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** Food for Gaganyan is ready
It is awaiting sensory testing by astronauts
Food for the Gaganyan mission next year, readied by Mysuru-based Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), is awaiting sensory testing by astronauts. A range of about 35 food items have been prepared. What goes into Gaganyan mission depends on who gets selected and their food choices.
** ‘Research into drugs from natural products holds much promise’
Research into drugs produced from natural products and traditional medicine holds much promise to a country that has vast natural resources, B.S. Unger, scientist at Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute of Traditional Medicine (NITM), said in Chikkodi on Wednesday.
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** Mangaluru: Beary Chamber of Commerce & Industry felicitates Covid warriors
** After ventilators, BEL produces dialysis machine
The PSU has plans to enter the medical electronics market
Riding on the success of producing 30,000 ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) has launched an indigenous cost-effective haemodialysis machine as part of the PSU’s initiative to enter the medical electronics market.
** LCA division inaugurated
The second plant of HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) division, which will increase the production capacity, was inaugurated in Bengaluru by the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
** BEL makes modules for radar on Rafales
Modules produced in India are integrated with RBE2 radar in France
** Aero India 2021 takes off with fewer participants
Fans line up on fringes of Yelahanka Air Force Station to watch the show
Surya Kiran, the acrobatic team of Indian Air Force (IAF), put up a scintillating show along with Sarang, while Rafael, the latest acquisition of IAF, made a thunderous debut at the inauguration of the 13th edition of Aero India in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
** Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was ‘a Kannadiga’, claims Govind Karjol
Speaking to reporters here, Karjol said, “He (Uddhav) should read history before making comments… Chhatrapati Shivaji’s ancestors were from Soraturu in Gadag district. Shivaji is the fourth generation descendant of Belliyappa, who migrated to Maharashtra following successive droughts in Gadag.”
** 139-year-old St Joseph’s College to become varsity
According to the Bill, the new university will be set up under a public-private partnership funded by the state and centre. The initial outlay required to set up the university is estimated to be Rs 55 crore of which the Centre will provide Rs 33 crore (60%) and the state government Rs 22 crore (40%).