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20 Dec

Ministry of Tourism organises Domestic Tourism roadshow in Goa

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Goa (PIB) : Ministry of Tourism, Government of India organised the domestic tourism road show in Goa today through its IndisTourism office in Goa . This event was organised in collaboration with Goa Tourism and Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG). This B2B event and second in series of domestic tourism Road Shows in the Western and Central Region that the Ministry of Tourism has planned to conduct since the Covid–19 outbreak was inaugurated byMs. Rupinder Brar , Additional Director General, Ministry of Tourism. This roadshow featured fruitful engagement between tour operators from Maharashtra and Goa. This event was…

20 Dec

Inauguration of Hypersonic Wind Tunnel at DRDO Hyderabad

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Hyderabad (PIB) : Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visited DRDO’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex during his visit to Hyderabad on 19th Dec 2020. Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri G Kishan Reddy and Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO accompanied him during the visit. Cluster DGs, Lab Directors and Programme Directors briefed the dignitaries about the ongoing projects and technological developments. On this occasion, Hyderabad based DRDO labs showcased various indigenously developed systems and technologies in wide ranging areas including missiles, avionics systems, advanced materials, electronic warfare, quantum key…

18 Dec

SBI Card and BPCL launch BPCL SBI Card OCTANE

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Designed to be India`s most rewarding premium fuel co-brand credit card Upto 25X Reward Points spends for BPCL Fuel, Lubricants & Bharatgas spends (Website & App only)* Comprehensive card offering accelerated savings across other major spend categories Mumbai (India) : SBI Card, India’s largest pure play credit card issuer, and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, a Maharatna Company and the second-largest petroleum company in India today announced the launch of the BPCL SBI Card OCTANE. The card has been designed to offer maximum savings to the well-heeled consumer segment which spends a significant amount on fuel. The BPCL SBI Card OCTANE…

18 Dec

A more accurate rapid diagnostic test to detect malaria

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & FitnessDBT-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute DBT-THSTI, diagnostic, endemic, Finland, parasites, Plasmodium falciparum, point-of-care, sensitive asymptomatic, tropical, University of Turku

New Delhi : 409, 000. That is the number of people who died of malaria in 2019 as per the World Malaria Report, 2020. Malaria is an entirely preventable and treatable disease. Yet it kills so many. The burden is worse in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. One of the parasites called Plasmodium falciparum malaria is responsible for most of the cases of malaria. It is widespread in these parts of the world. Sensitive, point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests are required to provide an impetus to the effort to eliminate malaria from the endemic regions. Current point-of-care tests…

17 Dec

Low-cost supercapacitors could pave way for high power energy storage devices

The News Horizon0 CommentsGadgets, TechARCI, energy storage devices, IIT Hydrabad, nanosheets, supercapacitors

New Delhi (India Science Wire): In a collaborative effort, scientists from the International Advanced Research Center for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) and Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) have developed a low-cost supercapacitor device with high capacitive retention power. For this they have synthesized a novel electrode material, which may lead to the formulation of next generation high power-high energy storage devices. Supercapacitors have now gained substantial attention due to various advanced features in comparison to their batter counterparts. They have new energy saving and conversion equipment that is likely to have the potential of high power…

15 Dec

Marine food web at risk due to microplastics: NCPOR study

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New Delhi (India Science Wire): During the recent times, microplastics are posing a serious ecological threat to the world's oceans and seas. Microplastics pollution is even extending to the remote areas of oceans far away from human habitats. A study conducted by Periyar University and National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) at the Silver Beach, which is a beach on the southeast coast of India, renowned for its rich marine biodiversity, has brought to the fore some newer dimension of the multitude of the problem. The study recorded the highest amount of colored plastic particles on the beach…

15 Dec

Nano-coated magnesium alloys to repair bone fracture

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & FitnessNano-coated magnesium

New Delhi (India Science Wire): Alloys of magnesium are being considered as a good option for orthopedic applications as magnesium is biocompatible, biodegradable and has other important mechanical properties. Magnesium is the fourth abundant metal in the body and is known to accelerate the healing of bones. Taking leads from these researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have developed nano-coated magnesium alloys that can repair bone defects in rabbits. The research team is planning to study medical applications of nano-coated magnesium alloys in other animals and repairing human bones. However, the use of magnesium alloys in…

15 Dec

Ather Energy now in Surat, Gujarat

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• Ather 450X will now be available in two cities in Gujarat - Ahmedabad, and Surat • High demand for the Ather 450X, overwhelming interest by retail partners accelerates expansion in Surat • The Ather 450X will now be available in a total of 27 cities in India by Q1 2021 Surat, Gujarat : As part of phase 2 of expansion, Ather Energy, India’s first intelligent electric scooter manufacturer, announced the launch of the Ather 450X in Surat. The pre-orders, dealership requests, and also the volume of requests for test rides has led Ather Energy to include the new market…

14 Dec

Scientists develop high-efficiency rapid test for Hepatitis B diagnosis

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New Delhi (India Science Wire): One of the few regular tests that one will have to get when admitted to a hospital will be for detecting hepatitis B Virus surface antigen that appears as ‘HBsAg’ under test reports. The test helps to diagnose both acute and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Two types of tests are normally used: enzyme immunoassays (EIAs), and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). The enzyme immunoassays are highly sensitive to detect the virus, while the rapid diagnostic tests are not as sensitive and thus at times may fail to detect the virus. This makes RDTs unsuitable…

12 Dec

All you want to know about the ‘Great Conjunction’ – TV Venkateswara

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Once a lifetime opportunity: About 30 minutes after the local sunset, in the southwestern direction, low in the sky, two giant gas plants, Saturn and Jupiter will appear so close that we will not be able to distinguish them apart. The last time Jupiter and Saturn were this near was on July 16, 1623. The next time they will come again this close will take place only in 2080. What is 'great conjunction'? The inclination of the orbits of the planets around the Sun is more or less the same. Therefore, the five visible planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn…