Tuesday, November 12, 2013

India launches a sophisticated, yet the most cost-effective space mission to Mars

New Delhi, November 5, 2013
India targets to be the 4th nation after USA, Russia, EU to reach Mars.( India maintains its national pride to keep ahead of China)
— India  launched its first spacecraft bound for Mars, a complex mission  by Indian Space Research Organization will demonstrate and advance technologies for space travel.
Hundreds of people watched the rocket carrying the Mars orbiter, MangalYaan take off from the east-coast island of Sriharikota and streak across the sky. Many more across the country watched live TV broadcasts.Indian scientitists describe it as a well-planned, well-orchestrated launch  forecastingthe highest- success outcome. We  applaud India's advancement in space technology and ultimate contribution to the world's scientific space research 

Friday, September 20, 2013

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    Sunday, September 15, 2013

    Agni V,intercontinental ballistic missile test-launched

    India's newest intercontinental ballistic missile, AgniV was successfully test-launched off an Indian ocean island.

     Agni V has an impressive navigation, precision  guidance and  a  nuclear  warhead - capable system with  a  dangerous striking distance of 5,000 km, deep into China or even till Europe.   With this advancement, India is  keeping abreast of military and technological capabilities.Agni V puts  India as  one of the 'top 5 countries in the world with   such potent ICBMs.

    Wednesday, September 4, 2013

    India's contributions to mankind


      Some  of India's contributions to  mankind over time:
    1. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
    2. The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.  This University's education structure was the foundation of centuries of ongoing education institutions.
    3. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - as  per  report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
    4. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
    5. Although  some  misguided negative images of India  show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth.Back again now, India is an Emergent Economic and Military World Power.
    6. The art of Navigation was born  on  the river Sindh 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.
    7. Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: ( calculated in the5th century) 365.258756484 days.
    8. The value of the "  mathematical pi" was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
    9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today,  the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).
    10. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. Currently India dominates the diamond cutting and jewelry  industry.
    11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.
    12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
    13. According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake called 'Sudarshana' was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time.
    14. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
    15. In recent times India has been  the leading nation and trailblazer  for Information Technology , providing services for offshoring from USA/Europe,  excels in  pharmaceutical production , leads in Health Tourism services and more.

    Friday, August 23, 2013

    List of Indian inventions/ discoveries as per Wikipedia

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_inventions_and_discoveries

    Tuesday, August 13, 2013

    Polio eradication- a great medical/healthservices achievement for India

      Once   the largest country for the polio-stricken for decades , India has now eradicated this disease. With no reported case  forover two-and a halfyears, this  positive eradication trend  is expected to continue. Other high-incident countries like Nigeria and Pakistan are     closely studying how India achieved this and are  working to emulate India's example.
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    Sunday, July 21, 2013

    India's deficit to be wiped off end 2013/2014


    New Delhi...
     India as Asia's  3rd largest  economy expects to  wipe off Rs 13300 crore  ($2.25 billion) through direct taxes and 4700 crore rupees through indirect taxes in 2013/14, the  Central Government budget document  revealed recently




    -  Finance Minister P Chidambaram declared that India is expected to achieve its overall budgeted revenue target in the fiscal year to March.

    Wednesday, February 6, 2013

    India-Russia Defence Deals

     

    India&Russia sign new defence deals


     India and Russia have signed new defence deals worth $2.9bn (£1.8bn) during President Vladimir Putin's day-long trip to India.

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    Under the accords, India will buy 42 Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets and 71 Mil Mi-17 helicopters.

    Mr Putin held talks with Indian PM Manmohan Singh during his visit.

    Moscow has long been Delhi's main weapons supplier but has lost out on several major deals to Western companies in recent years.
    Trade between Russia and India is currently worth about $10bn (£6bn) a year, but has been growing more slowly recently.

    Ahead of the visit, Mr Putin said that he wanted to increase bilateral trade to $20bn by 2015.
    Monday's talks between Mr Putin and Mr Singh also included the security situation in the region, including Afghanistan.
    "India and Russia share the objective of a stable, united, democratic and prosperous Afghanistan, free from extremism," Mr Singh was quoted as telling Reuters news agency after the talks.
    Moscow's concern
    In an article in India's Hindu newspaper, Mr Putin described as a "historic step" the declaration of strategic partnership between the two countries signed in 2000.
    The Russian leader also said that the military co-operation between the two nations has reached an "unprecedented level".
    Russia's currently accounts for some 70% of India's arms purchases, the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi reports.
    But India has recently signed a number of big defence contracts with the US and other countries, including France and Israel, our correspondent says.
    Russia is concerned, he adds, that its traditional position as India's main arms supplier could be under threat.

    Saturday, February 2, 2013

    "India is very important to the USA"



    Washington, Feb 2 — Describing India as "a very  important country in the world", the White House has said President Barack Obama will continue to enhance the depth of US relationship with New Delhi in his second term.
    Obama will consider it a success if at the end of his second term India-US bilateral relationship is even stronger than at present, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters here Thursday.
    He was responding to a question about the future direction of US policy towards India and the Indian-American community which overwhelmingly supported Obama during the November presidential poll.
    "The President's views have not changed, both on the importance and value of the Indian American community and the importance and value of the bilateral relationship that we have developed with India," Carney said.
    Obama who has famously described India-US ties as "one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century" has at over a score more Indian-Americans in high places in his administration than any other previous president.
    Taking up a similar refrain, Carney said Thursday, "India is an incredibly important country in the world, not just in the region, and the President looks forward to continuing to enhance the depth of our relationship to work together on common goals in the region and around the world."

    Sunday, January 27, 2013

    RepublicDay parade highlightsIndia's military might




      New  Delhi:India’s military might and cultural vibrancy were on display at the Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath on Saturday, Jan 26th, 2013
    India  displayed its  advanced weaponry capability lead by the Agni-5 inter-continental ballistic missile(which can reach targets deep inside China) from India's Defence Research&Development Organization    
      as the showstopper 
    The DRDO also displayed the Armoured Amphibious Dozer (AAD), an indigenously developed versatile Combat Engineer support equipment with excellent earth moving and amphibious capabilities in varied terrain.  Besides Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System and Naval Sonar was also displayed on Rajpath by DRDO.


    The weaponry put on display by the Indian Army included the Main Battle Tank ‘Arjun’, APC Ambulance tracked, theonly Super Sonic Cruise Missile Brahmos Weapon System,Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System, Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Recce Vehicle,  Sarvatra Bridge,  Mobile Integrated Network Terminal (MINT) and Radio Trunking System Mk-II (RTS Mk-II).  The Army’s Mechanized Columns concluded with a flypast by the Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv of the Army Aviation Corps.

     An impressive ceremonial Republic Day    show of prowess and heritage

    Two key military acquisitions, a model of the Russian-origin aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and the US-made strategic heavy-lift troop carrier C-17 Globemaster III, were showcased before the country for the first time. Both are expected to be pressed into service later this year. West Bengal featured prominently in the resplendent show. 

    While it was the first Republic Day parade for President Pranab Mukherjee, who has his roots in the eastern state, the parade was commanded by Lt Gen Subroto Mitra, General Officer, Commanding, Delhi area. 

    The West Bengal tableau, displaying the life and works of Swami Vivekananda, was the first to enter Rajpath.
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