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The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is a ministry of India agency situated inside the Department of Information and Communications Technology Under Section 70B of the Information Technology Act of 2000, as amended in 2008, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is the country’s nodal agency (IT Act, 2000) to deal with cyber-threats […]

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The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) Project

The evolution of the world and its development has seen various vital scientific and research-based progressions that have formed a crucial part in shaping modern science and its boundaries. Various projects and experiments have also paved a way for the human population as well as the innovators to know and be scientifically aware of the

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Synechococcus Sp. Pcc 7002 to Boost Biofuel Production

Synechococcus is a key component of a bacterial autotrophic picoplankton found in temperate and tropical waters. The species was initially classified as “tiny single celled cyanobacteria having oval to cylindrical cells which replicate via binary transverse fission inside a single plane & lacking sheaths” when it was first reported in 1979. The genus Synechococcus was

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Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge

There is a growing demand for Swadeshi Compute Hardware as part of the #AatmaNibharBharat Abhiyan, which will be included in every Smart Device deployed in various domains, including Electronics for public utility services such as surveillance, transportation, and environmental condition monitoring, as well as commodity appliances such as smart fans, locks, and washing machines. Furthermore,

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Sushruta

The Vedic period heralded the dawn of a new era in scientific and technological advancement. Science was born out of religion during the Vedic era. The development of Indian science was inspired by the teachings of the Vedic people. The study of natural phenomena such as rainfall, the appearance of the sun, the moon, seasonal

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Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo System

On December 13, 2001, a supersonic missile assisted torpedo system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully launched from Wheeler Island in Odisha. The system is a missile-based standoff torpedo delivery system of the future generation. The missile’s full range capabilities were successfully proved throughout the flight. The technology was created

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Stars of Varied Ages Can Coexist in Open Clusters

The chemical clouds that make up our Galaxy are what give rise to stars. The majority of stars in our Galaxy are thought to develop in stellar clusters, making them crucial to understanding the star formation mechanism.  Astronomers at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), an autonomous science institute under the Department of

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Solid Adsorbents for CO2 Capture and Utilisation

CO2 is the most significant anthropogenic greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Its atmospheric concentration climbed to 384 ppm in 2007 from a pre-industrial level of around 280 parts per million, and it is still rising. One of the negative effects on the environment is the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere, which causes global warming. 

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