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To the Moon and Beyond: Time for India to Strengthen its ‘Space’ Muscles

Lunar exploration missions date back to the very beginning of space exploration itself. In over a year’s time following Sputnik, the advances in aerospace technologies were made to enable forays into our closest neighbour in outer space. The desire....

September 20, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India to Moon , India’s space journey , celebrating Indian science

Research and Development in Cyber Domain and Indian Perspective

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… India has to develop its own technologies, an electronic manufacturing base, R&D infrastructure and a highly skilled human resource… talented professionals available in the cyber eco system have to be brought in for research on indigenization o....

September 05, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Cyber Security , Cyber R&D in India , India’s cyber vulnerability , Action plan for cyber security

CDS Appointment: An Opportunity to Streamline Defence Acquisitions

Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement from the ramparts of Red Fort to create Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) constitutes a major milestone in the history of India’s defence reforms¹. The appointment of CDS was one....

August 26, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Appointment of CDS , Military jointmanship , Military modernization

5G Infrastructure for Global Digital Economy: US and China in Race to Redefine the World Order

Dr Kamlesh Bajaj Article

5G Key Features

5G is the next generation of wireless technology. ‘Generations’ are technically defined by their data transmission speeds and in encoding methods, or ‘air interfaces’. These promise greater speed (to move more data....

August 16, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , 5-G , India’s 5G policy , indigenous 5G

Shaping Strategies for Space Encounters - An Assessment

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Brief Premise

This article flows out from the following three developments that took place in the recent past”:-

On 27 Mar 2019, India conducted Mission Shakti, an anti satellite missile test destroying a live satellite in L....

August 14, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Harnessing space , India’s space ventures , India’s satellite assets

A Look at the Boeing-Bloomberg’s Bloomer on 737 Max Aircraft

Sridhar Vembu Article

A Bloomer!

In claiming that cheap Indian coders brought down the plane, here is the actual Bloomberg headline: ‘Boeing’s 737 Max Software Out-sourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers’(https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-28/boein....

July 22, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , 737 Max crash , Bloomberg’s propaganda article , Boeing management’s gaffe

What Can India Learn from China’s ‘Indigenous Innovation’ Policies

Dr Kapil Patil Article

In recent years, ‘indigenous innovation’ has become the buzzword in China’s industrial paradigm for promoting the development of Chinese domestic standards and technologies. Outlined in the 2006 National Medium-and Long-Term Program for Science....

July 02, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Innovation for progress , Promotion of innovation , Industrial innovation

Release of VIF Task Force Report: Towards More Effective Education: Emergence of STEM Education in India

On 22 April 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) released the Task Force Report on “Organisation of STEM Education in India”. The task force report was released by Dr. V K Saraswat, former chairman Defence Research & Development O....

June 07, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Book Discussions , DRDO , STEM Education , Defence Research & Development Organisation

27 मार्च 2019 का ए-सैट परीक्षण

Dr Sheel Kant Sharma, PhD Article

भारत ने आखिरकार उपग्रह रोधी प्रौद्योगिकी (ए-सैट) का परीक्षण कर ही लिया। भारत की क्षमता दर्शाने क....

June 07, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , उपग्रह रोधी ए-सैट , भारत का मिसाइल रक्षा , भारत का अंतरिक्ष क्षमता

Chinese Companies Marching to Lead in Digital Economy

Dr Kamlesh Bajaj Commentary

Freedom of Expression Invoked by a Chinese Company Tik-Tok – Strange but True!

Byte-Dance, a Chinese company, is one of the most valued start-ups at $75 billion with investors that include Soft-Bank. It is reported to have been funded ....

May 19, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Tik-Tok ban , Madras HC order , China’s digital Global reach