General

MDoNER collaborates with ISRO to Monitor Projects

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), in collaboration with North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC), Department of Space, Government of India, has developed a project monitoring Mobile Application. The physical progress of the projects supported by MoDoNER is monitored in three modes viz mobile apps, satellite images and drone images. […]

Foreign Relations

India-Canada IC-IMPACTS Annual Research Conference to concentrate on STEM

India-Canada IC-IMPACTS Annual Research Conference discusses ways of taking cooperation to a new level; Prof. Ashutosh Sharma: “Methods should be explored to take the cooperation between the two countries to a different level. Best practices in the areas of women in science, technology deployment, diversity in science, and STEM at schools could be shared between them, besides exploring new research in Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Sciences, and Electric Mobility”; Dr. Renu Swarup emphasizes on the need to initiate new collaborations and networking with the Canadian government and institutions; IC-IMPACT has resulted in 1,129 publications, 63 bilateral research projects, 24 technology deployments, 352 partnerships, and 29 patents and technology disclosures
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Technology

Shadesmart & Radiant Cooling tech to provide energy-efficient cooling in buildings

Indian building sector has realized the importance of energy efficiency but it is yet to be effectively integrated in the construction industry. Smart, dynamic shading devices to keep rooms cool in climate zones and latitudes of India and low energy technologies for air-conditioning can help progress towards energy efficiency in the country, a large part of which experiences high-temperature conditions. […]

Technology

New Process found to synthesize crystalline rubrene used in E-Skin

Scientists at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, have found a new process for synthesizing crystalline rubrene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-based thin film which can be useful for the development of optoelectronic devices and also for preparation of Electronic Skin (E-Skin). […]