Indian scientists develop smart screens from discarded groundnut shells

A group of researchers led by Prof. S. Krishna Prasad, along with Dr Shankar Rao of the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bangalore, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, has made major headway in developing such a cellulose-based smart screen from discarded ground nutshells. In the smart screen … Read more

26 hrs countdown for launch of PSLV-C49 begins at ISRO’s launch pad in Sriharikota

EOS-01 is an advanced earth observation satellite whose synthetic aperture radar (SAR) has an all-weather and day-and-night observation capability. It can also see through clouds. EOS-01 will be used for civil applications in agriculture, forestry, soil moisture, geology, coastal monitoring and flood monitoring. The customer satellites include 4 each from the USA and Luxembourg and … Read more

SEC announces Elections to 1199 Local Bodies in Kerala

The voting will happen in three phases on December8, Dec 10 and 16 December respectively. Notification will be issued on 12th November and Counting is scheduled on 16 December 2020. Model Code of Conduct is in force from today onwards. Postal Votes have been introduced for those under quarantine and treatment of COVID19. Elections will … Read more