Two things can run parallel ....
The construction of next gen subs need not be halted for lack of reactor at the moment ...
BARC had enough experience in designing , testing first rwo LWRs ....the may very well beyond learning curve .
I am not saying that it will be as simple as just doubling...
This was the reply by Mr Prasun K Sengupta on his blog dated August 2013 .
7) Financial sanction has just been accorded for BARC & NPCIL to co-develop an indigenous 900mW PWR by upscaling the 83mW LWR that was developed for the S-2/Arihant, S-3 & S-4 SSBNs.
8) Financial sanction has been just...
That's what you think !
But need not be infallible truth ..
Russia has helped in critical area time and again and stood by us at critical juncture ...even when she was not in so called " Russian " condition ...
GSLV Mk II uses different kind of Cryogenic engine- CE 7.5 ( which is based on much more complex staged combustion cycle ) that India had long trouble in mastering...and was successfully flight tested last year . GSLV Mk II can carry pay load upto 2.5 ton to GTO which is just near about the...
It has become routine to add the country and population specific 'nuggets' in movies ...it has become a marketing gimmick .
You will increasingly see positive references to Chinese and Indians in big budget Hollywood movies ...and this is because they can't ignore 2.4 billion people that...
CE 20 engine had cold test in November 2014 and hot test concluded just recently ...
They will need to validate and re test again .
The actual test with full configuration will be onboard GSLV-III D-1 mission in early 2017.
which is a fine time line ...
this is the most crucial for ISRO's...
Army widow turns battle-ready officer - The Times of India
CHENNAI: As an Army officer's wife, Ruchi Verma had a peaceful life till 2013 when her husband Major Vineet Verma died in action in the insurgency-hit Balipara, Assam.
The 'veer nari' title given to army widows wasn't enough for Verma...
yes , we can defend but we will not be able to win because just as our position improves so does the China's might.
This war will push both India and China several decades back ...
It is best to avoid it ...
I did not get any response from News reporter till date.
But managed to get the address of Major Mukund Varadrajaan after persistent efforts .
I will write to them tomorrow .
I had also written to AHQ for guidance regarding how to contribute to welfare funds for families of martyrs and how...
That's true ...but one has to think of the possibility " what if "
I think even in the unlikeliest even of war between india and China ...there won't be 1962 repeat ...
there will be stalemate ...Both sides can't win this war ! Both sides will lose ...
Off course I am not contesting what Avinash Chander did say or did not .
He may have elaborated reasons for having ICBM with high accuracy ...that can not be however construed that India is planning to have ICBMs with conventional warheads .
High accuracy of ICBMs will also be crucial is...
Exactly !
Avinash Chander had no authority to make such comment .
and his comments may have been misinterpreted .
I do not think that India will put conventional warhead on ICBMs.
ICBMs are too scarce and costly to be spent with conventional warhead .
I do not deny that it remains a...
Caucasians generally have greater heights ( reasons why they look down at Asians...just kidding. blame it on Aryan blood ). No wonder that they have higher ceilings . Not surprising at all ....