Tethys, a device that detects lead levels in water and transmits the information over Bluetooth.
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Army begins RFID Tagging of Ammunition Inventory
The Army has commenced Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging of its ammunition inventory, which it said would lead to increased efficiency in technical activities carried out in ammunition depots and reduce inventory carrying costs.
“The first consignment of RFID tagged ammunition, comprising three lots of 5.56mm ammunition, was despatched from Ammunition Factory Khadki to Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) Pulgaon,”
India’s Feat of 2 crore children getting vaccinated in the 15-age group – January 2022
PM Modi lauds the feat of 2 crore children getting vaccinated.
Vaccination of children in the 15-18 age group began on January 3 in the country.
Lauding the feat of over two crore youngsters in the 15-18 age group getting vaccinated against COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for continuing the momentum.
Bengaluru Virologist Dr V Ravi’s and teams test kit ‘Omnisure’ – First Test Kit combining both.
Dr V Ravi, former head of the Department of Neurovirology at National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences and Head, Research & Development, Tata Medical & Diagnostic Centre, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, and his team have developed the world’s first test kit, Omisure, that can detect the Omicron variant by combining S-gene target failure (SGTF) and S-gene mutation amplification (SGMA).
UAE businessman B M Zaffer Thonse gets Indian Achievers Award-2021
B M Zaffer Thonse, Chairman, Thonse Health Centre (Nature cure and Ayurveda hospital) has been selected for the prestigious Indian Achievers Award-2021 by the Indian Achievers’ Forum.
This was for his professional achievements and contributions in nation building.
Udupi, Mangaluru, Karnataka / UAE
India gifts 5 lakh doses of Covaxin to Afghanistan as Humanitarian Aid
India sent the second tranche of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August of last year. The aid included 5 lakh does of Covaxin.
The previous month, India had sent 1.6 metric tonnes of emergency life-saving medicines to Kabul for a children’s hospital.
India’s First Inter-Planetary Spacecraft ‘Mangalyaan’ – Mars Orbiter Mission takes off. November 2013 .
‘Mangalyaan’ means Mars Craft in Hindi. Tuesday – November 05th, 2013
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Spice Mobility Launches India’s First ‘ AndroidLand ‘ Experience Stores in Bangalore & Noida. October 2013 .
Spice Mobility launched the first 2 AndroidLand stores in India. The two exclusively branded AndroidLand retail experience stores are located in Koramangala, Bangalore and The Great India Place Mall in Noida.
These first-of-its kind multi-location stores will offer Android experiences created for its customers and will showcase a range of Android devices, services and accessories. A wide variety of interactive live demo units that customers can play with and experience the Android platforms are readily available in these dedicated AndroidLand stores.
Spice Mobility, a leading Mobile Technology Retailer in India has a chain of 650 plus stores across India. To these retail locations, two additional AndroidLand retail outlets have been added, the first of many more planned across India.
Tata Motors Launches its First CNG Passenger Car. October 2013 .
Tata Motors Limited launched its first factory fitted compressed natural gas (CNG) passenger car in Ahmedabad – the Nano ‘eMax’. Tuesday – October 08th, 2013.
The new bio-fuel product, can run on gasoline as well as CNG. It comes equipped with a 32-litre CNG tank and has a claim of 36km per Kg fuel efficiency.
This is the first of the 5 brands in the CNG eMax series to be rolled out by Tata Motors. Indigo and Indica are likely to be the subsequent ones in the plan.
India’s First 5500 HP Locomotive Engine. September 2013 .
The engine production unit of the Indian Railways’– ‘Diesel Locomotive Works’ (DLW), Varanasi, has developed the first prototype of a 5500 HP diesel locomotive (WDG 5). This makes it the country’s most powerful engine with a capacity to attain 100-km-per hour, making it the strongest diesel locomotive ever run on the Indian rail network.
WDG5 has brought to Indian Railways advanced technologies ie. electronic fuel engine which results in higher fuel efficiency and emission control. It simultaneously incorporates International Union of Railways (UIC) and Association of American Railroads (AAR) crash-worthiness criteria for safety.
The high horsepower locomotive design has been done by Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) and Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) of Indian Railways with support of US based Electro Motive Diesel (EMD).
First in the World: With the making of this prototype Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) earns the position of becoming the first ever 5500 HP diesel engine manufacturer worldwide. It is considered to be the largest locomotive to be used on a 22-axle load in the world. There are several countries with more powerful engines carrying a load on higher axle loads.
Presently Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) are able to manufacture locomotives with horsepower ranging from 1400 HP to 5500 HP to suit compatibility of multiple track guages. Till date DLW has manufactured over 6,700 locomotives and is currently one of the biggest locomotive manufacturers in the world.