New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India and Japan have signed agreements to strengthen cooperation in health research and quantum technologies, further deepening their strategic partnership in science, technology and innovation, the Ministry of Science & Technology said on Wednesday.The agreements were exchanged during a high-level meeting between Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and Japan’s Minister for Science and Technology Policy and Minister of State for Space Policy, Kimi Onoda, who is on a vi…
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New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday said that India’s bio-economy is projected to grow to $1 trillion by 2047, emerging as one of the top three global bio-economies.The twenty-first century will be “India’s century” driven by a biology-led economy, the minister told an international conference at IIT Roorkee.India is advancing towards full-spectrum technological capability “from gene to qubit, from ocean depths to outer space,” supported by policy reform…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Union MoS of Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on Wednesday cautioned that awareness about diet and lifestyle diseases should not be taken from individuals spreading misinformation.Due attention must be paid to check the spread of misinformation in the field of nutrition, he said, adding that diet must not be reduced to one‑size‑fits‑all prescriptions and individuals must adapt eating patterns to their bodies, lifestyles and metabolic needs.The minister…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A new study from Indian scientists probed the possibility of some of the smallest galaxies- dwarf spheroidal galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, hosting black holes and found data “fully consistent with the presence of intermediate-mass black holes,” an official statement said on Friday.The study by K. Aditya and Arun Mangalam of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics built self‑consistent dynamical models that include three gravitational components — stars, a dark matt…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Central government’s Technology Development Board (TDB) entered an agreement with Gurugram-based Casey Aviation Private Limited to develop an advanced hybrid propulsion-based Jump Take-Off (JTO) system for enhancing the operational capabilities of unmanned and light aircraft platforms, an official statement said on Monday.The proposed solution integrates hybrid propulsion technologies to enable short or near-vertical take-off capabilities for platforms such as gy…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Global Positioning System devices provided to fishers in Car Nicobar have enabled efficient, targeted fishing, steadier supplies of fish and improved nutritional intake of locals, the government said on Tuesday.A Coastal fisheries information hub has been established at Car Nicobar Island and a total of five GPS devices were provided to tribal fishermen while another five GPS devices were kept for common use, an official statement said.The initiative has led to a “s…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative, a flagship national programme implemented by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has trained over 2 lakh workers across the country, the Ministry of Science & Technology said on Friday.“During phase I and II of the Initiative, more than 1.90 lakh individuals were trained, through 5200+ skill-based trainings, including special targeted initiatives for rural citizens and women,” the Ministry said.The third…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India has moved beyond the goal of “Atmanirbhar Bharat” and is now entering a phase where other nations are becoming increasingly dependent on the country’s capabilities, said Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology.Speaking at the 42nd Foundation Day of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) under the Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST), Singh said India has transitioned from import depe…