Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Type: Organization

Name: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

NPCIL reassures scientists on Kudankulam nuclear plant safety

New Delhi: NPCIL has sought to reassure a group of scientists who had raised concerns over the safety of Kudankulam nuclear power project (KNPP), saying all equipment installed there has undergone multi-stage quality checks.Sixty scientists, most of them ... [Published zeenews.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, Nuclear, Reactor

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Making a 100-division voltmeter with eight LEDs

The circuit in this article makes a voltmeter that reads to 0.99V. The idea uses a counter IC to drive two sets of four LEDs (figure 1). Each of these two sets represents a binary-coded-decimal (BCD) value. With all of the LEDs off, the voltmeter reads ... [Published EDN Asia - May 16 2013]

Entities: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Baddi (India), Pune, PDF

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Gonds’ wisdom on solar eclipse remains in residues

The membranous nest of black ants can well provide an insight into the astronomical knowledge of the Gond tribe, one of the most ancient of people in the country. Though the tribe is credited with possessing many a wisdom, it is believed that it had little ... [Published The Hindu - May 16 2013]

Entities: Solar Eclipse, Astronomy, Tribe

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Kudankulam n-plant: shoddy construction likely, warn 60 experts

The Supreme Court may have given its go ahead for the mammoth Kudankulam nuclear power plants saying safety aspects are fully taken care of; but many scientists remain unconvinced, particularly in view of the sub-standard work on the ground which, they ... [Published domain-b - May 15 2013]

Entities: Sergei Shutov, Nuclear Power, Nuclear

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

ISRO

IISc develops novel drug delivery device

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has designed a pen-shaped, needle-less drug delivery device that uses supersonic shock waves for the painless delivery of medicines into the body.This new method has been developed through ... [Published domain-b - May 08 2013]

Entities: ISRO, Vaccine, Supersonic, Microbiology, Insulin

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Indian Institute of Astrophysics

Pure sciences make a comeback

, DHNS:Eureka With pure sciences, students can look beyond engineering and medical courses, says Dr Ali KhwajaEuclid of Alexandria wrote The Elements, the most significant text book on Math, which was the most published and translated book for the next ... [Published Deccan Herald - May 01 2013]

Entities: Bhubaneswar, Indian Institutes of Science Education and Rese..., Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Baroda (United States), Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Visionary who helped create a city

Numbers man: Adi Kanga at home on his dining table. Photo: Supplied Adi Kanga, 1923 - 2013A week before Adi Kanga died he could not remember what he had for breakfast, but he could explain Pythagoras' theorem to you. He was an all-rounder: a mathematician, ... [Published Brisbane Times - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Mumbai, Visionary, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Science and technology in the service of the Nation

Science and Technology play a crucial role in the progress and development of any nation. Our country has built a vast science and technology infrastructure that has helped the country to achieve remarkable success in food production, health care, Space, ... [Published Sangai Express - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: India, Nuclear Power, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Defence Research & Development Organisation

First reported Mar 15 2013 - Updated Mar 15 2013 - 1 reports

Have a big idea? Millions await you

New Delhi, March 15: Ananya Jahanara Kabir, who graduated in English literature from Calcutta?s Presidency College, is now hoping to unearth hidden rhythmic connections tying the dance and music of Goa, Angola, Brazil and Mozambique. Kabir, who will take ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Mar 15 2013]

Entities: EMBL European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Anna University Chennai, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Trinity College, Cambridge

First reported Mar 13 2013 - Updated Mar 13 2013 - 1 reports

1BKH Flats Enticing Professionals in Bangalore

Bangalore: Prominent real estate players are now focusing more on one-bedroom apartment as the demand for such apartments are catching up again in Bangalore. Earlier, one-bedroom apartments were found only on areas like Madivala and Mathikere but in the ... [Published Silicon India - Mar 13 2013]

Entities: Bangalore, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Indian Institute of Science, Knight Frank LLP

First reported Mar 03 2013 - Updated Mar 03 2013 - 1 reports

Higgs updates from resort

New Delhi, March 2: A conference in the Italian winter resort of La Thuile will provide updates on physicists? efforts to determine whether a sub-atomic particle discovered last year is indeed the long-elusive Higgs boson, or something else. Physicists ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Mar 03 2013]

Entities: Peter Higgs, Higgs Boson, CERN

First reported Jan 07 2013 - Updated Jan 07 2013 - 1 reports

Budget balloon for star trek

Giant missiles, rockets, tanks and.... a balloon! Amidst several multicrore superstars of Indian technology at the mega science expo of the Indian Science Congresss 100th session, one could have easily missed the humble balloon had there been no crowd ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Jan 07 2013]

Entities: International Centre for the Study of the Prese..., ISRO, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Space Physics, NASA

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...had written letters to the Chief Ministers of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, voicing concern over the quality of components and equipment used in the KNPP. "The components and equipment installed in KNPP have undergone multi-stage quality checks ... Through well proven and approved chemical, mechanical, non-destructive testing techniques like radiography, ultrasonic testing etc. At various stages to assure meeting of quality and safety standards" the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd said

NPCIL reassures scientists on Kudankulam nuclear plant safety [Published zeenews.com - May 19 2013]

"There is no specific name for the nest, but we have known the application since childhood" reveals Pole Ramesh, a rig operator in the mandal...

Gonds’ wisdom on solar eclipse remains in residues [Published The Hindu - May 16 2013]

"Safety concerns are compounded by the fact that Russian authorities arrested Sergei Shutov, procurement director of Zio-Podolsk, on corruption charges for having sourced cheaper sub-standard steel for manufacturing components that were used in Russian nuclear installations in Bulgaria, Iran, China and India" the letter said

Kudankulam n-plant: shoddy construction likely, warn 60 experts [Published domain-b - May 15 2013]

...The State Highways Department had been asked to lay the approach roads. "They will start making the roads soon in order to facilitate movement of construction materials to the site" he said. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had accorded clearance to the site in October 2010

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