mortalities at Kuno National Park point to natural causes: NTCA

Cheetah mortalities at Kuno National Park point to natural causes: NTCA

17-07-2023 

Of the 20 translocated Cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia, five mortalities of adult individuals have been reported from Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, till date. As per the preliminary analysis by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA),…

Sediments decode climate and environmental changes on Kaas Plateau

Sediments decode climate and environmental changes on Kaas Plateau

16-07-2023 

A new study of the sediments from a seasonal lake in the Kaas Plateau in the Satara district of Maharashtra has indicated a major shift in the Indian Summer Monsoons towards dry and stressed conditions with low rainfall during the Early-Mid–Holocene,…

Low-energy-consuming switchable smart windows developed based on novel architecture for confining liquid crystals

Low-energy-consuming switchable smart windows developed based on novel architecture for confining liquid crystals

15-07-2023 

A novel protocol for the confinement of liquid crystals in an architecture called hierarchical double networks of polymers can give next-generation solutions for low-energy consuming on-demand switchable smart windows operating between low and high…

The Chandrayaan-3 will open up new Moon vistas for the world, says Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh.

The Chandrayaan-3 will open up new Moon vistas for the world, says Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh.

12-07-2023 

In an exclusive interview with Economic Times, Dr Jitendra Singh said that India’s earlier mission, Chandrayaan-1 had thrown up new light on various aspects of the moon as it was Chandrayaan-1 that brought before the world for the first time…

Survival of humans & environment linked with health of animals: S Chandrasekhar

Survival of humans & environment linked with health of animals: S Chandrasekhar

10-06-2023 

Survival of humans and the environment depends on life of animals, according to a top official in the Ministry of Science and Technology,

S Chandrasekhar, secretary in the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in the ministry,told media…

Rising Ethanol Production in India: Boon for Farmers and a Green Future

Rising Ethanol Production in India: Boon for Farmers and a Green Future

09-06-2023 

Ethanol blending refers to the practice of mixing ethanol, a biofuel derived from renewable sources such as sugarcane, with petrol. 

It reduces reliance on imported fuels, decreases the consumption of fossil fuels, supports farmers, and…