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Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (16-30 September 2024), Issue 46

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. DRDO Transfers High-Altitude Sustenance Technologies
  2. DRDO & IIT Delhi Develop ABHED Light Weight Bullet Proof Jackets
  3. October 17, 2024 artificial intelligence , Supply chains , Biotechnology , TSMC , Science & Technology , Quantum , semiconductor , Gaganyaan , ASML , Digital Payments , SpaceX , International Space Station , IndiaAI , QKD , iDEX Project , Lithography Machines , Space Situational Awareness , Uranium Enrichment
Securing Bharat’s Critical Mineral Supply Chains: The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023
Deekhit Bhattacharya Article

A fresh push for securing supplies of critical minerals will be crucial to power its manufacturing and deep-tech ambitions. Maintaining momentum will be essential. Bharat is approaching an economic inflection point, where exponential increase in i....

March 04, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Supply chains , Economic Growth , critical minerals , rare earths , futuristic technologies , private sector participation , exploration
Semiconductor Technology : A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

(The Report outlined below is based on a talk given by Prof Manan Suri, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT, Delhi at the VIF on 23 November 2023. It is enriched by the valuable inputs provided by the senior members from the armed services, ....

February 15, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Geopolitics , AI , Supply chains , Electronics , PLI scheme , semiconductor , StartUps , Cyran , Chips to Startup , Digital Empire , Memory Technology , Moore’s law , Neuromorphic Computing , Non Von Neumann , Semiconductor Materials
India-US Defence Cooperation: Assessing US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin’s Visit to India
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III was on a crucial visit to India from 4-5 June 2023 to discuss and explore ways to further strengthen the India-US defence and strategic partnership. During the visit, the two sides ....

June 19, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , India , US , Indo-Pacific , defence cooperation , DTTI , Supply chains , Export Control , INDUS-X , Industrial Cooperation , IPMDA , Joint Production , Jet Engines , Security Provider , ToT , USIBC
Covid’s Impact: Likely Trends in 2022
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

About 5.8 million people reportedly died globally due to covid[1]. The unreported number is much higher. The world struggled to come out with a comprehensive, coordinated, effect....

December 31, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , economy , Covid , Supply chains , Vaccines , UN , health security , strategic impact
Vietnam PM in Japan: Major Take Aways
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a 4-day official visit from 22 to 25 November to Japan to have discussion with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on furthering economic and security cooperation between Japan and Vietnam. Chinh ....

December 03, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South China Sea , Cyber-security , Coronavirus , Supply chains , Senkaku Islands , East China Sea , Pham Minh Chinh , Fumio Kishida , ODA
Operationalising the Supply Chain of Corporates as an effective Disaster Management Response
Dr Swati Mitra Article

Introduction
The Pandemic has re-drawn lines in the entire gamut of the social system wherein concepts like globalization, industrialization, information technology etc, have re-coined themselves. Mankind’s imaginative ideas that had cr....

February 24, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Disaster Management , Article , Pandemic , Supply chains , sustainable development , NDMA , CFC , corporate social responsibility , Parsonian state
The Future of China-Japan Relations
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The China-Japan Bilateral Relationship has had an enduring impact on international relations. Usually territorial disputes, conflicting political interactions, anticipated military conflicts are all associated with reduced trade flows and states with....

June 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Banking , United States , Supply chains , Abe-Xi Summit , Senkaku Islands , Southwestern Wall Defense , Pinghu Oil and Gas Field
Modi Calls upon the Indian Industry to ‘Think Big’ and Help Build Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Speaking at the 125th Annual Session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the Indian industry to take advantage of the unprecedented opportunities thrown up by the Covid-19 crisis and help build a st....

June 03, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Commentary , economy , COVID-19 , Supply chains , MSMEs , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , CII , health , structural reforms
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 12, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
Investment between U.S. and China Falls as Tensions, Coronavirus Take Toll
Investment between the U.S. and China is off to a weak start in 2020 and could worsen, according to a report published on May 11 that tallies ....

May 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , national security , Belt and Road Initiative , VAT , Wuhan , COVID-19 , Social distancing , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Supply chains , US-China investment , Phase One deal , Small Business aid , Carbon Economy
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