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TreadWill: IIT Kanpur develops online tool to help people deal with mental health issues

July 23, 2018

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has developed TreadWill, an online tool to help people cope with issues related to mental health. The tool was developed by team with collaborative support from Computer Science and Engineering and Humanities and Social ..

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NASA launches Remote Sensing Toolkit to promote commercial use of satellite data

July 21, 2018

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched ‘Remote Sensing Toolkit’ to promote commercial use of satellite data. The toolkit was launched as part of NASA’s Technology Transfer program that offers open remote-sensing data benefiting scientific community, other government ..

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Meghalayan Age: Newest phase in Earth's history named after Meghalaya rock

July 20, 2018

Scientists have approved three new ages on geologic time scale of Holocene Epoch viz. Meghalayan Age, Middle Holocene Northgrippian Age and Early Holocene Greenlandian Age. These three new ages of Holocene Epoch are represented by wealth of sediments that accumulated ..

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ISRO signs contracts with 3 vendors to assemble 27 Satellites 

July 20, 2018

U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), ISRO’s nodal satellites division has signed separate contracts with three vendors to outsource Spacecraft Assembly Integration and Testing (AIT) activities. The contracts were signed with Alpha Design Technologies P Ltd and its six consortium members; ..

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Sutherland: UK selects Scottish site for first spaceport

July 18, 2018

UK Space Agency has selected site at Sutherland on A’Mhoine peninsula on north coast of Scotland for its first spaceport to launch rockets vertically and put satellites in orbit. For development of this spaceport, UK Government is going to provide ..

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IIT-Madras unveils word’s first remotely operable LEAP microscope

July 17, 2018

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras has commissioned remotely operable Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) microscope. It is claimed to be world’s first remotely operable LEAP microscope, as it can be remotely operated through special terminal by researchers divided geographically. ..

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ISRO successfully conducts ground test of high thrust version of Vikas Engine

July 16, 2018

ISRO has successfully conducted ground test of its high thrust version of Vikas Engine at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri, Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu for duration of 195 seconds. The tests meet all its propulsion parameters and were ..

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Century’s longest total lunar eclipse of 1 hour 43 minutes to occur on July 27-28

July 14, 2018

Union Ministry of Earth Sciences has announced that Century’s (2001 AD to 2100 AD)longest total lunar eclipse of 1 hour 43 minutes will occur on July 27-28, 2018. The entire eclipse will be visible from all parts of India. It ..

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